One Utah

FYI- An Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted this week found the president’s approval rating has dropped to 33 percent, matching his low in May.

Following months and years of denial, Bush now all but admits that he and his subordinates have engaged in war crimes. America should impeach the bum now and, if he shows remorse, spare him imprisonment or worse as provided by statute.
On the other hand, who cares?
A “war crime” means any conduct:
(1) defined as a grave […]

It’s minimally heartening to see that even Condolezza has a “sell-out” limit. Not that it is forgivable, but it is understandable that a black women might decide to compromise her principles and training and develop a certain capacity for selling-out in order to succeed in a white man’s world.
Stolen from here. Secretary of State […]

If you live in Iron County and haven’t heard about the recent 1300% water district / property tax hike and the surrounding uproar, you are probably living under a rock, and not in Iron County.
It goes something like this: Last year, the water conservancy district charged a .000094 tax rate. So on a $200,000 […]

Congratulations to KSL Newsradio for winning an Edward R Murrow award for its website.
I find it not just ironic, but disturbing that anything associated with KSL would win an award bearing the name of Edward R. Murrow, a man know for “honesty and integrity in delivering the news” and a “series of TV news reports […]

Whereas in the past, I had to respond to stupid letters to the editor with one of my own and taken my chances it would be published. No longer. This letter appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune today.
Dear Mr. Riordan,
Before you defend your letter suggesting ANYONE refrain from critcizing your president Bush, please view […]

This is recent video of rockets being delivered and launched from civilain homes in Kana and Kafe in Southern Lebanon. For obvious reasons, we are concerned that this kind of information is not delivered by your US media. These terrorists are experts after many years in manipulating American media, and your media are […]

Dear Salt Lake City residents:
Below is the speech I gave last Friday announcing I would not seek reelection as your mayor. After I complete my second term as Mayor, I plan to pursue grassroots advocacy work on climate change and human rights. It has been my deepest privilege to serve the citizens of this great […]

I received several comments to my previous post on the working poor. Emily Hollingshead shared a recent experience she had at a meeting which was attended by many Utah politicians. One line in particular caught my attention. I hope Emily does not mind if I quote her.
I was shocked to hear some of our legislators […]

Jacques and Elisha. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) seem to be moving far beyond attacking Hezbollah. As much as I am an ardent Zionist, it is becoming difficult to difficult to defend their actions. I hope you can help me understand the justification for the destruction of infrastructure etc.
Help! Cliff

Just a few days ago the House of Representatives passed a bill increasing the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour over the next three years. The bill is rather controversial, including both the minimum wage increase and big reductions in the estate tax.
While I listened to the radio report on the bill, I was […]