When I read the political news, I often feel like I’m in high school again. That was my reaction when I read the story this week about an apparently testy exchange between President Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on an airport tarmac. President Obama, fresh from his State of the Union speech, flew to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Arizona’
The President And The Governor
Posted in Politics, tagged Arizona, High School, Jan Brewer, Politicians, Politics, President Obama on January 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Signs of Trouble
Posted in America, crime, Politics, World, tagged America, Arizona, crime, Immigration, Mexican Border, Mexico, Politics, World on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday an interesting story reported on signs posted in Arizona by the federal Bureau of Land Management. The signs warn that drivers are entering “an active drug and human smuggling area” and “may encounter armed criminals and smuggling vehicles traveling at high rates of speed.” The signs suggest that travelers drive farther north. Given the [...]
Protecting Us From Arizona
Posted in America, Politics, World, tagged America, Arizona, Immigration, Politics, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council, World on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a curious story: the United States State Department has cited the federal government’s lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law in a “required report” to the United Nations Human Rights Council as one of the 100 steps the federal government has taken to uphold human and civil rights in the United States. Arizona’s governor, Jan [...]
Thoughts On Immigration In The Wake Of The New Arizona Law
Posted in America, tagged America, Arizona, Immigration, Statute of Liberty, terrorism on May 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The recent enactment (and even more recent amendment) of a state law in Arizona that criminalizes illegal immigrant status has brought the issue of immigration to the forefront of national attention. For the news reports I have heard, it seems to be one of those issues where people quickly choose up sides, adopt hard-line positions, [...]
Vacation in Arizona pt. 4
Posted in America, tagged Arizona, Prescott, Watson Lake on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On my last day in Arizona, Scott, Sadie and I explored Watson Lake, which is a short distance from Prescott. The weather was finally to my liking – sunny and in the 60s. Pictures:
Vacation in Arizona pt. 3
Posted in America, tagged Arizona, Vulture Peak, Wickenburg on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday, I climbed the Vulture Peak mountain near Wickenburg, Arizona, with Scott and his friend Sadie. I stupidly forgot to charge my camera’s battery before we went, so I had to take pictures with Scott’s Blackberry. That’s why these are a little grainy. We climbed the flat peak in the middle of the picture [...]
Vacation in Arizona pt. 2
Posted in America, tagged Arizona, Carefree Highway, Lake Pleasant Park, Phoenix on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday Scott and I drove down the Carefree Highway (which inspired a Gordon Lightfoot song) to go hiking at Lake Pleasant Park near Phoenix. Here are the pictures I took there:
Not Serious
Posted in Politics, The Economy, tagged Arizona, Budget Commission, Budget Deficit, California, economy, Florida, Making Hard Budget Choices, Michigan, Nevada, Politics, President Obama on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After posting a piece this morning, immediately below, about why the “bipartisan budget commission” is a bogus idea that reflects badly on the capabilities of the President and the Congress, hours later I read this piece about how the President would announce today, in Nevada, $1.5 billion in new spending to “help spur local solutions” [...]
Trouble In Sin City
Posted in The Economy, tagged Arizona, California, economy, Florida, foreclosures, Las Vegas, Nevada on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to this article, more than two-thirds of the homeowners in the Las Vegas metropolitan area owe more on their mortgages than the houses are worth. That statistic is hard to believe, and tells you as much about the quality and credit analysis of the bankers in Las Vegas as it does about the homeowners. [...]
