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I took a few days off for America’s Birthday. I got a new flag and bought 25 pair of socks. I LOVE new socks. ...
JM Bell - 11:22 a.m.
CAP, in the inbox: [...]London's Daily Telegraph reported last week that "[c]ompany records for 2008 show that ExxonMobil gave $75,000 to the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) in Dallas, Texas and $50,000 to the Heritage Foundation in Washington. It also gave $245,000 to the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington." Similarly, ExxonMobil has devoted million...
The Sidetrack - 10:58 a.m.
Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, David Clark, recently posted a poll on his political blog “Speaker Clark” asking his readers who they thought would be best fit to handle the redistricting process: The Governor, The Legislature, The Supreme Court, or An Independent Commission. Clark, being a strong supporter of the Legislative option, clearly [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - 7:24 a.m.
Just to name his more recent aliases. I’m back! Thanks Glenn for keeping things interesting while was gone. Hows it hanging? In case you are interested, you can find Glenn in either Yelm (home) or Vancouver (work), Washington (click to see more). ...
One Utah - Sat 3:28 p.m.
Some time ago, I wrote a post which I intended to be the first in a series on the separation of Church and State, “Separation of Church and State: A Founding Principle.” I had intended to shortly continue the series, but events required me to scale back my blogging time and postpone the sequel. Today [...] ...
A Liberal Mormon - Sat 11:45 a.m.
American patriotism is not the vanguard of one political philosophy or party, indeed American patriotism can be defined by its utter indefinability. This is because, like the rest of our nation, patriotism is an amalgamation of many ideas and people with only one defining attribute at its core: the love of the nation that allows [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Fri 11:49 p.m.
Sarah Palin has never exactly been a stellar public speaker but this speech is awful beyond the telling. There’s all kinds of speculation already on the web about her resignation. Despite her comments in the video, TPM quotes a tweet from earlier that reads: We’ll soon attach info on decision to not seek re-election… [...]...
One Utah - Fri 4:24 p.m.
With the July 4 holiday upon us, I find myself pondering questions of patriotism. What does it mean to love one’s country? What does it mean to be a patriot? In what ways do patriots act? Patriotism is a love of country. Simple enough. Right? Well, okay, not so much. Loving [...]...
One Utah - Fri 12:41 p.m.
There is just no pleasing some people. We all recall the recent dust up regarding the Public Safety Building (PSB) being located on Library Square. Mayor Becker, seeing the writing on the wall, backed down from this plan in what I feel was a win for his transparent government style. Not ignoring the fact that we [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Fri 8:07 a.m.
Dear Abby: My father is a businessman who travels. Each time he returns from one of his trips, his shoes and trousers are covered with blood— but he never forgets to bring me a nice present; Should I say something? Signed, America. --Tony Hoagland, "Hard Rain" Unless you count yourself among those who own stock in or are employed by the companies that federal, state, and local...
Liberty for Utahns - Thu 6:45 p.m.
I've written before about the animated feature " The Philosophy of Liberty ," by professor of economics and political science Ken Schoolland . The eight-minute video has now been posted to YouTube . It deserves your thoughtful consideration this election season. read more ...
Liberty for Utahns - Thu 6:45 p.m.
The warden says 'The exodus sold.' If you want a way out... Silver and gold, silver and gold. -- U2, "Silver & Gold" "Nothing restrains a central government like sound money." -- Thomas DiLorenzo News Item : U.S Mint bans melting pennies, nickels The motivation for the melting and export ban of U.S. pennies and nickels is the reality that the market value for the coin...
Liberty for Utahns - Thu 6:45 p.m.
"Big Brother is Watching You" --From a poster in George Orwell's 1984 Those who defend the ability of the political class to peek into the most private affairs of ordinary Americans routinely invoke the mantra, "I have nothing to hide." Of the few problems with this standard, one is that the political class regularly enlarges the list of outlawed conduct beyond common law inju...
Liberty for Utahns - Thu 6:45 p.m.
