Political Rants

Legislation to ban gay marriage?? - Get over it.... aren't there more important things in life to fight about and worry about. We need to ban people from trying to commit to take care of each other. I think it's crazy. How can people be so afriad of another person's sexual preference?

Immigration - let's not punish people for wanting a better life and wanting to work hard. Most of the 9-11 terrorists came here on student visas that expired, they didn't cross the desert. I agree the number of illegal immigrants does overwhelm our medical and educational facilities but that is a separate issue that doesn't mean they should be treated like drug dealers or rapists.

Vote for Janet. Governor Napolitano is the only thing that stands between Arizona becoming the next S. Dakota. Arizonans who support abortion rights can thank one person: Gov.Janet Napolitano. She's the only thing that's stood between the socially conservative Legislature and the erosion of certain rights. Napolitano has vetoed a pile of bills aimed at restricting women's and teenagers' access to abortion. Among the bills: A requirement that parental consent for a minor's abortion bewritten and notarized. A ban on coverage of abortion in health plans for governmentworkers. A requirement that abortion providers read to patients a script,provided by lawmakers, saying that a fetus feels pain, thoughthere's no medical consensus that this is the case. Another vetoed bill would have taken a different form of reproductive decision-making out of the hands of women by banning the sale of eggs for research. Sperm sales would have remained unrestricted. For those who have thought the matter of abortion rights in Arizona to be long settled and not worth worrying over, here's something tothink about in a year in which we will elect a new governor and legislators: Napolitano defeated anti-abortion candidate Matt Salmonin 2002 by 3 percentage points. Abortion law would be very different today under a governor Salmon. If you want access to birth control and believe in reproductive choice, please support Janet this fall!

Words of wisdom from Maya Angelou:"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handlesthese three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands, you need to be able to throw something back.
I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."