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It always scares me when Utah makes the national news circuit, in the same way it scares me when scientology makes the news. It generally because someone is being even dumber than usual. So it is with trepidation that I clicked on the link I found this morning leading to ......
One Utah - 7:43 a.m.
You know, I should institute a new policy, just don’t write posts about Representative Carl Wimmer (R-Herriman-District 52) – he is just so diametrically opposite from me that it is not even funny, and I am convinced that he would not know how to propose a good bill if we were to sit him down [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - 7:02 a.m.
Perfect. HA HA! Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share t...
JM Bell - 7:02 a.m.
One of my favorite road signs. Welcome to the Overnight News Digest ! We have a rotating crew of regulars and guest hosts. Founded by Magnifico and currently strong-armed by Neon Vincent! My unique presentation includes galloping through the world's traditional newspapers in English and sharing a few stories you might not normally see. I am partic...
DailyKos (Utah) - Mon 9:05 p.m.
The kind of stupidity that demands denial of basic science regarding climate change is not limited to the senior Senator from Oklahoma and his friends. Like a fish rotting from the head down, climate science denial for political and corporate benefit has spread into state legislatures. But which is the worst? Some competitors below the fold. ...
DailyKos (Utah) - Mon 5:40 p.m.
California's money woes are well known, but it often amazes me how little understood the causes are. Any time the topic arises, any conservative within earshot will shout out the clarion call of those "tax and spend Califor-aye-yay liberal elites!" and how lucky we Utahns are to live in conservative servitude. But the facts of the matter paint a very different picture. California suffers from a...
The Sidetrack - Mon 5:27 p.m. - 3 clicks 
This just in... Utah Senate Republicans call Utah's Public employees "ridiculous." Click here to read the whole story. ...
Utah Amicus - Mon 1:54 p.m. - 7 clicks
Republicans have been trying to get rid of this country's social safety net ever since it was first enacted. Now, they have a new proposal to benefit the wealthy at the expense of the working/middle class. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, recently introduced ......
One Utah - Mon 1:25 p.m.
Press Release from Rep. Murtha’s office: Congressman John Murtha Passes Away at Age 77 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) passed away peacefully this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. At his bedside was his family. Murtha, 77, was Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. First elected to the U.S. [...]...
JM Bell - Mon 12:25 p.m.
Ezra Klein : The GOP spent much of yesterday scrambling to answer Barack Obama's invitation to a televised White House health-care summit. They came up with a dodge . "We know there are a number of issues with bipartisan support that we can start with when the 2,700-page bill is put on the shelf," volunteered Mitch McConnell. "The best way to start on real, bipartisan reform would be to scrap...
The Sidetrack - Mon 9:23 a.m. - 3 clicks
As many of you may know, I am the Director of Operations for the Fair Boundaries Imitative, and I want to be very clear that the views I express in this blog (or any blog, for that matter) are my own and do not represent the views of any organization I work for. That being said, [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Mon 7:02 a.m.
Both sides in the ongoing Gaza siege met a February 5, 2010 deadline set by the United Nations General Assembly, to show that they had conducted legitimate war crimes investigations on their own. Absent credible investigations, Hamas and Israel may have to answer Gaza war crimes charges at the ......
One Utah - Sun 2:25 p.m.
Sen. Hatch: Liberty and Justice for All? No, no, no, that's liberal commie socialist jibber jabber – http://bit.ly/aEzA0j # RT @thesidetrack: 1st draft GOP counter-budget looks identical to Bush '05 budget. They really are out of ideas… http://bit.ly/bSP8Da # DO NOT MISS A PAYMENT! – http://bit.ly/9s72UQ # Rahm Emanuel compares Democrats to retarded people, then apologi...
JM Bell - Sun 9:23 a.m.
In a $120,000 keynote address to the inaugural national "tea party" convention, former half-term Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin delivered 41 minutes of platitudes, worn-out slogans, standard GOP talking points and outright lies. It was a partisan verbal assault on the Obama administration. "How's that ......
One Utah - Sat 8:40 p.m. - 2 clicks
So, according to Republicans … the blue part is bad because … why? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend? ...
JM Bell - Sat 8:40 p.m.
This would almost make paying for HBO worth it. Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comment...
JM Bell - Sat 5:06 p.m.