" Civic and Character Education (2) The Legislature recognizes that ... (f) the happiness and security of American society relies upon the public virtue of its citizens which requires a united commitment to a moral social order where self-interests are willingly subordinated to the greater common good. . . . (3) "[S]tudents shall be taught ... obedience to law[.]" -- Utah Code section 53...
Liberty for Utahns - Thu 6:45 p.m. - 3 clicks 
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops… – Norman Maclean On Independence Day I’m taking a raft down the San Juan River again, for the first [...]...
One Utah - Thu 5:22 p.m.
Calculated Risk: On the '00s (the "Naughts") ... Employment Dec 1999: 130.53 million Employment Jun 2009: 131.69 million A gain of just 1.16 million. What are the odds that the economy loses another 1.16 million jobs over the next 6 months? Pretty high. That would mean no net jobs added to the economy for the naughts: Naught for the Naughts! And for the stock market? S&P 500, Dec 31, 1999:...
The Sidetrack - Thu 3:20 p.m.
So seriously, I’m having a down with people kind of day. I feel that I’ve spent a huge chunk of my day comforting a bunch of hypersensitive crybabies who are all upset about . . . nothing. I’m afraid that humanity is tap dancing on my last nerve. ...
One Utah - Wed 7:37 p.m.
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JM Bell - Wed 5:33 p.m. - 4 clicks
What I can’t understand is why Republicans can’t see it, the answer to all their problems, the answer that God has been holding out to them on a platter and fairly shoving up their noses, those long and elevated noses, since the 1850s. Why let a handsome, Bible-quoting, southern gentleman like Mark Sanford, who clearly [...]...
One Utah - Wed 3:44 p.m.
Many Utah Amicus readers where first introduced to Rick Koerber and his Free Capitalist Project on The Utah Amicus post, 30 Pieces of PCE Silver, which featured a letter put out by The Free Capitalist Project on behalf of the pro-voucher group, Parent’s for Choice in Education (PCE). In that letter PCE offered money to [...]...
The Utah Amicus - Wed 2:52 p.m. - 4 clicks
The law that no one but the Minute Men and a few lawmakers wanted, but no one had the integrity to vote against in an election year. Utah Legislature: Solving problems that don't exist for more than two decades! ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Wed 11:27 a.m. - 4 clicks
He has written editorials about it. He recently left this post on his blog and allowed Utahns the opportunity to take the following poll. Of the organizations listed below, which to you feel is best suited to conduct redistricting after the 2010 census? The Governor The Legislature A Commission The State Supreme Court When I last checked, before the poll was pulled, [...]...
The Utah Amicus - Tue 10:05 p.m. - 6 clicks
I wrote earlier about a poll that Dave Clark had on his “blog” about redistricting. He obviously expected to be visited by sycophants and instead heard from real Utahns, so, like any Utah Republican’t – he removed the poll because his point of view was getting waffle stomped. Way to keep the “run and hide” traditions [...]...
JM Bell - Tue 10:05 p.m. - 3 clicks
H/t to Jason Williams of The Sidetrack and KVNU For The People via Facebook (thanks Jason, for bringing this to our attention): Speaker Clark is taking a poll on his website about whether people believe that the legislature, the governor, an independent commission or the state supreme court should be in charge of redistricting. There is one [...]...
One Utah - Tue 4:01 p.m. - 6 clicks
Some you God fearing folks such as myself may not be aware that sin is soon upon our fair state. You see, effective midnight tonight, our great state of Deseret will soon be barraged by unseemly individuals who want nothing more than to take down the very fabric of our society. They claim that they [...]...
Drinking Liberally of Salt Lake City - Tue 4:01 p.m. - 5 clicks
The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Norm Coleman’s challenge to the election results and has ordered that Al Franken may be seated as U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Congratulations to Al. It’s been a long time coming and many months overdue. ...
One Utah - Tue 1:24 p.m.
J.M. Bell: - I just set the TiVo for Pitchmen and then he dies. So – what – God couldn’t take the Sham-Wow guy? Curtis: – you could try to resurrect him through the power of oxy-clean. J.M. Bell: – LMFAO (h/t – ROFLazzi) ...
