Hello Arizona from Main Street,

I have admired the blogs I read such as Hugh Hewitt's and the ones found on National Review Online for some time, so I decided I might start one of my own about Arizona right here on Townhall.com.  What a great Web site, by the way!

My goal with this blog is to comment on many of the issues that are important to Conservatives here in Arizona.  Hopefully many of the issues will ring true with you as well-even if you don't live in Arizona.

The political climate here in Arizona now is driven by the illegal immigration issue.  While Arizona voted decisively for George Bush in 2004, I believe he would have a difficult time if he had to run for re-election again in Arizona due to his miserable record on stopping illegal immigration and protecting our borders.  Our two U.S. Senators split on this issue.  Jon Kyl is opposed to amnesty and wants to secure the borders first.  John McCain has been one of the most visible supporters of open borders.  While McCain's stance may play well with the Eastern Establishment newspapers, I do not believe he will be able to win a Presidential primary in Arizona in 2008.