Seriously? Rawstory : Filed by the Thomas Moore Law Center -- which bills itself as the religious answer to the American Civil Liberties Union -- the complaint claims that protecting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people "is an effort to eradicate religious beliefs opposing the homosexual agenda from the marketplace of ideas by demonizing, vilifying, and criminalizing such beliefs as...
The Sidetrack - Sat 2:51 p.m.
Many of the activists on Global Warming don't believe that educating people about this crises works, that education won't do any good for those who refuse to be educated. Or that people in Utah who are not on our side won't be educate; or some variant of these. What I ......
One Utah - Sat 1:04 p.m.
(Via Open Left) Read more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenLeft-FrontPage/~3/4weCiuY ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Sat 8:22 a.m.
Credit: Calculated Risk Here is the problem: Jobs have disappeared from the U.S. economy, lots of them. From Calculated Risk: Nonfarm payrolls decreased by 20,000 in January. The economy has lost almost 4.0 million jobs over the last year, and 8.42 million jobs since the beginning of the current employment ......
One Utah - Fri 3:06 p.m.
Deseret News: "Over time, I've had so many constituents say they hate switching," said [Rep. Kenneth] Sumsion, [(R-American Fork)], who Wednesday introduced HB288. So his bill, with an accompanying amendment, will open a dialogue that simply says: Pick Daylight Savings Time or pick Mountain Standard Time and stay on that all 12 months. No more spring forward and fall back. No more resetting...
Bob Aagard - Fri 2:43 p.m. - 2 clicks
KSL : Gov. Gary Herbert has been challenged by his presumptive Democratic opponent to return a $10,000 campaign donation to a coal company that got a fast-track decision from state regulators on a strip mine. "The right thing for the governor to do here is to return the money," Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon said Thursday. "The public needs to have confidence that their elected officials...
Bob Aagard - Fri 2:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
Deseret News : The 104 part-time Utah legislators should not get a pay raise next year. So says House Minority Leader David Litvack, D-Salt Lake, who introduced a bill Wednesday that would keep lawmakers' daily pay at $117, like it is this 45-day session. If legislators don't act, they would automatically get a pay raise July 1 to $130 a day — their old pay level. That is the recommendation o...
Bob Aagard - Fri 1:47 p.m. - 4 clicks
Carl Wimmer blocks us on Twitter -- apparently because we're big meanies, and he's very sensitive that way -- but we still manage. And it's good we do, because picking through his recent nuggets of Twitter genius, Mr. Wimmer actually gets to the bottom of all the "fiscal responsibility" and "Deficit Panic" that is all the rage, since screaming at townhalls became sooooo August 2009. Carl ,...
The Sidetrack - Fri 12:03 p.m.
February liberals, Just a quick reminder that there is no Drinking Liberally meetup tonight, but next week, Feb. 12th, we’ll be back at the Piper Down from 6:30-9:30. Then on February 26th, Laura has lined up Representatives Jen Seelig, David Litvack, and Mark Wheatley, as well as Senator Ben McAdams! They’ll be coming out to share some [...]...
Drinking Liberally of Salt Lake City - Fri 12:03 p.m.
There's a big difference between Utah's Democratic candidate for United States Senate Sam Granato and incumbent Bob Bennett concerning the importation of foreign radioactive waste for permanent storage in Utah and the United States. Watch the video and see the difference. VoteForGranato.com ...
Utah Amicus - Fri 11:44 a.m. - 10 clicks
I was so pleased to read the news in the city newsletter this week that the recyling program will start the first of March. And although the newsletter failed to mention the cost, I found it posted on the city's website . I'll be pleased to pay $3.75 a month to be able to have such convenient recycling. I already do all I can to recycle, and it has meant driving out of my way to...
RedStateBlues - Fri 11:02 a.m. - 7 clicks
Courtesy of EJ Dionne: For Republicans, American power is rooted largely in military might and showing a tough and resolute face to the world. They would rely on tax cuts as the one and only spur to economic growth. Obama, Biden and the Democrats, on the other hand, believe that American power ......
One Utah - Fri 10:25 a.m.
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon to Gov. Gary Herbert: Return money SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert has been challenged by his presumptive Democratic opponent to return a $10,000 campaign donation to a coal company that got a fast-track decision from state regulators on a strip mine. continue... ...
