One Utah

Last night, KUED re-aired the locally produced documentary Outside, about the lives and experiences of four homeless youth in Salt Lake City.
I know there are homeless people in Salt Lake City. I know there are homeless teens and young adults in Salt Lake City. I’ve advocated for better services for the homeless. [...]

What a pleasant surprise to wake up to. Arguably one of the most shameless and despicable Republicans in modern history has been unceremoniously sent packing.
We’ve done our best over the years to hurt soon-to-be-FORMER Congressman Chris Cannon, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine Utah republicans would do the deed themselves.
But did [...]

Live their lives as if it is someone else’s job to make them happy and listen to them cry when they’re not.

In the last week, I’ve started and deleted about a dozen posts on a wide array of topics. The problem isn’t a paucity of topics but a wealth of them. There is simply so much to be addressed.
In Marc Hauser’s book Moral Minds he explores a series of moral dilemnas around the concept [...]

They’ll be going back underground soon.
I found this while looking for a better version of the Artur Davis/McClellan session.
Watch the white racist squirm like a stuck pig.

Accept the ones that will hang if he talks. Thats how the Republicans are. They suck up to the guy in power, in the moment…and bail at the first sign of trouble. We are presently witnessing the desertion of Bush. But where ever will they run now? Certainly not McCain.
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Thanks Leo for the tip. Personally, I see no place for pure libertarianism on this planet. Its light began to fade when the transcontinental railroad opened.
Nevertheless, this article speaks to the danger of the current Republican response to the SCOTUS case. Bad decision they say…as would have Hitler.
From the Future of Freedom [...]

Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee, has announced his support of H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 that passed the House of Representatives yesterday.
Obama has caved on an important constitutional issue and has given us a window into his governance as President, i.e. triangulation. Back in September, Obama vowed to [...]

This morning, 105 Democrats voted for the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, including our own Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) (R-UT). This legislation is unconstitutional and a total capitulation to White House claims of unlimited executive power. It also stymies future efforts to investigate the full extent of the Bush administration’s illegal surveillance activities. [...]

By Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — The Army general who led the investigation into prisoner abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison accused the Bush administration Wednesday of committing “war crimes” and called for those responsible to be held to account.

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This is a first for me, a light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel post about Iraq. Whether or not the light is an oncoming freight train depends on whether or not you view withdrawal of combat forces as an admission of defeat, as Senator John McCain does.
There are two significant, and perhaps converging, developments to report. First, Senator [...]

After 55 years they are finally, legally married.