In a race that has remained too close to call, the votes are finally tabulated, and in the end Republican Congressional District 2 candidate Martha McSally, was unable to maintain the lead she had held over Democrat Ron Barber. Former Giffords aide Barber retained the congressional seat by a narrow margin of 1,402 votes out of a total of 285,479 ballots cast.
This is Martha McSally’s message:
“Today I called Congressman Barber to congratulate him on his victory. It was a hard fought campaign and I’m proud of the race we ran with integrity, honor, authenticity, and grace.
While ultimately we didn’t get the results we hoped for, I’m amazed at the historic nature of what we did with the odds stacked so high against us. Across this district, people of all political stripes who voted for President Obama and Richard Carmona also voted for me. As the single highest Republican vote getter in the district, over 141,000 people believed in our message of putting leadership and independent thinking ahead of party politics.
While this particular battle is over, I still have a fire in my belly to make a difference and serve our community and country. I look forward to seeing where that call to duty takes me next.”
We wish this outstanding woman all the best and hope to see her back in this race in two years. Our work is cut out for us. Democrats now hold a five-to-four advantage in Arizona’s House delegation in the upcoming 113th Congress.
Martha McSally is an extremely impressive woman with strong leadership skills and an outstanding military background. I join Seeing Red AZ in hoping we have not seen the last of this fine candidate. For her to have to concede to a government functionary and aide who profited by promoting a sympathy vote is a shame.
McMcSally – oh yes, she ran for the empty giffords seat in Baja AZ in the special election in March. She ran in the special election primary as an “R” candidate. But she, along with several others, was defeated in the primary by conservative patriot and decorated military veteran Jesse Kelly. While other “R” candidates got behind Jesse and worked for his campaign in the special election, Mzzzzzz McMcSally didn’t. She and her staff went to work for the dimocrat candidate Ron Barber to defeat Jesse.in the special election. While she was working for “D” Barber, she submitted her petitions for this general election, pleased to know she was the only “R” to run. I suppose she figured that after helping make “D” Barber the incumbent, she would ride to the rescue on her pink tricycle and beat him in this general election. So much for her strategy.
Yup, our GOP really knows how to pick ‘um. Let’s do better next time.
God bless America.
Before he was given his inital term (filling out that of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords), Barber said it would not be politics as usual with him in Washington. Then who helped him at DC fundraisers? None other than uber lefties clueless Nancy Pelosi and radical Raul Grijalva. It’s clear politics as usual is the name of Barber’s game! This guy has nothing to recommend him except connections and playing the victim.
And now, for the REST of the story!
“Mitch McConnell’s Protégé Trey Grayson Joins Charlie Crist Wing Of Democratic Party”
“By CHQ Staff | 9/24/12″
“According to The Washington Post, Trey Grayson (pictured), former Kentucky Secretary of State, and losing candidate for the 2010 Republican nomination for the Senate seat now held by Senator Rand Paul, has joined former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich in the organization of a new political action committee whose working name is “Gabby PAC.”
“This sounds great, except for one small detail: again, according to The Washington Post, Gabby PAC will only support Democrats.”
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/9964-mitch-mcconnell%E2%80%99s-prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9-trey-grayson-joins-charlie-crist-wing-democratic-party
I want to say thanks for this important info, eubie, but this is gaggable, so I’m not sure.
Traitors abound! But why are they so often Republicans?
Good question, Mac. It’s because “mainstream” Republicans are spineless, just like their Beltway/Northeastern Corridor RNC/RINO overlords are.
Garvan, stop pretending to be a Conservative, Pinko!
And you, garvan, tell us that we MUST have a “bracero” program and that we can’t secure the border. Now, when communist infiltration is being discussed, you chime in asking if Jeff Flake still has a 100% ACU rating. Who do you think you’re fooling, garvan!