Utah Amicus - Fri 12:43 a.m. - 8 clicks
Reps. Noel and Gibson are apparently off their meds . Sometimes I wonder if the legislative session isn't an excuse for some to be quoted by a newspaper saying the most ridiculous thing they could come up with. It would be embarrassing if it weren't so entertaining (kind of like American Idol). ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Thu 10:25 p.m. - 2 clicks
Pyrah does a helluva Gary Herbert impersonation... Nah, see, it ain't like that. I was all like, "Hey, thanks for the money," and they were all like, "No problem." Then I was all like "Energy is awesome. You should totally strip mine this state ." ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Thu 2:44 p.m. - 2 clicks
There is a list of U.S. citizens targeted for assassination by their own government. Glenn Greenwald is all over this issue. Not a lot of concern elsewhere. First, here are the visuals: MQ-9 Reaper fires a Hellfire missile And this is what happens Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair was ......
One Utah - Thu 12:51 p.m. - 2 clicks
TWI's Mike Lillis : Indeed, officials monitoring the nation’s health care spending provided further evidence that health reform isn’t simply a moral imperative, but an economic one. In 2009, Americans spent roughly $2.5 trillion on health care, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — a figure representing 17.3 percent of the nation’s economy, up from 16.2 percent the year b...
The Sidetrack - Thu 12:09 p.m. - 3 clicks
The Underclass. Couch homeless. The underemployed. Marginalized society takes many forms and goes by many names, but its members have one established quality: they are so down on their luck that they have little hope of improving their situation. They sometimes even give up trying. The phenomena of marginalization has ......
One Utah - Wed 10:19 p.m. - 2 clicks
The Tribune ran a feature yesterday talking about the similarities and few differences between the two candidates running for Governor. It is well worth the time and effort to read the piece. I agree with BYU political scientist Quinn Monson when he says that while Corroon and Herbert agree on many social issues, Corroon ... needs to make the governor's race about fiscal responsibility and g...
Bob Aagard - Wed 2:35 p.m. - 6 clicks
I posted about my opposition to this bill a couple of weeks ago. Well, it looks like the bill died in committee yesterday : Utah bicyclists will have to keep stopping at stop signs or risk a ticket, regardless of whether there's any traffic. The House Transportation Committee on Tuesday deadlocked 6-6 over a bill that would legalize a rolling stop when a bicyclist finds it safe to cross and...
Bob Aagard - Wed 2:09 p.m. - 6 clicks
Short answer: It kind of looks that way. Long answer: The poll in question over-samples a population known to be more extreme in its political views: A poll is only as good as its sample and this poll oversamples older (37.09 percent of the sample is over the age of 60), southern ......
One Utah - Wed 1:53 p.m. - 2 clicks
So, the lobbyists rented a room at the State Capitol Building so they could have an office to work out of. And, because they wanted to prove that you can indeed purchase anything in this world with money, including a Legislature, made it the nicest room in the building: (Thanks to Ashley Anderson for the poster....) www.theworldaccordingtome.us .adHeadline {font: bold 10pt Arial; tex...
Bob Aagard - Wed 1:53 p.m. - 2 clicks
He's been saying it all along. TAP : That's the policy the administration has followed, more or less, since it launched a massive fiscal stimulus in February 2009, a program that has unequivocally benefited the economy. Indeed, the budget proposed this week includes some $300 billion in spending designed to reinforce the labor market -- and even then, White House economists expect the un...
The Sidetrack - Wed 11:10 a.m.
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Bob Aagard - Wed 7:48 a.m. - 3 clicks
I always find ethics reform on the hill a rather fascinating exercise and I liken it to a wheel spinning in the mud – sure, there is a lot of noise and movement but, ultimately, nothing gets done. What makes this year interesting is that Republicans have vowed to put ethics reform on the agenda [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Wed 7:04 a.m. - 2 clicks
I'm sure this is just a software glitch, one that will be rectified without delay. But until then, enjoy The Newt, making some actual sense: If somebody is zero threat to the United States and wants to come here as a student, or as a business-person, or as a tourist, it ought to be easy, not hard to get a visa. We currently have a system where it’s pretty easy to sneak into the country...
The Sidetrack - Tue 7:23 p.m. - 2 clicks
Representative Phil Riesen (D – Millcreek, District 36) continues to fight for a restriction on cell phones in cars. Last year he was unsuccessful in passing a bill that would eliminate cell phone use for everyone (the bill was substituted in committee and died there), so he is trying again with HB 237, a bill [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Tue 12:07 p.m. - 2 clicks
From the same articl e from my previous post : Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, is one who has opposed a cell phone ban on the principle of individual liberty. "Government does not need to mandate every good idea," said Wimmer, who acknowledged that driving while phoning may be dangerous. "We are a free people." So, let's use this reasoning on some of Wimmer's pet issues: Abortion : Sure, yo...
