Archive for the 'Utah Politics' Category

Government, Your Partner in Reproduction: A Modest Proposal

Monday, July 21st, 2008

According to Paul “Sorry-ma’am-this-is-my-job-someone’s-got-to-do-it” Mero, chief of Utah’s conservative Sutherland Institute, the state has a vested interest in your sex organs. Your children, you see, are the state’s means of production, and your sex organs, being the means of producing the means, are therefore a national asset subject to oversight. Lots of oversight. The more [...]

Church Goers Should Walk If They Can

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Someone sent this to me anonymously with the caption.
An LDS ward parking lot near our home that accommodates over 180 cars, not including overflow on the street. The most of the congregation lives within 0.5 mi of the building.

If every Mormon in Utah walked rather than drove to church on Sunday and during the [...]

OneUtah Purchases “Top Spot” on Major Blog

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

As a gesture of thanks to JD Berger for his dedication to the National Conversation and commitment to getting as many guns out there as possible, I have purchased, on behalf OneUtah’s great authors, “Top Spot” on JD Berger’s “The Real Gun Guys.”
For $5 bucks, even if he breaks the agreement (*and keeps my money) [...]

More Races to Watch

Friday, July 11th, 2008

I highlighted two races yesterday. Here’s a couple more I think we should watch.
The first - and a slightly unusual one - is House 24 - formerly Ralph Becker’s seat. Rebecca Chavez-Houck took Ralph’ spot back in January and is running for re-election this fall. She’s discovering a strange dynamic - that [...]

It’s Time to Get Involved

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

I know it is scary but the State Legislature has more impact on your life than almost any other level of government. City government is largely about performing effective tasks of city management and planning. But our state legislature is hugely important - it has the power to create policies that effect each [...]

Just Another Day in Iraq

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

I’m not in the habit of quoting at length from other blogs, but I haven’t got the ability to say this any better. The following is straight from CTuttle on the excellent site Main and Central.
“I’d like to indulge in a little exercise, let’s take a gander at several news reports on the same [...]

Buh Bye Chris Cannon or No More Pork for Utah

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

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 [...]

What A Republican Racist Looks Like in 2007

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

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.

Rep Artur Davis Questions John Tanner In Judiciary Hearing
WOW! I just Googled John Tanner racist.
Did I mention I HATE RACISTS?

Losing Democracy in America: How To

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

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 [...]

Sorry, Mr. President, But Your Legacy Is More Awful Than You Think

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Sometimes others say it better than I. I’d like to add one more culprit…OK, about fifty million culprits; every uninformed idiot that voted for him the second time too.
Sorry, Mr. President, But Your Legacy Is More Awful Than You Think
Posted June 11, 2008 | 04:57 PM (EST)
h/t Huffington Post
Rest assured, Mr. President, that [...]

…And I Thought of You

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

I rarely republish an entire post here. What with hyperlinkage technology in’all.
h/t Firedog Lake.


So, last week I explained — remarkably politely, I thought — why I think it is perfectly all right to say “fuck” when you are treating with sociopaths who sincerely believe that the war in Iraq [...]

More Gun Lobby Propaganda De-Bunked

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

The NRA together with its more gullible members present a propaganda force as effective as any in these times.
One of their favorite canards is the claim that the murder rate in Australia has gone up since a gun buyback program initiated in 1997.
This claim is not only unfounded based upon the only statistics available, but [...]

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