Macbeth:
“What is important is the claim of the communists themselves that for every party member there are 10 others ready, willing and able to do the party’s work. Herein lies the greatest menace of communism. For these are the people who infiltrate and corrupt various spheres of American life. So rather than the size of the Communist Party, the way to weigh its true importance is by testing its influence, its ability to infiltrate. … ” – J. Edgar Hoover
“The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists” – J. Edgar Hoover
Euby,
An excellent quote to commit to memory. It speaks volumes about the threat we are now facing and the foolish complacency of the populace who are contentedly lulled into submission by movies, sit-coms, reality shows, sports and a good chug on their beers or tokes on their “medicinal” pot. Our children are being undereducated by unionists intent on promoting liberalism, and, as evidenced here in Arizona, we are turning additional Democrats (one an admitted bi-sexual, Communist) into our congress. We have a Marxist of disputable origins in the White House, and are cautioned not to talk about it lest we sound foolish and bring the GOP into disrepute. (Remember the admonitions of Jeff the Flake and John McAmensty?) The fact is, the GOP is in disrepute by virtue of its willing acquiescence to the left.
Just asking: Does Jeff Flake still have his 100% ACU rating?
Thank you, Dennis! You can’t possibly imagine what your comment means to me!
I have been banging my head against a wall for years trying to get people to wake up to the fact that the communists are alive, well and active and that they are behind all of our current problems and turmoil!
The sad thing is that there is a plethora of documentation out there, in detail, about the communist methods and plans and that those methods and plans are being implemented, verbatim, right in front of our eyes… yet Americans seem to be asleep at the wheel! Who will save us from ourselves?
Hey, garvan, here’s a meeting for you to attend where you’ll feel right at home!
“Communist Party U.S.A Club Meeting”
“A discussion of party activities takes place at 7 p.m., the first and third Monday of every month; free. Call 624-4789 for more information.”
“Salt of the Earth Labor College
1902 E. Irene Vista.
Tucson, Arizona”
Hey, Euby-
Please explain why I would feel right at home at a CPUSA meeting.
(P.S. you been smoking’ sumthin’ illegal? :-)
I already did above, Pinko! More than happy to do it again though!
You have told us how we MUST have a “bracero” program. You have told us that we CAN’T secure the border. You have offered up a long list of what we CAN’T do. Now, in the midst of a discussion about infiltration by the left, you chime in asking if Jeff Flake still has a 100% ACU rating!
Give it up, garvan. I can smell a Pinko at one hundred paces and frankly, garvan, you smell REAL bad!
Have a nice day, Pinko!
You HAVE been smoking’ that stuff, Euby!
You’re awfully long on opinions but really short on answers, so here goes again:
(1) Explain in detail how much it would cost to build and STAFF a secure border across all 1000 miles of our boundary with Mexico?
(Take all the time you need for a reasoned, fact-based answer.)
(2) Does Jeff Flake still have a 100% ACU rating?
Why is that such a difficult question for you to answer?
A simple yes or no answer will more than suffice.
And listen: you have a nice day, OK?
Take a hike, Pinko! Get over to Daily Kos where you belong. SRAZ, get this Pinko the hell out of here!
Does this mean you have no idea what it would cost to build and man a 1000 mile fence between the U.S. and Mexico?
Does this mean you’ve never heard of the American Conservative Union?
euby,
The First Amendment trumps annoyance here — a fact a patriot such as you should applaud.
Foul language, dishonesty and intentionally attempting to spread untruths and harm another’s reputation, warrant removal of comments.
No untruths, SRAZ. We have someone in garvan who supports liberal positions regarding illegal immigration and who supports Jeff Flake who sought to pass the DREAM Act as part of his STRIVE Act. If it looks like a liberal, walks like a liberal and quacks like a liberal, it’s a liberal. If you have a problem with facts and the truth, simply let me know and I’ll leave and stop posting here voluntarily… because the First Amendment doesn’t trump the truth!
Euby,
In no way are you being accused of dishonesty. All that was suggested was a few hour cooling off period between you and garvan, since the exchanges were getting heated.
Facts and the truth are what we are about.
Ladies and Gentlemen, what “garvan” is trying to pull off here is nothing more than a couple of very basic liberal, left wing, Pinko tactics. Let’s dissect them and learn something from them!