Bob Aagard - Tue 11:28 a.m. - 2 clicks
One article, two posts. Part two to come. but first, from the Tribune : Many Utahns are wary of drivers who are talking on cell phones behind the wheel, and most say they would support legislation to ban the practice. A Salt Lake Tribune poll found 69 percent of respondents favor a ban, and on Thursday a state senator introduced a bill to keep drivers younger than 18 from using cell phones wh...
Bob Aagard - Tue 10:46 a.m. - 2 clicks
Tonight I will be on the KRCL FM 90 discussing various bills being discussed on the hill. Joining me will be Misty Fowler over at Saintless, and I am told one other person…yet to be named. So tune in to 90.9 FM at 6:00 PM or click here to listen online. Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Tue 10:08 a.m.
Blue in Red Zion : This bill, if it were to pass, would eliminate the population requirement for liquor licenses issued to restaurants and open the liquor license process to the free market – allowing any restaurant to receive a license if they are willing to pay the fee. For those of you who may not know, there is a limited number of restaurant liquor licenses (and bar licenses for that matte...
Bob Aagard - Feb 2 - 3 clicks
This time last year, I wrote about Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck’s (D – Salt Lake – District 24) HB 144, a bill that allowed medical language interpreters into hospitals so that those who speak little to no English can understand the medical procedures they (or those they love) will have. Thankfully, this bill passed, and Representative Chavez-Houck [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Feb 2 - 2 clicks
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest ! We have a rotating crew of regulars and guest hosts. Founded by Magnifico and currently strong-armed by Neon Vincent! My unique presentation includes galloping through the world's traditional newspapers in English and sharing a few stories you might not normally see. I am particularly attracted to human rights and eco sto...
DailyKos (Utah) - Feb 2 - 2 clicks
I tried to be optimistic about the ethics "reform" the legislature is scrambling to assemble in an attempt to head off the UEG initiative, and in response to general public pressure over their tepid "reform" offered to date. Details from the Daily Herald squashed that optimism today. The resolution includes plenty of protections for state lawmakers that would keep potential wrongdoings out of...
The Sidetrack - Feb 1 - 2 clicks
Well, disappointing , if not surprising. While the probe is sharply critical of the legal reasoning used to justify waterboarding and other “enhanced” interrogation techniques, NEWSWEEK has learned that a senior Justice official who did the final review of the report softened an earlier OPR finding. Previously, the report concluded that two key authors—Jay Bybee, now a federal appellate court jud...
The Sidetrack - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
So I was in a room with my friend, the phrenologist, and was complaining that my head hurt; he promptly replied that nothing was wrong and that I was simply making up the ailment to get out of work. My other friend in the room, a doctor, thought I was suffering from a stroke. Not [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Feb 1 - 4 clicks
This is really going to piss Rep. Carl Wimmer off. Assessments conducted by the intelligence community indicate that climate change could have significant geopolitical impacts around the world, contributing to poverty, environmental degradation, and the further weakening of fragile governments. Climate change will contribute to food and water scarcity, will increase the spread of disease, and m...
The Sidetrack - Feb 1 - 5 clicks
Krugman : Above all, Canada’s experience seems to support those who say that the way to keep banking safe is to keep it boring — that is, to limit the extent to which banks can take on risk. The United States used to have a boring banking system, but Reagan-era deregulation made things dangerously interesting. Canada, by contrast, has maintained a happy tedium. More specifically, Canada has bee...
The Sidetrack - Feb 1 - 5 clicks
It is not often that I have personal conversations on my blog, however I feel that there is some political importance to the conversation I had with my very beautiful and smart…and…Republican…girlfriend. As we were both pouring over “the Facebook” we stumbled upon our mutual friend, Ashley Anderson’s, photo of himself in his “survivaball…” Plea...
Blue in Red Zion - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
You know who you are, and, thanks to the “investigation” conducted by the Utah Senate, no one else does. So why don’t you guys just stuff $50.00 or so of that sweet, sticky lobbyist money into your wallets and have it ready to call a cab when you belly up to the bar and drink [...]...
