Stan Barnes

Will Gov. Janet Napolitano and Sen. John McCain go head-to-head in 2010?

Experts and pundits agree that the pairing may be likely. Napolitano, the most prominent Democrat in the state, seems like the only figure with enough clout to challenge McCain, who won his home state in the presidential contest by nine points.

Whether or not the race happens depends on the man who bested McCain nationally, President-elect Barack Obama. If Obama offers and the governor accepts a high post within his administration, observers say Napolitano would be giving up her shot to take on McCain, who is up for re-election in two years.

According to a story in the Arizona Republic this morning Prop 200, which was overwhelmingly rejected by voters last week, may be the end to payday lenders in Arizona. Despite spending more than $14million on Prop 200, the measure was defeated by the opposition which spent only $175K. Lobbyist Stan Barnes says the defeat may mean the loss of 2500 jobs while a Tucson Citizen guest editorial by Representative Marian McClure says good riddance.    

Greg Patterson (Espresso Pundit) does a short piece today on offices. Greg makes a good point when he talks about Stan Barnes penthouse office for the Copper State Consulting Group. If you are a Democrat or a Republican make sure at some point you make it to one of Stan’s fundraisers just to check out the office. It's is worth the price of