Leading in the Right Direction
President’s Corner
Return to Hooverville
Many of us only remember reading about the dire history of America during the depression and the presidency of Herbert Hoover. It inspired the 7-year long TV program All In The Family, and the character Archie Bunker who sang its theme song “Those Were The Days”, which in part said, “didn’t need no welfare state, everybody pulled their weight.” Well it appears that the Democrats want to revive those times, as just a few days ago, on Face the Nation, Senator Mark Kelly said the quiet part out loud. He stated with his typical scowl, “We’re going to lower the costs for the American people.” When asked how he planned to do it, he replied, “I and Chris Van Holland have proposed legislation, and we will have to get the Republicans on board, to raise taxes and mandate wind and solar! We’ve got to win the House and Senate!”. Seriously? Did he bother to ask “we the people of Arizona” or the Republicans if we want these things?
This is the Democrat playbook, gain power, tax and spend, green new scam, and Medicare for All. Meanwhile, Abdul El Sayed says if you are a billionaire you are making too much money. He wants to tax them at 80% because as he says, “you still make $20 million doing nothing!” These people are not just ignorant, they are dangerous! President Trump revealed the cost of this Democrat wish list: Medicare for all, Green New “Scam”, eliminate student debt, rent control, a 32-hr. work week, a $25.00 per hour minimum wage, open borders, and amnesty for illegals. These policies will lead to an extra $22,000 in additional tax per American on top of what we now pay thus taxing us at 40% of our income. This is the creation of the “Nanny State” to which they are addicted, not to the “American Dream”.
Taxing and massive government spending is all they know. Every Democrat president and congress have imposed them to pay for their pet projects to the detriment of our middle class and our economy. They know nothing about building a strong economy, capital investment, innovation or discovery. They have no new ideas, only old worn-out failed policies. It is the “grievance agenda” and they are sure it will work “this time” because they have dumbed down the younger generation in schools and colleges where leftist teachers and unions have taken control of educating our youth.
In Arizona, governor Katie Hobbs has mismanaged our state. Her noncompliance could cost Arizona billions in Health Care Benefits. The Federal government warns that continued Single Audit failures put $18.3 billion in Medicare and other federal funding at risk, including services for seniors and Arizonans with disabilities. Hobbs has allowed Arizona to remain out of compliance year after year, and now the health care and benefits Arizonans depend on are exposed to federal penalties.
The implications of this midterm election are more dire than most people imagine. If we don’t elect a Republican majority in both houses, it could mean the beginning of the end of our Republic as we know it. Remember the prophetic words of Benjamin Franklin, we have “A Republic, if you can keep it”. That is our challenge as Republicans in this election. Are we up to it?
Patricia Moore
Quotes for October 2026
October - " October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of ripe, tinted melon; of pumpkin pie; of the full grain harvest." - Henry Ward Beecher
October 12 - Columbus Day - "America's history is a story of courage, perseverance, and discovery, beginning with the historic voyage of Christopher Columbus." - President
George W. Bush
October 31 - Halloween - "There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight." - Unknown