JM Bell - Tue 1:24 p.m.
Speaker Clark from the Utah Legislature is hosting a little poll on his website. Of the organizations listed below, which to you feel is best suited to conduct redistricting after the 2010 census? The Governor The Legislature A Commission The State Supreme Court Take a moment – Left, right or in denial – but take a moment and vote in Speaker [...]...
JM Bell - Tue 1:24 p.m. - 5 clicks
from TPM: The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from 2008 — and it’s a unanimous one — deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman’s appeal of his defeat in the election trial and affirming the lower court’s verdict that Democratic comedian Al Franken is the legitimate [...]...
JM Bell - Tue 1:24 p.m.
Some you God fearing folks such as myself may not be aware that sin is soon upon our fair state. You see, effective midnight tonight, our great state of Deseret will soon be barraged by unseemly individuals who want nothing more than to take down the very fabric of our society. They claim [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Tue 10:40 a.m. - 7 clicks
Spencer Ackerman observes that very little has changed overnight in Iraq. The U.S. still has 131,000 troops in country, and their mission is the same as it was yesterday. Iraqis are celebrating anyway. “Don’t tell them today is just another day,” writes Ackerman. The Washington Post reported jubilation in Baghdad: [T]he virtual absence of [...]...
One Utah - Tue 10:07 a.m.
Ah! The danger of satire is that sometimes it can so encapsulate the truth of an issue so accurately that the target becomes unaware that they’re being teased. Take a look at the Colbert Report’s right-wing demo break down sometime. So – enter HAARM. I got my link to their brilliant website from two places – [...]...
JM Bell - Tue 10:07 a.m.
Oh, my! When you wish upon a star … While this ticket would dominate in Utah … I’m nearly sure that they’d loose the other 49. ...
JM Bell - Mon 9:48 p.m. - 7 clicks
The tapes. Just take a look at the most recent harvest from the tapes that the Nixon Presidential Library has released from the early months of 1973. The impressive thing is that even in the smallest details, the obsessive nastiness and criminality of the bigger picture is further delineated. The foulness of Nixon's mind was not "compartmentalized" between one issue and another. For examp...
The Sidetrack - Mon 3:34 p.m.
It was bad enough that last Friday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a so-called climate change bill that, if it becomes law, would actually eliminate the EPA’s existing authority to regulate greenhouse gases, create licenses to pollute, give these away for free, and let Wall Street billionaires profit from them. What’s worse is, [...]...
One Utah - Mon 2:21 p.m.
From MSNBC - NEW YORK – Bernard Madoff was sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison after apologizing to victims for a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme that the judge called “extraordinarily evil.” U.S. District Judge Denny Chin handed down the maximum allowable sentence in a New York courthouse packed with his victims and the press. Defense attorneys had [...]...
JM Bell - Jun 29
This is a daily post page for an artist I know – he’s only going by “Ev” on this blog, so, I’ll keep his real name to myself for the time being. Needless to say, he’s a very talented guy. If he stays true to the title of his blog, there’ll be a new drawing [...]...
JM Bell - Jun 29
By Tom Grover One of the greatest features of American democracy is that each of us is equal before the law. Not only are we equal in terms of the rights that are protected, but we are also equal in terms of punishment. Justice is blind, or at least it is supposed to be. Whether prince [...]...
The Utah Amicus - Jun 29
Brought to you by the Kaiser Family Foundation. ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Jun 29
Left of the Dial – TODAY – 4pm MST – www.ksl.com/radio – 1160am – 102.7fm – Talking about Waxman’s “The American Clean Energy and Security Act” that passed – 219 – 212 – yesterday. ...
JM Bell - Jun 29
Obama has been getting quite a bit of flack for the way he has handled the recent Iranian election fiasco. From the inflammatory neocon pundits like Limbaugh, Hannity, and Coulter, to the Republican politicians like Dana Rohrabacher, Richard Perle, Mitt Romney, Lindsey Graham, Charles Grassley, and John McCain are angry that Obama has not been [...] ...
