On Monday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that would require a presidential candidate to provide, among other things, a long-form birth certificate. If that is impossible to provide, the bill provided a list of alternatives, among them, an early baptism certificate or circumcision documentation.

In a statement, Brewer stated that she didn’t feel the verification of eligibility should be left in the hands of the Secretary of State, which is a political office in Arizona. She also apparently was uncomfortable with some of the alternative documentation, like the circumcision documentation, perhaps on privacy grounds.

While I can understand the latter argument, I’m not sure I buy the former. Who else is supposed to handle the job of verifying eligibility? That is the Secretary of State’s job in most states, for most political parties at least (Republicans and Democrats tend to get a spot automatically).| MORE ›

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has had enough with the left-wing attacks on her state after its legislature passed a now controversial law to curb illegal immigration. She was especially irritated by a joke President Obama made about this law at the recent White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Back then Obama said, once again proving he has sense of humor:| MORE ›

Senator John McCain was never popular among the social conservative base of his party. Despite this lack of support from socons, the Arizona senator succeeded in winning his party’s presidential nomination last year nonetheless. When election time arrived, most voted for him despite their distrust of the moderate Republican.| MORE ›