First, “Garvan the Pinko” seeks to distract from the real issue. It wants to debate the costs of securing the border, which is a FALSE issue! The REAL issue is whether or not we are going to have secure borders! “Garvan the Pinko” is trying to tell us that we CAN’T have secure borders BECAUSE it costs too much! So, the natural conclusion, following the thinking of “Garvan the Pinko”, is that The United States of America CANNOT secure it’s borders, EVER! Ain’t that something! How very Pink! B. Hussein Obama would LOVE the arguments of “Garvan the Pinko”!
Next, we have classic Pinko false logic. In this case, it goes like this:
1 – The ACU is Conservative.
2 – The ACU gives Jeff Flake a 100% rating.
3 – Therefore, Jeff Flake is 100% Conservative!
So, what’s the problem? The problem is, “garbage in, garbage out”! The assumptions in the arguments of “Garvan the Pinko” are false! It is NOT true that because the ACU gives someone a 100% rating that they are therefore Conservative. It is the words and deeds of the person in question which determine that and Jeff Flake FAILS that test!
Garvan, you’re a lightweight. Better go back to Pinko training camp and hone your skills because you’re not ready for the major leagues!
Have a nice day, “Garvan the Pinko”!
The ACU gave Flake a 100% rating.
I don’t which markers they used to evaluate him, but one reasonable conclusion we can draw is that he is way over to the conservative side.
Isn’t it reasonable to assume he will be voting conservatively in the Senate?
Or, Euby, do you think he will be voting with the Democrats?
If so, what do you base your assumption on?
What, we’re going to go over this AGAIN!?
Go on the internet, find the text of the STRIVE Act, go to Title VI, Subtitle B and report back what you find.
By the way, “Garvan the Pinko”, since you’re so smart, how much will it cost if we DON’T secure our borders? Give us an exact figure. Don’t forget to calculate the costs associated with crime, law enforcement, incarceration, court costs and the taxpayer funded public education of illegal alien children and the U. S. born children of illegal aliens.
Once again — Euby or anybody — how much would it cost to build and man a 1000 mile barrier between the USA and Mexico?
I’ve seen estimates of the sky-high costs of not securing our southern border, but I’ve not ever seen a detailed estimate of the cost of building and manning a barrier.
Once again – “Garvan the Pinko” – how much will it cost if we DON’T secure our borders? Don’t forget to include the costs of health care for illegal aliens and their children and the hidden costs of higher auto insurance rates because 97% of the citations for no license, no registration and no auto insurance go to illegal aliens!
Give it up, “Garvan the Pinko”! You’re going to lose every time because you are coming from a lie-based, liberal position!
Have a nice day, “Garvan the Pinko”!
My good friend Euby doesn’t have the faintest idea of what a manned, 1000 mile border fence would cost.
I’m not trying to pick on you, Eub, because I do realize it would take a lot of time and effort to do the calcs.
I was just hoping someone on this blog might know whether such a cost analysis has ever been done.
If anybody knows, please post the data.
Now you’re really making me believe that you are thick, “Garvan the Pinko”, LOL!
Who said anything about a “wall” or a “barrier”? That’s YOUR liberal false argument idea, LOL!
You still have neither provided us with an accurate figure for the costs of NOT securing the border nor have you found Title VI, Subtitle B of Flake’s STRIVE Act and reported back to us! Very bad, “Garvan the Pinko”!
No don’t forget to include the costs of the free, taxpayer funded treatment and outreach for the active cases of tuberculosis which come across the border illegally!
Have a nice day, “Garvan the Pinko”!
Let’s use some Euby logic:
The Socialist Workers Party opposes the STRIVE Åct.
Euby opposes the STRIVE Act.
Therefore, Euby is a socialist.
ROFL! Oh! Now you’re making this TOO MUCH fun, “Garvan the Pinko”! Just can’t accept defeat, can you, especially not at the hands of one of those “idiot” Conservatives, LOL! You’re SUPPOSED to be able run circles around the “knuckle draggers”. What’s the matter, “Garvan the Pinko”, things not turning out as you expected?
Once again, yet another attempt at “Garvan the Pinko” false logic! What, run out of places to go? Going to repeat what has already failed you?
One crow is black. Therefore, all crows are black. But there are white crows in India, LOL! Ain’t it just awful how REALITY gets in the way of Pinko false logic tactics?
