National Politics

When Democrats join Republicans to put Business over Health, Arizonans will Suffer

May 4, 2020 / Healthcare, National Politics

Last Wednesday Governor Ducey extended his stay at home order by two weeks. He received praise from some Republicans and many Democrats. But when taking a closer look, we should be concerned. The order indicated a willingness to ease restrictions including modifications for retail and restaurants. Scaling back public health protections before we have clear …

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Anatomy of McSally’s Disingenuous Republican Spin Job

March 19, 2020 / Healthcare, National Politics, Science & Environment

Part 1: Trump Attacks Democrats with False Information Part 2: McSally makes a rare appearance on a legitimate news show to plead for the public to unify to combat COVID-19. Part 3: Trump continues his partisan attacks on Democrats–continuing his explicitly divisive behavior. McSally ignores *Trump’s* attacks, therefore enabling Trump’s deliberate belligerence. Part 4: As …

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McSally and Trump Offer Giveaways for the Rich | Cut Assistance for Everyone Else

February 21, 2020 / Healthcare, National Politics

McSally, is enthusiastic about providing socialism to the wealthy and corporations (hello tax giveaways), and embracing enormous golden parachutes for executives, no matter their behavior or harm they have done to their companies and employees. At the same time, McSally is positively outraged about the possibility of providing assistance for those in the rest of society. (See her latest false fear mongering ads against Mark Kelly for proof of this concept.)

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Martha McSally is Bad for Military Families

November 2, 2018 / Candidates, Defense, Immigration & Border, National Politics

Martha used to say “When you value people, you give them freedom.” Martha McSally talking to students at National Cathedral School in 2002. Now she is willing to sacrifice the health and welfare of military members’ families by deploying soldiers at the border, solely for political gain. Using the military in this ploy is disrespectful to …

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Understanding Syria

August 9, 2018 / National Politics

Starting Place For Understanding Syrian Conflict. By Janni Simner Apr 20, 2018 After the president authorized airstrikes in Syria, I started sorting through the wide range of responses on social media, only to quickly realize something—that while I knew about the huge toll Syria’s civil war had taken on Syria and its people, I knew …

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McSally on Michael Flynn- phone in townhall recording

August 9, 2018 / National Politics

Dec 2, 2017 With today’s Michael Flynn admission of lying to the FBI and willingness to cooperate with the investigation, suddenly this audio recording of Martha McSally is again relevant. In it, you can hear her say “it’s time to move on” after Flynn’s ouster. (Heaven forbid we actually look for wrongdoing.) Let’s hope Mueller is …

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Fact-check: McSally on the Tax Bill

August 9, 2018 / Donors, Fact Checks, Jobs & Business, National Politics

Fact-check: McSally on the Tax Bill Nov 5, 2017 On the same day House Republicans unveiled their new tax cut proposal, Martha McSally indicated her enthusiastic support, both in an official statement and a flurry of tweets.   How enthusiastic? Unlike with the health care bill, she managed to refrain from using f-bombs. But it’s …

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McSally Dodges On Internet Privacy

August 9, 2018 / Accurate Representation, Fact Checks, Jobs & Business, National Politics

McSally Dodges On Internet Privacy Aug 9, 2017 It’s a challenge to get Rep. Martha McSally to answer questions about where she stands on important issues. But when we do get an answer, and it turns out to be no answer at all, then its easy to understand Southern Arizona voters’ growing frustration with her. …

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McSally Defends Her Healthcare Vote – Fact Check

August 9, 2018 / Fact Checks, Healthcare, National Politics

Aug 2, 2017 Rep. Martha McSally (AZ-02) has a request to make. Please forget she ever voted for the Republican health care bill. That’s going to be very important for her reelection bid in 2018; polling shows people who’ve heard about that vote view her less favorably. Did you happen to see the two-page letter …

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