Great op-ed in the Tribune by Austin Hill.

Brewer's willingness to defy the Republican Party and raise taxes sounds good and demonstrates to Arizona's voters that she's "moderate," just like the ever-popular Obama. Right?

Well, that might have been a fair political assumption seven months ago, but not so much today.

A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll indicates that increasing numbers of Americans believe Obama is "more liberal than they realized when they voted for him" and are losing confidence in his approach to handling the economy. Furthermore, the poll suggests that increasing numbers of Americans are skeptical that Obama's governmental redistribution of money is stimulating the economy as he had planned, and are becoming alarmed by the rate at which the U.S. deficit has expanded since Obama took office.

Full article: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/141017