One Utah

Not on my normal computer this a.m. so this will be a little rough.
Rolly  http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4714290) this morning reports on former Utah governor and current Bush Administration shill Mike Leavitt’s wingnut nomination Eric Keroack - the man opposed to birth control who is supposed to run the Federal Government’s family planning program. I’m glad to [...]

….there’s no place like god-blessed America.
President Bush’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
As Americans gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, we give thanks for the many ways that our nation and our people have been blessed.At this time of great promise for America, we are grateful for the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution and defended [...]

I weep for the body of Christ.
Via Pam at pandagon, I read the North Carolina Southern Baptist convention has agreed by 2/3 vote to deny membership to any church that admits “practicing gays” to membership.
On Tuesday, the state Baptist convention approved the so-called Sanderson motion, expelling churches that welcome practicing gays as members. The motion [...]

For those who haven’t been keeping up with Marshall Thompson’s walk to advocate an end to the war in Iraq, he recently went to Washington, D.C. for the last day of his journey. Check out his journal for full details.
Although very skeptical of the hyperpartisanship on Capitol Hill, Marshall met with Senator Barbara Boxer, [...]

You choose. Holly Mullen has a piece on the newly named Delta Center (now Energy Solutions Arena) in today’s Salt Lake Tribune, including a poll to help choose a nickname for it:
What should Utahns nickname Larry H. Miller’s newly christened EnergySolutions Arena?
Glow in the Dark Park
The Tox Box
Nuclear Winner Stadium
Nukeback Mountai
Meltdown Manor
The Fallout Shelter
Plutonium [...]

I wrote about this story here. here. It looks like our Taser Man is quite the icon of law enforcement.
Article
I patrol this area the same way I would want someone to patrol the neighborhoods where I live,” he said. “People make allegations against cops all the time. Saying one thing and proving it are [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Thanks to We have failed our duty as citizens…

I’ve read The Huffington Post everyday for two years. Go there NOW. 9:16 p.m. I have never…
I’ve added a new tag just for this post. I have a feeling we’ll be using it a lot in the next several years.

He won’t listen to his Dad.
He only listens to the evil one Cheney.
Some of the headlines
Lebanon [...]

I was inspired by Cliff’s excellent God Gap post earlier today, where he links to a 1999 Bush speech that was part of the now-forgotten GOP “compassionate conservatism” meme. Here’s a key quote from that old speech:
[O]ur nation must get beyond two narrow mindsets. The first is that government provides the only real compassion. [...]

Bill Sali of Idaho is off to a roaring start as one of 13 new Republican congress critters. He showed up at the WRONG caucus meeting. He’s been voted President of the Freshman class of Republicans.
“If you want to debate this, I’ll put the House at ease and we can go back into [...]