A Liberal Mormon - Jun 26
WI: The president’s semi-active Twitter account just sent out this message: The House is voting on a historic clean energy bill today. Have you called your representative about it? http://bit.ly/aWcDK Twitter has been burning up with conservative and Republican messages telling followers how to call to ask their representatives for “no” votes on the bill. This is notable beca...
The Sidetrack - Jun 26
I woke up today old. Not OLD old, as my kids would say, but still old. The “wow, Mom, you must have been around with the dinosaurs” kind of old. Of course, I didn’t realize it until I heard the astonishing news that Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, and icon of my youth and [...]...
Trapped by the Mormons - Jun 25
UDP's Todd Taylor : The net of our current "free market" system is a tacit agreement between insurers and care providers. The insurers take the premiums and profits from statistically healthier groups while providers financially squeeze the uninsured and underinsured remainder into poverty or bankruptcy. The result is that nearly two-thirds of U.S. bankruptcies are health care-related. Su...
The Sidetrack - Jun 25 - 2 clicks
Click Here for More Information Justice Requires Accountability! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=90585248619&ref=mf 450 South State Street, Salt Lake City June 25, 5 pm Music by Shades of Gray and Emma’s Revolution Event Speakers: •Emcee: Troy Williams, KRCL •Rocky Anderson- Executive Director, High Road for Human Rights. •Linda Gustitus- President, the National Religious Campaign Agai...
JM Bell - Jun 25 - 6 clicks
From Think Progress - Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) was one of President Clinton’s harshest critics in the 1990s, an “impeachment ‘manager’ who attacked the moral failings of the president.” However, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Inglis says that while he has since recognized that nobody’s perfect, his party is still clinging to its [...]...
JM Bell - Jun 25
I’m pretty sure I have this plan right now. Well, I have the “Don’t Have Gotten Hurt, Ever” Health Plan. At least it has more depth than their Economic Recovery Plan. ...
JM Bell - Jun 25
Take your pick . If this were the first time -- or anywhere close to it -- we might be able to chalk this one up as an inadvertent mistake. But this isn't the first time Fox News has tried to label a Republican facing a tremendous scandal a Democrat. Back in 2006, during the heat of the Mark Foley scandal, Fox labeled the embattled Republican "D-FL" -- the same type of "mistake" they made wi...
The Sidetrack - Jun 24
Just got word from Democracy for America that I've been granted a Netroots Nation scholarship to attend. The conference (formerly known as YearlyKos) will be in Pittsburgh, PA, August 13th through the 16th. Only a partial agenda of events is available currently, but I'd welcome feedback from the Utah blogosphere and politicos on what events to attend. From what I am told, it's impossible to...
The Sidetrack - Jun 24 - 3 clicks
I got this email from The Sidetrack’s Jason Williams (JasonThe): Thanks to everyone who endorsed my Democracy for America scholarship application. I’m excited to tell everyone that I have been selected, and will be traveling to Pittsburgh, PA for the Netroots Nation conference, August 13-16. I’m sending a link to the scheduled training/seminar events listed (so [...]...
JM Bell - Jun 24 - 6 clicks
Swing State Project (emphasis mine): UT-Sen : Democrats nailed down a candidate in dark-red Utah, not a likely place for a pickup but somewhere we want to be standing by to clean up in case the Republican primary turns into an insane bloodbath: Sam Granato, the head of the state Liquor Control Board. Speaking of which, a third challenger just got into the GOP primary against long-time incum...
The Sidetrack - Jun 24 - 4 clicks
On the far right of the public opinion center, to be exact. [...] in effect voters support the health care plan jointly released by three House committees last week, which relies on a combination of subsidies and regulation to achieve universal coverage, and introduces a public plan to compete with insurers and hold down costs. Yet it remains all too possible that health care reform will fail, ...
The Sidetrack - Jun 23 - 2 clicks
I pulled the following links off THE SIDETRACK Blog. Last year Jason and Craig helped the Party transfer our convention videos to YouTube, and this year they actually took their own video. Between Jason, Craig, and Donald Lewin Nelson I think we have some great coverage of the 2009 Utah Democratic Convention. Thanks to all [...]...
