The Phil Gordon Recall - Thanks ACU!

Phil Gordon may take a sigh of relief with the knowledge that the petitions for his recall are due in the City Clerks office on August 28th. I would publicly like to thank American Citizens United for organizing the recall drive. They acted on what many Phoenicians were just dreaming about, and for that they are due a special thanks.

Without knowing when, what, who, where, and how many signatures where collected, I can only say, if you signed the petition, you are a friend of Phoenix. One thing this recall should have revealed to Phoenix residents is the true nature of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. Soliciting city employees to campaign for his re-election but preventing them from exercising their political right to sign the petition was a great example of just how little he intended to serve Phoenix as mayor. Rather, Phoenix is his step stool.

Do We Need a Brown President?

Well of course not. But if we really have the audacity to hope for "change" let's go in a healthier direction. I'm am keeping an eye on Bobby Jindal. He sure is getting his feet wet in Louisiana politics these days. The state legislature is planning to vote themselves a huge pay increase. From the math, it's going to cost the state roughly $5 million more annually. Compensation is proposed to increase from $16,800 to $50,790. I'm not convinced that sum is a budget-breaker, therefore I would concur with the battle Jindal is choosing NOT to fight. Besides, this may improve their prospects for a more honest, self-respecting body of legislators. God knows the reputation the state has for corruption.

Conservative Arizona legislators have made similar attempts to raise the Governor's salary, but veto-Napolitano wouldn't hear of it. A higher governor's salary risks attracting quality conservative candidates. Shh, but don't tell politicos in Louisiana, let this be our little secret.

Janet Napolitano Cuts Off Money for Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Janet Napolitano must be feeling desperate. In a foolish attempt to halt the enforcement of illegal immigration laws by Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio, she issued Executive Order 2008-22. Her order takes money from a grant dedicated to the Maricopa County Sheriff's office to fund a task force under her direct control through the Department of Public Safety. The new task force would seek out felony warrants and give priority to gang-related criminals and "undocumented" aliens.

Arizona Speaker of the House, James P. Weiers, says DPS has been allocated plenty of money for that purpose plus $1 million devoted to a Lexis-Nexis system which can find anyone. He said the agency should not have needed the sheriff's $1.2 million grant. The Speaker informed the press, that DPS has not used any of its own money yet which makes the governor's move very suspicious. In addition, none of the budgets of the other counties were touched.

The sheriff told the press today that the governor's Chief of Staff lied in saying that the sheriff was not sharing intelligence. The sheriff stated that his office sends intelligence constantly to her office.

It defies human logic that you can get more done with a task force than you can with a Sheriff with 160 federally trained officers, 4,000 employees and crime/immigration enforcement programs already in action. Napolitano has been governor for six years and attorney general prior to that says Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas. He finds it strange that only now she addresses the matter of felony warrants and at the last minute denies the grant her office promised to the sheriff.

What incredible gall! Everything about this move spells dirty politics. The governor's judgment is clouded by her ambitious desire to please special interests groups. The residents of Arizona mean squat—her agenda reigns supreme. Every conceivable poll taken in the state shows overwhelming support for the crime suppression and immigration enforcement being performed by the sheriff. Frankly, I'm kinda of glad this happened because it shines bright light on the real priorities of the Governor of Arizona.

Never mind a recall, impeach her now.

Support HCR2064

Governor Janet Napolitano is no friend to Arizona. She bowed again to illegal alien advocates and vetoes HB2807. Arizona will not back down to this invasion. Illegal alien population has crippled the State budget, endangers legal residents on the roadways. More than that repeat criminals coming across the border have mired law enforcement in immigration crises all over the state. Napolitano's actions amounts to treason. She should be run out of the state for malfeasance—recalled at the very least. One good thing is that she is enshrining into history and will forever be know as an advocate of illegal immigration.

There are still legislators in Arizona who love their country!! HB2807 required sheriffs and police departments in the State to tackle federal immigration violations. Arizona residents can still support support HCR2064. More later...