The Arizona Republic endorsed Brock Landers. Seriously.

[Hello_Kitty]

Ben Quayle offers candor, conviction

Ben Quayle, a Republican, may be the best-known congressional candidate in the country who isn't a member of the "tea party." That shouldn't matter to voters in District 3, which stretches from north-central Phoenix to New River. They don't need a celebrity. They need the best representative they can elect.

If this were a job interview, Democrat Jon Hulburd would have the large advantage. He rose to become a partner at Fennemore Craig, one of Phoenix's top law firms. He left to start an import business. He has career and community accomplishments that Quayle can't match.


But elections aren't just about resumes. They're about ideas. And on that score, Quayle is the better candidate to succeed John Shadegg. Quayle is well-versed in the issues. He speaks with passion and conviction.

:puke:

Some good news from the canvass today, though. We talked to a lot of independents and they DO NOT LIKE Ben Quayle. Not surprisingly, he's hugely disliked by women.

[spanone]

1. the media wants this country to turn as far right as possible

[Hello_Kitty]

2. The Republic endorsed Jan Brewer too.

Because there'd be too much "gridlock" with the legislature if Goddard got elected.

[AzNick]

3. She is a tool, and everybody will use her, including the republic

Which I don't read, ever.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Do you know that Eugene Pulliam bought the Arizona Republic years ago.

Central Newspapers was the holding company for the Arizona Republic, Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis News.

Dan Quayle is the grandson of Eugene S Pulliam, the founder of Central Newspapers. He worked for the Huntington Herald press, another family owned paper.

[Hello_Kitty]

5. Yeah but Pulliam sold it to Gannett over 10 years ago and that's no excuse.

They have committed editorial malpractice with several of their endorsements.

[LiberalFighter]

6. So there aren't any holdovers from that regime?

After Dan Quayle and Bush lost re-election, Quayle went to live on the outskirts of Indianapolis in a ritzy area of course instead of back to Huntington. Shortly after that he moved to Phoenix where he spent many of his summers in his youth.

I'm sure that Quayle made a point of maintaining some type of relationship with the Arizona Republic after it was sold.

[pampango]

7. Nice post. They endorse about anyone who shouts "NO" to everything but tax cuts.

"Hulburd would extend most Bush tax cuts at least through 2012, and make capital-gains tax cuts and the elimination of the estate tax permanent. Quayle would simply make all the cuts permanent. Quayle is an unequivocal "no" to the Obama health-care plan, prepared to defund its key provisions. Hulburd won't say how he would have voted on the bill had he been in Congress, and much of his discussion about the bill with The Republic's Editorial Board focused on how it affects Phoenix Children's Hospital (where he is a board member) not consumers.

On immigration Hulburd - a rare Democrat who says he supports Senate Bill 1070 - calls for gaining operational control of the border. After that? He won't say what he would like to see happen. Quayle is to the point. Secure the border. Stop drug cartels. Focus on workplace enforcement."

[zbdent]

8. "But elections aren't just about resumes." ...

yeah ... and I bet that there was a lot of editorializing going on about President Obama's "resume", or "lack of leadership experience" ...