Here in Arizona we get a double dose of Republican indifference to the needs of our citizens.  We have Congressmen like Jon Kyl arguing that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting “because people are being paid even though they’re not working” and” … If anything, as I said, it’s a disincentive. And the same thing with the COBRA extension and the other extensions here”.

Then there is Trent Franks “…Far more of the African-American community is being devastated by the policies of today, than were being devastated by the policies of slavery.”

We all know about the Republicans in Congress and healthcare – they will do anything to protect the insurance and pharmaceutical companies no matter how much they harm the public.

Here in Arizona the Republican legislature will do anything to destroy Clean Elections and our Public School System with budget cuts.  They will eliminate the KidsCare Program leaving 50,000 children without health insurance and rollback health care dollars for AHCCCS recipients leaving 311,000 citizens without healthcare coverage.  But they will “encourage” business to come to Arizona by cutting taxes.  Will they ever learn?

Now it is up to you, you can do nothing and let the Republicans destroy our State and country or you can fight.  You can join rallies, write letters to the editor and call your legislators and let them know what you want.  Most important, do more than just vote.  Pick a candidate or candidates and support them financially as well as helping them campaign.

We have Democratic candidates running for the Arizona Legislature in most LD’s and candidates in all the CD’s.  You can replace Trent Franks with John Thrasher, replace John Schadegg with Jon Hulburd and replace Jeff Flake with Rebecca Schneider.  You will also have the chance to replace McCain/Hayworth with a Democrat – Rodney Glassman or Rudy Garcia.

You can come to our DFA-MC meetings (see sidebar for speakers) and learn about the issues we have to fight for or against and meet our candidates.  If YOU CARE … you must do something.