The Utah Amicus - Jun 23 - 8 clicks
Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention 2009 Murray, UT Opening Remarks, Chairman Wayne Holland, Jr Welcome, Convention Chair and Outgoing Vice-Chair Rob Miller Congressman Jim Matheson Welcome to Murray City, Murray City Mayor Dan Snarr Welcome from Salt Lake County, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon Democratic National Committee Member Reports: Patrice Arent &am...
The Sidetrack - Jun 23 - 2 clicks
That's right, the Michele Bachmann comic book is finally out. TPM has a review . And just in case you're not familiar with Bachman, here's a little background. Oh, ya, here are some of here votes and statements . ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Jun 23
The Man of Steele, via Political Wire : "So if it's a cost problem, it's easy: Get the people in a room who have the most and the most direct impact on cost, and do the deal. Do the deal. It's not that complicated. If it's an access question, people don't have access to health care, then figure out who they are, and give them access! Hello?! Am I missing something here?" No shit, Mike. You wa...
The Sidetrack - Jun 23
The race for the chairmanship of the Utah Democratic party by Jeff Bell has always been an uphill battle. Unfortunately Jeff's presentation didn't work out as planned while all of Utah's blogosphere stood behind him on stage at the Utah Democratic Convention this weekend. This is really sad and I hope the delegates get an opportunity to look at Jeff's presentation. It is pretty p...
Wasatch Watcher - Jun 21 - 7 clicks
Iranian College Student’s computer, destroyed by militia forces The tumultuous times in Iran are of major importance to our world, and these events do deserve their own recognition. But once the dust settles, for better or for worse, one thing will become clear: this was the internets first example of its true potential. Over the past [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Jun 21
Now that I have had a day to catch my breath, take a nap, and sit down in front of my lappy to type this out, I feel that it is important for Utah Democrats to analyze the events that took place yesterday at the state convention. First, I want to extend a very heartfelt congratulations [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Jun 21 - 5 clicks
Politics » Matheson, Corroon remain mum on their decisions. By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Murray » Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Holland struck a confident tone Saturday after being re-elected to a second term, predicting a Democrat will win the statehouse in 2010. “I’m not sure which one it was, but I think our next governor was in [...]...
The Utah Amicus - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
Along with all this miserable rain, we’ve had some pretty kick-ass thunderstorms, and on June 15, LIGHTNING struck the Angel Moroni on the top of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. I figured this would be BIG NEWS, but it wasn’t. It just sort of floated away, mostly ignored by Utahns, who would surely take a lightning [...]...
Trapped by the Mormons - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Adam Gregg, internet and publication designer for the Utah State Democratic Party kicked our very butts (all except Bob, maybe) on tweeting, blogging, and staring intently at a laptop throughout the majority of the convention. We could not keep up. ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Jun 20 - 2 clicks
I tried to get a picture of the party's communications guru slash convention volunteer chair slash Deputy Director slash whatever else needs doin' person on the move, Craig Axford, but never got one that didn't come out like this. ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Jun 20
A Outpouring of POSITIVE Support! There’s a reason why nearly every elected Democratic official in Utah is endorsing Wayne Holland–because what he’s doing is working. By boldly pushing this party forward, and with a consistently positive campaign message, Wayne has earned the support of Utah Democrats. We are happy to announce the following endorsements: NATIONAL DELEGATES: Kurt [...]...
The Utah Amicus - Jun 19 - 4 clicks
A Powerful Force for Unity Wayne Holland is a powerful force for unity in the Utah Democratic Party. We are a stronger, smarter, more organized party with Wayne at the helm. He has the vision and the leadership to channel the growing pockets of democratic energy into a powerful coalition for change in Utah. Wayne’s [...]...
The Utah Amicus - Jun 19 - 5 clicks
Google PPB: Video clips that capture the chaos and rioting in the streets of Iran's capital, Tehran, have been streaming into YouTube for the past four days. Even though YouTube appears to be blocked in Iran -- the site is experiencing a small fraction of the traffic levels it normally receives from Iran (around 10%) -- we continue to see videos being uploaded to the site that document city str...