By the way, “Garvan the Pinko”, what did you find in Flake’s STRIVE Act at Title VI, Subtitle B?
What’s the matter, “Garvan the Pinko”? The tactics you learned in Pinko training camp not working so well in the real world against a REAL Conservative? They never told you about that reality in Pinko training camp, did they, LOL! We “idiots” on the right were SUPPOSED to follow you down the rabbit hole and be dumbfounded by your “brilliant” tactics! A funny thing happened on the way to Pinkoville, didn’t it, “Garvan the Pinko”! So sorry about that!
Have a nice day, “Garvan the Pinko”!
Euby, the first step in presenting a winning argument is to base it on facts.
The first step in presenting a losing argument is to base it on insults and name calling.
Wrong, “Garvan the Pinko”! The first step in presenting a winning argument is to have the TRUTH on your side!
The first step in presenting a losing argument is coming from untruth! Why?
Because you are in the position of having to make untruths appear to be truths before you can even present them as arguments, LOL!
You can’t win, “Garvan the Pinko”! You are obviously an inexperienced lightweight at this and you are no match for this Conservative! When you grow up, come back and I’ll give you a rematch!
Have a nice day, “Garvan the Pinko”!
The Secure Fence Act of 2006:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Fence_Act_of_2006
That article states:
“Congress approved $1.2 billion in a separate homeland security spending bill to bankroll the fence, though critics say this is $4.8 billion less than what’s likely needed to get it built.”
So, even according to “critics” that measure would cost the U. S. $6 billon. Now, how much is illegal immigration costing the U. S.?
“Illegal Immigration Costs U.S. $113 Billion a Year, Study Finds”
“The single largest cost to the government of illegal immigration, according to the report, is an estimated $52 billion spent on schooling the children of illegals. “Nearly all those costs are absorbed by state and local governments,’ the report states.”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/02/immigration-costs-fair-amnesty-educations-costs-reform/
So even when looking at a fence, we would SAVE $107 billon per year!
How much would Arizona save?
“Cost of Illegal Immigration Rising Rapidly in Arizona, Study Finds”
“Arizona’s illegal immigrant population is costing the state’s taxpayers even more than once thought — a whopping $2.7 billion in 2009, according to researchers at the public interest group that helped write the state’s new immigration law.”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/17/immigration-costs-rising-rapidlty-new-study-says/
How much money per year is being pulled out of the U. S. economy by illegal aliens?
“Immigrants Send Money Home in Record Numbers”
“It is estimated that worldwide remittances amount to more than $126 billion.”
http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/immigrants-send-money-home.html
Proof that the Border IS NOT Secure – Oct. 22, 2012:
Thanks for the links, ZOO. It’s obvious the only solution is an impermeable fence, but the Congress twice turned down funding for even part of it.
I’d still like to know what it would cost to build and staff a fence, because it’s obvious that partial fencing is not doing the job.
Oh, please, “Garvan the Pinko”! You’re thanking ZOO for posting links to articles and you haven’t even bothered to read them!
The article from the first of ZOO’s links says this:
“Additionally, the law authorizes more vehicle barriers, checkpoints, and lighting as well as authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to increase the use of advanced technology like cameras, satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles to reinforce infrastructure at the border.”
So, once again, you are WRONG! The solution is MORE than just a fence AND you offer no proof for your contention that a partial fence won’t do the job, if implemented correctly!
Furthermore, you are forgetting that the Border Patrol is actively being hampered in it’s current efforts to secure the border:
“House Republicans Seeking Waiver of Environmental Laws That Hamper Border Patrol”
“By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press
October 27, 2011″
“WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents trying to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border say they’re hampered by laws that keep them from driving vehicles on huge swaths of land because it falls under U.S. environmental protection, leaving it to wildlife — and illegal immigrants and smugglers who can walk through the territory undisturbed.”
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/house-republicans-seeking-waiver-environmental-laws-hamper-border-patrol
garvan and euby,
The bell has rung. Round ten is concluded. Blood is on the floor. The lights are dimming. It’s getting late. Take some time to cool off.
And garvan, please read the bold print in the “about” section at the top left of the page, and adhere to the admonition. No doubt you’ve noticed that the link to your book continues to be removed. The explanation is contained in this section.
