Chandler state senator introduces bill to put the Ten Commandments on the State capitol
Sen. Russell Pearce of Mesa introduced Senate Bill 1213 that would require a copy of the religious document to be placed on the front entrance of the original 1898 state Capitol building by Jan. 1, 2011. Three other lawmakers have signed onto the bill, which was referred to the Senate Government Institutions Committee. No hearing has been set.
1:38 PM
A few words about the Embassy Condos building downtown
… courtesy of Nick Bastian and his RailLife blog, which covers all things Metro:
If you have spent any time in, or passing through, the Roosevelt District of Phoenix, you’ll have noticed that it is mainly a neighborhood of ranches and bungalows. However, there is one tall building that stands proud right in the middle of the neighborhood. That building is the Embassy Condominiums. Built in 1964 by Del Webb as a swanky Hotel, it boasts one of the only “floating” pools in Arizona. The pool is actually just off the 3rd floor event room and covers the driveway entrance to the building. Because of the elevated pool, the short distance from the downtown high rise clusters, and the mature palm trees surrounding the building; it provides one of the most amazing poolside views of downtown Phoenix.
There’s a lot more, and he helpfully links to this engrossing history of the neighborhood.
2:12 PM
PHXations, Thursday, January 28
Overheard in Borders. Our cast is a man and a woman, both fiftyish:
Man: Hon?
Woman: Mmmm?
Man: They got a book here about the iPod. [O’Reilly’s The Missing Manual
Woman: Really?
Man: Let’s get it and read it and then we can decide if we’ll get one.
Woman: Okay
[ Exeunt, pursued by a bear. ]
The Democratic Diva writes about a recent talk by ASU prez Michael Crow. One passage:
He clicked on a graph of state funding of ASU per student since 1990. Back then the state contributed roughly $11K per student. Today it’s around $5K.
Sounds like it’s time to introduce a bill to put the Ten Commandments on the state capitol.
The Arizona Cardinals’ Kurt Warner holds a press conference conference tomorrow. Most papers quote his agent saying that Warner will announce “whether” he will retire; this Chicago Tribune report says he will.
Warner, 38, is expected to retire after 12 seasons, including the past five with the Cardinals. A friend who talked with Warner after the Cardinals lost to the New Orleans Saints in the playoffs said “it sounded like he was done.”
2:25 PM
McCain still supports "Don't ask, don't tell"
Barack Obama in his State of the Union address last night said he would “work toward” ending the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell” policy. John McCain immediately said he still supported it:
“This successful policy has been in effect for over 15 years, and it is well understood and predominantly supported by our military at all levels,” said Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, in a news release. “At a time when our Armed Forces are fighting and sacrificing on the battlefield, now is not the time to abandon the policy.”
McCain didn’t mention the thousands of gays, both men and women, in the military “fighting and sacrificing on the battlefield” the policy threatens every day. McCain’s wife, Cindy, recently appeared in magazine ads decrying the recent California anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment.
1:07 AM
Go Daddy's banned Super Bowl ad
CBS is refusing to show the local internet company’s 2010 Super Bowl ad, the Phoenix Business Journal reports. Here it is:
The ad is offensive, but since when are mincing homosexuals not allowed on network TV? The real issue, I think, is that it shows a former footfall player in that role—and one mustn’t disturb the fragile sexuality of the current players.
1:18 AM