JM Bell - Jan 31 - 6 clicks
A neutron walks into a bar and asks "how much for a beer?" The bartender says, "for you? no charge." from @oatmeal http://bit.ly/7CK4Ji # Like the Internet? – RT @elforesto: One of my pet peeves is applications that continually steal my window focus. # Jason Chaffetz is the Rodney Dangerfield of Congress. – http://bit.ly/cARWEX # KKKarl Rove implies [...]...
JM Bell - Jan 31
Left of the Dial is ON! Tune in Saturday – 4pm MST – listen online at www.ksl.com/radio – 1160am – 102.7fm We’re knee deep in a fresh legislative session, and already the stinky ooze is creeping up – but, because I’m a hard leftist, there are actually a couple of good bills in the pipeline I [...]...
JM Bell - Jan 30 - 2 clicks
Well, not without waiting in line for 4-5 hours to get a state ID card. KSL : Elderly voters in Utah won't be allowed to use their Medicare cards as a valid form of identification at the ballot box. The Utah House voted down a measure Thursday 47-27 that would have carved out an exception in state law that requires a picture ID to vote. Current forms of acceptable identification include a va...
Bob Aagard - Jan 30 - 8 clicks
Nailed it! Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this o...
JM Bell - Jan 29 - 2 clicks
Tribune: Last summer's deadly Logan canal collapse is spurring efforts to identify potential hazards along Utah's waterways, but a House bill would keep those findings secret from the public and even the courts. That is, if there ever were any findings from HB60, the Water Conveyance Facilities Safety Act. Compliance, if the measure passes, would be voluntary. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Fre...
Bob Aagard - Jan 29 - 5 clicks
This time last year, I wrote about Senator Scott Jenkins’ (R – Plain City – District 20) SB 32 – Rainwater Harvesting. Sadly, the bill did not pass, mostly because it was low on totem-pole of bills the House and Senate had to vote on, and so died in the House before it could be [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Jan 29 - 3 clicks
From TPM : A third political party is emerging in America. Call it the I'm-Mad-As-Hell party. It's a mistake to see the Mad-As-Hell party as just a right-wing phenomenon - the so-called Tea Partiers now storming the gates of the Republican Party. There are plenty of mad-as-hellers on the left as well - furious at Wall Street, health insurers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and estab...
Bob Aagard - Jan 29 - 4 clicks
Every year, there are a few no brainer bills that sometimes have the hardest time passing. One example of this is Jen Seelig’s perennial strangulation bills. I hope, hope that Julie Fisher’s (R – Fruit Heights – District 17) HB 230 – Human Trafficking Amendments. This bill is one of those bills that is straight forward [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Jan 29 - 4 clicks
"No other country in the world takes another country's radioactive waste, I don't think we should either." ...
Utah Amicus - Jan 29 - 2 clicks
Fully addressed liberals, Even though there’s plenty to talk about after the State of the Union address last night, it’s the 5th Friday of the month so that means we won’t be having another meetup for a couple weeks, until Feb 12th. On February 26th, Laura has lined up Representatives Jen Seelig, David Litvack, and Mark [...]...
Drinking Liberally of Salt Lake City - Jan 28 - 2 clicks
Off to Sundance for the second time. Probably won't be posting much, but will try to "tweet" myself crazy. Get your mind out of the gutter. Follow along here . new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 4, interval: 6000, width: 250, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: '#333333', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#000000', ...
The Sidetrack - Jan 28 - 3 clicks
Oregon voters, one of several states to reject a previous attempt by TABOR proponents to impose a "no new taxes no matter what happens GRRRR!" ballot initiative, have now voted to dig themselves our of budget trouble by taxing those who can afford it . I'm jealous of their common sense. Meanwhile, here where I live... ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Jan 28 - 4 clicks
I don't have much to say about the SOTU that hasn't already been said 100 to 1,000 times (and I definitely have nothing as "witty" and "moronic" to ad that would trump Chris Matthews' observations ), but I thought this note from TDS was something a lot of political strategists and pundits seem to be missing : A number of the digs at Republicans were clear to people who watch Washington closely,...
The Sidetrack - Jan 28 - 3 clicks
Heh . ANA PUIG-“Correlations between the current Administration and Marxist Dictators of Latin America & MARSHA BLACKBURN, “Leadership” 9:00-10:00am And it's only $500 to get a seat? Bargain! You could of course just stay home and watch Glenn Beck, but who would see your witty t-shirts and signs? UPDATE: It looks like this is quickly becoming the Sarah Palin Convention, as e...
