by David Safier Why should I have to go to the LA Times to read about this? Arizona religious leaders seek delay of immigration law, bring appeal to Washington Framing the Arizona immigration situation as a "moral crisis," a group of seven Arizona religious leaders, including Catholic and Methodist bishops, descended Thursday on Capitol Hill … Read more
by David Safier It's unfair of me to compare a Star editorial with a column by Eugene Robinson, one of the finest stylists and most incisive analysts in the business. But if you only read one piece, read Robinson's beginning to end. It's brilliant. The Star editorial, Horne's mind is made up; why bother with … Read more
by David Safier The Accidental Guv has stumbled onto an idea to get tourism dollars flowing back into Arizona. The idea is . . . well, they haven't exactly come up with it yet, but they're working on it. With the state's tourism industry under siege in the wake of a new law aimed at … Read more
by David Safier Lots of stuff is happening about SB1070 in Arizona and around the country. Here are a few tidbits. Florida's conservative darling Marco Rubio was against SB1070 before he was for it. Likewise Florida Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum. Russell Pearce was for boycotts (of opponents of his 2004 ballot initiative, … Read more
by David Safier W.W.B.D.? What Would Barry Do? One reason Barry Goldwater's reputation has grown over the years is because of his willingness to speak his mind, consequences be damned, with a candor rare in politics. The Goldwater Institute, on the other hand, is still hiding from SB1070. I think I can say with reasonable … Read more