Posts tagged Jon Kyle
A Vote Against Compromise is a Vote for Default

Arizona’s Congressional delegation scored a point in the debt-ceiling debate. That point was in favor of partisan politics and gridlock and against compromise and solutions. The result of this partisanship? A downgrade in our credit rating, tumbling stock prices, decimated 401K’s, and a probable double-dip recession. And while the average citizen understands how the constant …

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Default, Political Parties, Public DiscourseGuest UserBen Quayle, David Schweikert, debt-ceiling, default, Ed Pastor, Gabrielle Giffords, jeff flake, john mccain, Jon Kyle, partisanship, Paul Gosar, President Obama, public discourse, Raul Grijalva, Trent FranksComment
Then & Now: Some Things Healed, Others Still Broken

Three years ago my children and I headed to Washington, D.C. to partake in National Police Week, an annual remembrance of our nation’s fallen peace officers. That was the year my husband’s name was etched onto the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall. That was the year we gathered with other first-year survivors to honor …

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Immigration, Janet Napolitano, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Jon Kyle, Police Week, President ObamaGuest Userimmigration, Janet Napolitano, jeff flake, john mccain, Jon Kyle, Police Week, President Obama, National Law Enforcement Officers MemorialComment