The Sidetrack - Jan 28 - 3 clicks
From an email: For years now non-profit organizations like the Sutherland Institute have advanced policies which reflect conservative values. Progressives in Utah have been largely left out in the cold, especially since the loss of fine organizations like the Utah Progressive Network (UPNet). Too often progressives have been forced to react to legislation they disapprove of instead of going on ...
Bob Aagard - Jan 28 - 10 clicks
Life is a journey. Nobody lives “life” without trial and everybody has a story. I am no different. The past three years have been a tumultuous part of my journey, but I guess at least it wasn’t boring. Part of that journey is a realization, and I have to be careful with that word. When [...]...
Trapped by the Mormons - Jan 27 - 2 clicks
I really do love lunch. Love it. Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comments for this post?...
JM Bell - Jan 27 - 5 clicks
They scrubbed the page, no more mention of James O’Keefe anywhere. I’m glad I got a couple of screen grabs. I stand by my statement that James Evans would have been much faster at destroying the evidence and making spirited and overheated denials that they’d ever invited him in the first place. From the SLTrib: As of Tuesday night, [...]...
JM Bell - Jan 27 - 8 clicks
Hey, that's my Senator! I can't find video of the Governor's speech, but here's a link to the transcript . www.theworldaccordingtome.us .adHeadline {font: bold 10pt Arial; text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF;} .adText {font: normal 10pt Arial; text-decoration: none; color: #000000;} Your Ad Here ...
Bob Aagard - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
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JM Bell - Jan 26 - 4 clicks
I love that this dude can make that make that kind of noise from a mandolin. Wow. “Music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ 27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791 Happiness lies beneath the fold [...]...
JM Bell - Jan 26 - 4 clicks
Deseret News: The 2010 Legislature, which convened Monday, will consider a proposed bill that targets overpriced tickets by limiting the amount scalpers and ticket brokers can charge. If passed, the law may not eliminate the independent ticket business in Utah, but resellers say the restrictions would have a "very negative effect." Under HB76, a person may not sell a ticket for more than the...
Bob Aagard - Jan 26 - 4 clicks
I don't know if you heard this or not, but the keynote speaker for the 2010 Salt Lake County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner is in jail facing federal charges. James O'Keefe, the flash-daddy pimp from such heavily edited videos as "I Dressed Like A Pimp to tackle ACORN" - and three others – including the son of an acting U.S. Attorney, are accused of trying to manipulate the phones in Democratic Sen. Mary ...
JM Bell - Jan 26 - 4 clicks
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Bob Aagard - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
Too, too, easy.... I'd love too see the full thing. Actually, I'd have loved to have been there. I think I'd die of boredom if I had to sit through the whole video. However, I think Rep Clark didn't exactly win himself many votes that day.... -Bob (Thanks to The SideTrack for posting the video) www.theworldaccordingtome.us .adHeadline {font: bold 10pt Arial; text-decorat...
Bob Aagard - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
From Utah Policy : Atty. Gen. Mark Shurtleff has an approval rating of 63%, the second highest rating among Utah's top politicians, only behind Congressman Jim Matheson at 71%.... After Shurtleff comes Sen. Orrin Hatch, 62%; Sen. Bob Bennett, 58%; Gov. Gary Herbert, 57%; SL County Mayor Peter Corroon, 45%; Congressman Jason Chaffetz, 41%; and Congressman Rob Bishop, 39%. Those statewide number...
Bob Aagard - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
I still get a giddy lil' thrill every time I see something like this put into play. Faced with these unparalleled challenges, the President and his Cabinet got to work. The Administration took bold steps to rescue the country from a potential second Great Depression; to rebuild the economy for the long-term -- so businesses can thrive, the middle class can grow and all our families can be more ...
The Sidetrack - Jan 26 - 2 clicks
From an email: Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in America. Exposure to the colorless, odorless gas can result from several sources, including malfunctioning furnaces, water heaters, stoves and portable generators used indoors. This story from a Utah newspaper about an alarming incident highlights the danger. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings occur everywhere ...
Bob Aagard - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
Well if this doesn't just about say it all... A group of nearly 200 "extremely concerned citizens" in a small Montana county are demanding that local leaders fill out a " questionnaire " pledging to form a local militia, prohibit mandatory vaccinations, boot the EPA out of town, allow citizens to bear any type of gun, and require federal government employees to get written approval before appro...