Okay, SRAZ, will do! You’re “good people” and I don’t want to mess things up for you. See you tomorrow!
Seeing Red:
After enduring an evening of oral flatulence from this eubykdisop character, all the while remaining civil myself, the last thing I expected to get was a scolding from you.
And what’s with your admonition about me posting a link to my website?
I posted it ONCE and that was over a year ago, not having read the “About” section. It’s old news. I don’t understand why it’s still a bur under your saddle.
In any case, I get your hint.
It’s been a pleasure reading and posting on your blog. Now it’s time for me to move on.
Adios.
gavan,
We have removed the link on each and every one of your comments, so it is not a fact that you posted the link only once. This has been policy since the inception of Seeing Red AZ for the very reason we state in the “about” section. Certainly you can see that such links can become problematic. We left your most recent comment “as is” so you can see that your book is linked under your name. It is not a burr in our saddle. It’s policy.
Sorry you choose to move on. That was not our intent, but we believe in freedom here. You are welcome back at any time.
SRAZ, garvan is moving on because he’s been busted. He can’t get away with pretending to be a Conservative any more while pushing liberal positions and while being the consumate naysayer, always telling us what Conservatives CAN’T do. So don’t take his leaving personally. He’s simply not useful to the “progressive” cause any more at this blog and THAT is why he is leaving.
What really cracks me up is this part of the article on the fence;
Opponents of the bill argue that it is not an effective strategy to curb illegal immigration because the fence is not a continuous barrier and can be climbed over or dug under in some areas. ( Hey, morons! They are already digging tunnels from Nogales to transport drugs. And who is stopping them? )
They also argue that it could harm US-Mexico relations ( what, dumping all their poor and uneducated on us hasn’t brought the two countries closer? Hard to believe ),
… disrupt the environment and natural migration of wildlife ( illegals trekking through our land already hurts the environment and wildlife not to mention that Americans can’t even use national park land thanks to drug smugglers! ),
…as well as increase the danger and risk of Immigrant workers attempting to cross the border.( sorry, making it EASIER for them is not a consideration! The idea is to make it HARDER to get here illegally)
Further, opponents argue that because of the increased risk of crossing the border, illegal immigrants who previously pursued seasonal work and then returned home may have to bring their families and live permanently in the country.[2] ( Ahem- check the millions that are here- they don’t GO home because they get far more stuff here! Agricultural workers move on to more lucrative jobs in construction, warehousing or production, creating a never-ending cycle of needing more illegals because farmers won’t spend the money and mechanize)
An Israeli style double fence would work to deter illegals as well as terrorists trying to enter the country through our porous southern border. Bring home the military and put them on the border- armed and ready, they’d be a great deterrent to drug cartels and terrorists alike.
There’s no lack of ability to successfully deal with illegal immigration, patriotmom, there’s simply a lack of will to do so!
This is part of the “One World” agenda. The objective isn’t just to bring us down financially but also to destroy our national identity through things like diluting the English language with Spanish!
When we have another terrorist attack over here, that comes from our Southern Border, perhaps if we aren’t too damaged as a Country, the open border crowd will want to do something about the problem. Unfortunately how many Americans have died due to Illegal Immigrants and how many will have to die in a terror attack that comes from the Southern Border to move the open borders crowd back to securing the Country First? (if they ever had securing the border first as a initial solution to the problem caused by some who “rule us” to want America to be a third-world Country.
Time we keep sending the bills to Barry in the White House and to the Govt. of Mexico for his citizens that are here, and the others (from central america also). or in exchange, give the US the rights to a monetarily similar amount of oil?
A sound and logical core concept, chick! If illegal immigration across the Mexican border were costing Mexico something, they would put a stop to it in a heartbeat!
Another approach would be to ban travel to Mexico. American tourism is a HUGE part of their economy! Yet another approach would be to ban imports from Mexico until the border is secured!
The bottom line is that Mexico is NOT doing it’s part to secure the border and if we were serious about securing the border, that would be costing Mexico dearly!
euby,
Have a good evening. See you tomorrow.
Yep. (I haven’t set a big toe in Mexico since I was a kid, and I don’t intend to ever again)