Ben Quayle offers candor, conviction
Oct. 3, 2010 12:00 AM
Ben Quayle, a Republican, may be the best-known congressional candidate in the country who isn't a member of the "tea party." That shouldn't matter to voters in District 3, which stretches from north-central Phoenix to New River. They don't need a celebrity. They need the best representative they can elect.
If this were a job interview, Democrat Jon Hulburd would have the large advantage. He rose to become a partner at Fennemore Craig, one of Phoenix's top law firms. He left to start an import business. He has career and community accomplishments that Quayle can't match.
But elections aren't just about resumes. They're about ideas. And on that score, Quayle is the better candidate to succeed John Shadegg. Quayle is well-versed in the issues. He speaks with passion and conviction.
Hulburd would extend most Bush tax cuts at least through 2012, and make capital-gains tax cuts and the elimination of the estate tax permanent. Quayle would simply make all the cuts permanent. Quayle is an unequivocal "no" to the Obama health-care plan, prepared to defund its key provisions. Hulburd won't say how he would have voted on the bill had he been in Congress, and much of his discussion about the bill with The Republic's Editorial Board focused on how it affects Phoenix Children's Hospital (where he is a board member) not consumers.
On immigration Hulburd - a rare Democrat who says he supports Senate Bill 1070 - calls for gaining operational control of the border. After that? He won't say what he would like to see happen. Quayle is to the point. Secure the border. Stop drug cartels. Focus on workplace enforcement.
We don't agree with Quayle on every point, but we know where he stands. With Hulburd, it's mostly an open question except when he is mimicking Republican talking points.
Voters should know where a candidate stands before Election Day. That's why we recommend Ben Quayle in Congressional District 3.
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