The Sidetrack - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
From the Press Release : Salt Lake City, Utah - Standing on the Capitol steps, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon set the high water mark for ethics reform. “I’m here today as we begin this legislative session, because I want to see Utah set a high water mark. A mark the voters in Utah can look back on through the session and afterwards to see if this legislature has fulfilled their commitm...
Bob Aagard - Jan 26 - 4 clicks
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Bob Aagard - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
WaPo/Kaiser/Harvard poll of MA voters reveals only 11% want to "stop the Democratic agenda." - 70 percent of voters think Brown should work with Democrats on health care reform, including 48 percent of Brown voters. - 52 percent of voters were enthusiastic/satisfied with Obama administration policies. - 44 percent of voters believe “the country as a whole” would be better off with health c...
The Sidetrack - Jan 26 - 3 clicks
Le Cirque de Utah. 58th edition. Not much to speak of on day one. A lot of wrap ups and previews and tea leaf reading, with the general consensus being that 1) we have money troubles, and 2) we should stop the legislature from yanking the rug out from under every government service in order to save face (read: raise fees, not taxes!). Gehrke pens one of my favorite previews: W...
The Sidetrack - Jan 25 - 6 clicks
Mayor Peter Corroon set the high water mark today by outlining five critical ethics reforms needed in the State of Utah. Please join and support Peter Corroon for Governor by signing up on his website www.votecorroon.com and sending your comments to his campaign regarding ethics reform in Utah! In a press conference earier today, Mayor Corroon gave his proposal for what meaningful ethics ...
Utah Amicus - Jan 25 - 5 clicks
PSN, in the inbox, with a bit of something our newly kicked off 2010 legislative session should take into account: In fact, well-over half of the Fortune 500 list of top companies and just under half of Inc. magazine's list of top small firms were founded during recessions or bear markets on the stock market, according to a 2009 Kauffman Foundation study . Unemployment often encoura...
The Sidetrack - Jan 25 - 10 clicks
Today we celebrate the birth of Robert Burns, the National Poet of Scotland, born on this day in 1759. To commemorate this day, Scots around the world put on our kilts, play our bagpipes, recite Burns’ “Address to a Haggis,” and eat one. Delicious, tasty haggis. I beir the bel! And, just in time for Rabbie Burns [...]...
JM Bell - Jan 25 - 3 clicks
But public opinion still pans it. Washington Independent : Here are two coinciding stories that indicate just how far removed public opinion is from economic reality. (1) The Democrats’ $787 billion economic stimulus bill has saved or created 1.2 million jobs, USA Today reported today, a median figure based on a survey of 50 leading economists. And (2) 74 percent of Americans think that ...
The Sidetrack - Jan 25 - 3 clicks
From PRIDE In Utah : Sunday evening, Utah Senator Chris Buttars was interviewed live at his home in West Jordan by KUTV. During the interview, Buttars was asked about the infamous interview he gave to “8: The Mormon Proposition” director Reed Cowan in which he claimed that gay people are the “biggest threat to America going down.” Buttars told KUTV tonight that Mr. Cowan deceived him during...
Bob Aagard - Jan 25 - 3 clicks
I met with several legislators, delegates and Congressman Jim Matheson in the morning. Made calls and met DNC Chairman Tim Kaine... More here! Photo of Sam Granato, DNC Chair Tim Kaine, and Rob Miller by Wayne Holland ...
Utah Amicus - Jan 24 - 3 clicks
(I want to be clear -- I do not condone the hunting of Republicans.) Sometimes, there's a story about a bill that's so good, it just needs commenting.... From the Tribune : Wolves are out of control, says Utah Sen. Allen Christensen, and the state's policy should be to kill them. Heck, he did. Went to Canada to bag one. It's at the taxidermist. And besides, Christensen says, passing a bill t...
Bob Aagard - Jan 23 - 4 clicks
From an email: January 21, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah –Seeing a genuine need for a better quality of representation from Utah’s leaders in Washington D.C., Christopher Stout (D-UT) will announce his candidacy for U.S. Senator on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at The Bad Ass Coffee Company, 3530 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah at 1:00 pm. “Senator Bennett is holding a seat in the U.S. Sena...
Bob Aagard - Jan 23 - 4 clicks
Liberal legislative lobbyists, Last week’s Citizen Lobbying Drinking Session put on by City Weekly filled the back room of the Piper Down and was as informative as it was fun. Thanks to the guest speakers, Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck, Eric Spreng of HEAL Utah, and Curtis Haring of Fair Boundaries. And thanks of course to City Weekly [...]...