The Sidetrack - Jun 19
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman : In Goodman's program , as well as in her column and the three bestselling books she has co-authored with her brother, David Goodman, she also accuses the mainstream media of dangerous laziness in its reliance on so-called "pundits." "We need to bring out the voices of people who think outside the box, [and include] creative thinkers, [and] people at the gra...
The Sidetrack - Jun 19
You know what pisses me off? People who use dirty campaign tactics. A short while ago, I received an email stating that “Wayne Holland” was following me on Twitter, somewhat confused (as Wayne was already following me on Twitter), I clicked on it only to find this twitter page. Do we need a reminder on what [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Jun 19
I just wanted to let you all to my new side project AWinningCampaign.com; a website designed to offer Democrats advice on how to run successful campaigns by giving them an idea about where to start and where to go when first running. I encourage you all to check it out and offer topic suggestions. The page [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Jun 19
The end draws nigh From Wired (emphasis added by me): Robot Identifies Human Flesh As Bacon Let the robot holocaust commence: robots think we taste like bacon. Researchers at NEC System technologies and Mie University have designed the cute little guy to the right: a metal man gastronomist, “an electromechanical sommelier”, capable of identifying wines, cheeses, meats and hors [...]...
Blue in Red Zion - Jun 16
Not to be confused with supporting integrity, despite his use of the word. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, argued a second time Tuesday that the House should appoint a special panel to investigate what Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew of alleged torture techniques and whether the CIA lied to her as she claimed. But Bishop's resolution calling for a probe -- similar to another one he tried in May -- failed on...
The Sidetrack - Jun 16 - 7 clicks
I had planned to write something on this since Jeff Bell announced his candidacy for state party chair, but never gotten around to it. I have blogger ADHD. To be honest, my real reason is that, while I enjoy and encourage other bloggers to endorse, it always seemed pretentious to do it myself. Jeff (Presser), Craig, and myself are but three political junkies working collectively inside but on...
The Sidetrack - Jun 16
"Lincoln was a master politician, which means that he was a consummate conniver, manipulator, and liar." --Murray Rothbard, "Just War" As the Party of Lincoln's Utah affiliates gather this month to pay tribute to their murdered -- and murderous -- namesake, local corporate statists will genuflect before one of their own who employed political means to enrich himself, Larry H. Mil...
Liberty for Utahns - Jun 16 - 6 clicks
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." --H.L. Mencken As the handiwork of the 2007 General Session of the State of Utah's Legislature comes online , Utahns have until April 29th to find the exits , or prepare for the next assault upon civil society by the political class . One tool used by the members of civ...
Liberty for Utahns - Jun 16 - 5 clicks
"So long as libertarians withhold their consent from conservative politicians, those politicians can't win." -- Ryan Sager , columnist and blogger for the New York Post and RealClearPolitics.com In the American political theory classic, Federalist 10 , author James Madison proposed controls on the effects of factions: If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supp...
Liberty for Utahns - Jun 16
Utah's political class convenes to divide up the loot "Government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods." --H.L. Mencken, Minority Report: H.L. Mencken's Notebooks The Utah Legislature 's 45-day general session runs from January 15th to February 28th. Special interests -- which contributed 95.7 percent of all campaign donat...
Liberty for Utahns - Jun 16 - 6 clicks
In today's "election scorecard" column from conservative commentator George Will: Four years ago all eight Mountain West states -- Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming -- had Republican governors. If Democrat Bill Ritter wins Colorado's governorship,......
Western Democrat (Utah) - Jun 16 - 5 clicks
Jonathan Singer over at MyDD notes that in Utah, the Republican dominance (once over 50 percent in voter identification) is beginning to show some cracks. Maybe Utah Republicans are beginning to realize that all those questions about Mitt Romney's religion......
