Brewer Clearing GOP Field In AZ GOV

[ccharles000]

Four days after Treas. Dean Martin (R) suspended his campaign, NRA board member/firearms training center owner Owen 'Buz' Mills (R) has announced he is suspending his own bid, leaving the GOP race firmly in the hands of Gov. Jan Brewer (R).

Initially, Mills was seen by observers as a potential threat to Brewer because of his personal wealth and ability to advertise on TV. But the momentum Brewer seized after signing SB 1070 made it difficult for either Mills or Martin to gain any traction in the race.

Mills pointed squarely at SB 1070 in announcing the suspension of his campaign. "SB1070 has regrettably taken the focus off of job creation and fixing the state budget," said Mills in a statement. "So even though the chasm between Brewer's policies and mine is dramatic, SB1070 has politically mitigated those issues. I have therefore decided to suspend the campaign."

With Mills out of the picture, the GOP contest is all but decided, with only pol. sci./gov't Ph.D Matthew Jette (R) standing between Brewer and the party nomination. "I welcome Mr. Mills' supporters to join me in continuing the Arizona comeback with a victory in November," Brewer said, responding to the news that Mills was suspending his bid.

http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/07/brewer_clearing.php

[frylock]

1. she should hire some "illegals" to clear that field

[Unvanguard]

2. Racist hysteria sells, it seems. n/t

[cowman]

8. I'm curious

have you even read the bill yet?

[Unvanguard]

9. If you are unwilling to see what is staring at you in the face

I have no interest in wasting my time enlightening you.

[totodeinhere]

11. How do you know what is staring you in the face if you don't even read the bill?

Are you going to trust the media to tell you what's in the bill. If so, you are naive.

[Ken Burch]

3. Hang on to your hats, folks....we've now met the George Wallace of the Southwest.

She's gonna ride the "illegals" issue as long as George rode "segregation forever".

It's possible she could absorb the votes that would originally have gone to Palin, as well.

[KingFlorez]

4. Her strategy worked

Before she signed that bill, she was trailing and it didn't look like she would win the nomination at all. Signing that bill is the only thing that put her in the driver's seat.

[jillan]

5. Let's just hope Goddard has some balls when it comes down to the two of them.

[golfguru]

6. Brewer has hit a home run with SB 1070

With a significant majority of AZ voters in favor, her wild swing
connected and hit it out of the park. You can't deny reality.

[cowman]

7. Everyone calling the bill

racist ought to read it first, I have and there is nothing racist about it, it follows federal law pretty closely but actually has more safeguards than the fed. law.
Now, start the flaming of me for daring to say the truth

[golfguru]

10. The last thing I want to be called is a hypocrite

The AZ bill specifically prohibits law enforcement from racial profiling.
If a cop stops a person based on their color or appearance, he/she and the
state can be sued for big bucks if the person has committed no crime.

People who are calling this bill racist have either never
read the bill or are plain hypocrites.