Governor Napolitano: “I like our chances”

by Marlene H. Phillips Under a spectacular blue Arizona sky, Governor Janet Napolitano kicked off a Democratic day of action in a small park outside of Tucson. In the shadow of the Catalina Mountains, surrounded by nearly 200 volunteers decked out in Obama t-shirts and buttons, the Arizona governor said she hasn't been surprised by … Read more

Barack Obama and Jackie Robinson

by Marlene H. Phillips He was the first African American to succeed in a way that a black man had never succeeded before. And he succeeded not just because he was talented but because he had the temperament that was required; he knew going in that he was going to be tested on a personal … Read more

More Reasons To Fear a McCain Presidency

by Marlene H. Phillips If anyone is wondering why John McCain is not holding a commanding lead over Barack Obama in his own state, all you have to do is listen to the people of Arizona. Many of the people I have spoken with shared their concerns that McCain has a nasty temper when people … Read more

A Matter of Honor – Taking Care of Veterans

by John Adams The rest of the country is finally learning what Arizonans have known for 26 years: John McCain can’t be trusted. At the September 26 Presidential Debate, McCain claimed, “The veterans know I’ll take care of them.” Americans stand together in honoring John McCain as a veteran himself, but his negligent record in … Read more