Western Democrat (Utah) - Jun 16 - 5 clicks
This is wonderful: The New West Project, headquartered in Denver, will conduct research and develop strategies to secure and exploit recent Democratic gains in the Western states, party sources said. At least four Western governors - Janet Napolitano of Arizona,......
Western Democrat (Utah) - Jun 16
To quote Buffalo Springfield, "there's something happening here". Post-election, Western Democrats have made great gains in the states, building strong majorities in the legislatures and taking or retaining several governorships. Here's a look at the numbers, courtesy of NCSL. ArizonaPre-Election......
Western Democrat (Utah) - Jun 16
Christian Burridge lays out his positions of a variety on a variety of issues. Jenny Brundin interviews Christian Burridge on KUER's Morning Edition. Listen Here. ...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16
Recently the media and members of the community have pointed out Rep. Cannon's lack of authenticity with regard to his comments about the Foley scandal. "It is like he is trying to sell thirsty people in the desert sand while telling them it is water," said Krell Cook a resident of South Jordan. "People see it as spin and are outraged at Cannon's lack of respect of the intelligence of the people ...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16
Burridge in Dist. 3: Replace Cannon with a vigorous Utah Democrat Tribune Editorial Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated:10/26/2006 09:01:27 PM MDT Rep. Chris Cannon has served five terms in Congress with little to show for it. It's time for a change. His opponent in the 3rd Congressional District, Democrat Christian Burridge, is an articulate young attorney who practices cons...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16 - 2 clicks
Check out the Daily Herald comments re: Cannon's outburst . Our quote of the day goes to cfreanor who summed up the issue: [Y]ou can see that Burridge was not attacking Cannon. He was simply drawing the local connection to an issue that plagues this Nation and Congress. He was not inferring that Cannon had anything to do with Abramoff and he was not saying that everyone in Cannon's offic...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16
Dear Friends, Well, we worked hard, did our best, and we had a respectable showing. But at the end of the day I was not able to reach enough voters to get new representation in Utah's 3rd. I would like to thank all 51,017 of you that voted for me--a 31-year-old political novice who has never before sought political office. I appreciate your prayers and hopes that you placed in me. I hold your tr...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16 - 3 clicks
New polling data show that Dems are opening a wide lead to take control of the United States House of Representatives. According to a recent USA Today Gallup Poll Americans nationwide will vote for Democrats 59% over Republicans 36% as of October 8. This compares to a September 17th poll where both parties were tied at 48%. See USA Today/Gallup poll. Also, according to a CBS New York Ti...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16
Christian Burridge for Congress launched a new ad today about the federal debt. The ad discusses how Christian, a consumer rights lawyer, sees overwhelming debts in the personal lives of ordinary citizens and discusses how Washington has a culture of mortgaging our children's future. ...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16
Top 10 songs on Christian's MyPod: 10. Hurt-Jonny Cash 9. Fix you- Coldplay 8. Come with me-Puff Daddy 7. Someday soon-Doves 6. Stay-Dave Matthews Band 5. Waiting on the world to change-John Mayer 4. Your beautiful-James Blunt 3. Here it goes again-Ok Go 2. Chocolate-Snow Patrol 1. We're not gonna take it--Twisted Sister ...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16
Mayor Peter Corroon cordially invites you to join him when he hosts Christian Burridge, Candidate for U.S. Congress. Date: October 3, 2006 Location: The Pie Pizzeria Address: 10627 S. Redwood Road South Jordan, UT Cost: Suggested Donation $75, All Donations Accepted RSVP by September 28 Call Joe at 801.349.2803, or email him at rsvp@burridgeforcongress.com ...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16 - 5 clicks
The Cannon for Congress website states, Elections are about comparing candidates, their experience, their records, and their stands on the issues. This campaign should not be waged solely through advertising and paid “messaging”. We need to actually talk about the issues, to give voters and each other the opportunity to challenge our stands, understand our backgrounds and hear first-hand...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16
Chris Cannon hid from his record today when he interrupted Democrat Christian Burridge in a debate hosted by the Daily Herald . Christian Burridge was explaining his position on ethics reform in a open-issue statement period at the end of the debate. Christian explained that the Congress needs to reform the revolving door between lobbying firms and congressional offices by putting time bans in b...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16 - 4 clicks
Check out the comment boards at KSL and the Daily Herald about how Utahns are ready to replace Rep. Chris Cannon with Christian Burridge. The comments speak for themselves. Time to Fire the Cannon! ...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16 - 4 clicks
Cannon shouted down Christian Burridge statements when he didn't like what he heard on Friday afternoon. The following is the Daily Herald account: Debate ends in shouting match ALAN CHOATE - Daily Herald The conclusion of a debate between candidates for Utah's 3rd Congressional District became heated Friday when one participant tried to link the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon, to a lo...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16 - 5 clicks
Watch Take 2, Sunday @ 11:00 a.m., on KUTV Channel 2, when Christian Burridge takes on Rep. Chris Cannon in their first debate. This debate will be moderated by Rod Decker and will take calls live on the air. ...