Drinking Liberally of Salt Lake City - Jan 21 - 3 clicks
The Fair Boundaries Initiative to implement a less partisan and more honorable districting process in Utah now has an online petition to sign. Utahns, if you haven’t already done so, please sign! ...
A Liberal Mormon - Jan 21 - 2 clicks
In my home is a reminder of August 28, 2008, the night the Democratic Party nominated Barack Obama to become the 44th President of the United States -- a dozen flags waved enthusiastically as a symbol that America continues to progress in its respect for all our citizens. The evening was the culmination of historical moment that had begun forty-five years earlier and the message was declared by t...
Utah Democrats - Jan 18 - 3 clicks
Democratic State Party Chair Wayne Holland issued the following statement regarding the arrest of Senate Republican Leader Sheldon Killpack for suspicion of driving under the influence: “Senate Republican Leader Sheldon Killpack’s circumstances are tragic – for him and his family, his constituents and colleagues, and for the public who he may have endangered. We ask all Utahns...
Utah Democrats - Jan 15 - 4 clicks
Salt Lake City, UT – Democratic State Party Chair Wayne Holland issued the following statement regarding the arrest of Senate Republican Leader Sheldon Killpack for suspicion of driving under the influence: “Senate Republican Leader Sheldon Killpack’s circumstances are tragic – for him and his family, his constituents and colleagues, and for the public who he may have endangered. We ask al...
Utah Amicus - Jan 15 - 3 clicks
The world is abuzz with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. It’s hard for someone like me to really comprehend the scope of the tragedy of many of the stories coming from devastation. Most of us are not in a position to ourselves go and help out, but there are a number of worthy organizations participating [...] ...
A Liberal Mormon - Jan 15 - 3 clicks
Lobbying liberals, It’s the third Friday of the month so we wouldn’t normally meet, but this Friday (the 15th) we’re having a special event in conjunction with City Weekly’s “Citizen Lobbying Drinking Session“. City Weekly will have speakers who will provide tips on tracking down your legislators and communicating your most important issues to them, among [...]...
Drinking Liberally of Salt Lake City - Jan 14 - 2 clicks
Peter Corroon Announces Candidacy for Utah Governor from Donald Lewin Nelson on Vimeo . Video by Don Lewin Nelson ...
Utah Amicus - Jan 12 - 2 clicks
Mayor Peter Corroon talks about getting back to basics. Here is the first video message from the Corroon for Governor campaign. ...
Utah Democrats - Jan 12 - 3 clicks
SALT LAKE CITY, January 11, 2010 — The Utah House of Representatives Democratic Caucus Leadership Team announced today that they have provided an online survey of issues important to Utahns, and are looking for feedback from all of Utah's residents. The survey, which includes questions about Utah's state budget, proposed changes to Utah Employees retirement plans, Ethics reform, and other i...
Utah Amicus - Jan 11 - 2 clicks
Dear Democrats, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon will formally announce his plans to run for Governor of the State of Utah on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM on the South City Campus of Salt Lake Community College. The announcement will kick off a two-day statewide tour of Utah during which Mayor Corroon will travel to Ogden, St. George and ...
Utah Amicus - Jan 11 - 4 clicks
Outlook Our Air Quality here along the Wasatch Front is measured as the "worst" in the USA today. Unfortunately, no improvement is anticipated until Wednesday when a moderate sized Pacific storm will move through the Great Basin. Temperatures are moderating a little, but still remain below normal. In the northern Utah mountains we have a weather phenomenon known as the 'inversion', in wh...
RedStateBlues - Jan 10 - 3 clicks
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon will formally announce his plans to run for Governor of the State of Utah on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM on the South City Campus of Salt Lake Community College. The announcement will kick off a two-day statewide tour of Utah during which Mayor Corroon will travel to Ogden, St. George and Provo to discuss with Utahns his vision for Utah’s futur...
Utah Democrats - Jan 9 - 7 clicks
Craig Axford to lead Citizens Education Project Salt Lake City, UT – After nearly four and one-half years with the Utah State Democratic Party, Deputy Director Craig Axford has taken a position as the Executive Director for the Citizens Education Project (CEP). Axford came to the Utah Democratic Party as party of then DNC Chairman Howard Dean’s 50-state program in September of 2005. ...
Utah Amicus - Jan 8
