by Len Munsil | Dec 30, 2008 | Blog
You’ve got to love the American people. We’ve just elected royalty to the presidency in the form of King Barack Obama. He’s out on the golf course in his native Hawaii struggling his way around 18 holes, and then this: “That was pretty good,...
by Len Munsil | Dec 24, 2008 | Blog
Top Row: Ellen Munsil (15), Will Munsil (21), Kaye Munsil (13). Second Row: Laura Munsil (16), Anne Munsil (19), Michael Munsil (17), Leigh Munsil (20). Third Row: Len and Tracy Munsil. Bottom Row: Matt Munsil...
by Len Munsil | Dec 23, 2008 | Blog
In case you missed it, President Bush’s dog Barney — who earned the support of conservatives everywhere by biting a journalist earlier this year — released his final Christmas video from the White House. It includes cameos from Olympic stars like...
by Len Munsil | Dec 10, 2008 | Blog
Ross Douthat, a young conservative author and journalist, has a compelling piece in The New York Times responding to the typical effort after a bad election to encourage the GOP to abandon its core commitment to the sanctity of life: An iron law of recent American...
by Len Munsil | Dec 4, 2008 | Blog
Here from the front-page of today’s rapidly shrinking Arizona Republic is a picture of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano meeting with legislative leaders to solve Arizona’s budget crisis …. check that, this is Arizona’s Governor in Washington D.C....
by Len Munsil | Dec 1, 2008 | Blog
In Gov. Napolitano’s press release announcing her intent to bail out on her commitment to Arizona, there is this extraordinary paragraph: “Arizona is also facing a time of challenge, and I intend to carry forward with my most important responsibilities as the...
by Len Munsil | Nov 29, 2008 | Blog
Great news for Janet Napolitano on her 51st birthday. As she prepares to bail out on Arizona and its huge budget deficit, Arizonans give her 81 percent approval for her job performance. The definition of a “teflon” politician is one to whom bad news never...
by Len Munsil | Nov 26, 2008 | Blog
Following the hand-wringing stories about the changes in Arizona when and if Jan Brewer replaces Janet Napolitano as Governor — portrayed as horrible cuts to education and to the budget, today’s story is about the environment. As I suspected, the series...
by Len Munsil | Nov 25, 2008 | Blog
Yesterday the Republic touted Janet Napolitano’s increased education spending and taxpayer-funded giveaway of campaign material … oops, I mean books for children (and letters for their parents). And then acknowledged that “she will leave the state...
by Len Munsil | Nov 24, 2008 | Blog
The hand-wringing at the Arizona Republic over the possible departure of Gov. Janet Napolitano for Washington D.C. is reaching fever pitch. Today’s front-page, supposedly neutral, objective headline would fit better in a campaign ad: “Napolitano advanced...