Christian Burridge for Congress - Jun 16 - 4 clicks
Sort of. This exchange between Craig and Cameron is probably one of the most substantial debates on our economic policy I've seen in quite some time. If this were happening in the House and Senate, imagine the progress possible. Or maybe I'm just saying that because it's fun to watch my co-SideTracker hand a winger filled to the brim with the predictable talking points a good, ol' fashioned ...
The Sidetrack - Jun 15
Nothing in politics can be predicted with 100% accuracy. But many things in politics play out with a sense of comic justice. Like this . To reread the major political books from the years around Bush's reelection is to be plunged, as if into a cold pool, back into a world of Democratic gloom and anxiety. Those books were linked by the common belief that Republicans had established a thin but du...
The Sidetrack - Jun 15
What? Shouting "free market" and "SOCIALISM!" doesn't address real issues Americans care about? Imagine my surprise. So the next question here is "who" exactly is Mark Shurtleff "taking back America" for? ____________________________________________________ ...
The Sidetrack - Jun 15 - 6 clicks
As a citizen concerned about Utah's air quality, and current representative of environmental interests on the Utah Air Quality Board, I'm delighted with the air quality recommendations in the report http://www.doi.gov/utahreport/ released June 11 in response to Senator Bennett's request to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. This "Hayes Report" which Salazar commissioned addresses the co...
Wasatch Watcher - Jun 14 - 6 clicks
There's probably a diagnostic code in the DSM for someone who voluntarily reads comments on the KSL.com forums (masochist comes to mind). I am often scared amazed at the sheer hostility exhibited by posters there, but at least they're consistent, I told myself. Not so. On the artifact-indictment case, we are mystified by the number of people shrugging, "Everyone does it," or "It's a dumb law,...
Voice of Utah - Jun 12 - 5 clicks
{ First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru . } While 2010 will be chock-full of exciting races at all levels of government. In 2009, though, there will be two marquee races across the country: the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Republicans are favored in both races, but both races should come down to the wire, and Democrats can hold both seats - with your help. I...
Wasatch Watcher - Jun 12
Well, thinking about it anyway. It has RAINED for days, with no sign of stopping. That’s not entirely true. It has stopped for a few minutes at a time. Then it comes back. The forecast for the weekend is wet and bleak with a 90 percent chance of wet and bleak, and possible rain and [...]...
Trapped by the Mormons - Jun 11
Slow news day? That's the assumption when one sees a Tribune article about something that Sen. Orrin Hatch almost did that would warrant an article if he had done it, which he didn't. Sen. Hatch almost hit a pedestrian. He did the same thing that every one of us has experienced at one time or the other: come uncomfortably close to an unseen bicyclist or pedestrian with our car, and then s...
Voice of Utah - Jun 10 - 5 clicks
We're still amazed that our state legislators, who purport to decry government spending for private purposes, happily gifted their real-estate developer buddies with an almost gone $6,000 taxpayer-funded incentive for the purchase of new, unlived-in homes ( i.e. , for developers, not the poor schmucks trying to sell their existing homes). Other than the dollar amounts, how is this different...
Voice of Utah - Jun 10 - 2 clicks
