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Pursuit of Liberty: Eight Ideas for Reform

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:30:43 -0500

Kyle Mathews shares eight steps he believes would produce a more functional congress at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen. It is an interesting list including ideas I’ve heard before and a few new ideas. There is also some good discussion in the comments. I thought it would [...]

Politics Elevated: Do We Really Want an NSA Data Center in Utah?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:30:17 -0500

The following is an op-ed I wrote that was published in the Salt Lake Tribune yesterday (my submission is below; the Trib edited it slightly for publication):

Along with the recent announcement of the NSA data center to be built near Lehi came numerous praises of the jobs it would [...]

Weber County Forum: Ooops! 3 Vacant Ogden Buildings NOT Ready

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:39:00 -0500

Let us hope that at least the news editors of the SE understand now just how easily they were played by the administration last month

By Curmudgeon

Have to hand it to the Standard-Examiner for putting on public display today the extent to which it got royally played [...]

Weber County Forum: Audit Calls For End to Rehiring Retirees

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:10:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Double dippers may cost state retirement system $900 million in coming decade
"It was evident in the cases we reviewed that retiring was, with few exceptions, simply a maneuver to begin drawing both a pension and a salary," the audit said. "Returning to work soon after retiring suggests the retirees" [...]

Kelly Ann's Political Stew: Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Field Sobriety Test During DUI Stop

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:55:15 -0500

If a Utah policeman pulls you over and suspects you of DUI, chances are the officer will ask you to perform a “couple of routine tests.” What he really means is, he’d like to gather evidence that you’re driving drunk; he’s going to take notes and use this against you [...]

The Senate Site: Thoughts from the Chamber

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:55:00 -0500

Lane Beattie, former Senate President and current president of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce:
"Anyone can balance the budget, I guarantee it. The challenge is to balance it in a manner that propels our economy forward."DNews article by Lois Collins

Chamber press release. [...]

One Utah: You’re Either the Commander-in-Chief Or You’re Not (6)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:00:21 -0500

After visiting Arlington National Cemetery in the morning, President Obama completed his eighth meeting of the war council this afternoon without making a decision about Afghanistan strategy.

The President asked the Pentagon brass for more options on Afghanistan. They gave him [...]

Holly On The Hill: Tribute to our armed forces

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:52:14 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Happy Veteran’s Day. I grew up in a military family. My Dad was career Air Force and served a tour of duty in Vietnam, leaving behind a very pregnant wife and a 2 other kiddos, one age 3 and one 18 months. I remember a family friend who gave me [...]

THE UTAH AMICUS: Rep. Carl Wimmer says, "I won't run a bill that tells local communities and religious organizations to shove it, but if someone else does, count me in!"

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:57:00 -0500

From the Salt Lake Tribune: House Speaker David Clark, R-Santa Clara, said the press has been more active in talking about a possible legislative repeal than lawmakers themselves. But he said it would be "interesting" to watch how the church's statement moves public opinion.

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THE UTAH AMICUS: Rep. Carl Wimmer says, "I won't run a bill that tells local communities and religious organizations to shove it, but if someone else does, count me in!"

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:57:00 -0500

JM Bell: Why are elected officials so frightened of vaginas?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:46:05 -0500

I’m not going to go into great detail about what a fan I am of the vagina, nor about how important I think the vagina should be in the context of medical coverage (very). Instead, I’m going to share a couple of quotes from Susie Madrak over at Crooks [...]

JM Bell: Veteran’s Day – 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:02:42 -0500

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Reach Upward: Creating Incresed Risk by Trying to Limit Risk

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:37:00 -0500

Yes, there are a lot of “greed merchants” on Wall Street, agrees high rolling economic forecaster Ted Forstmann in an interview with CNBC’s Charles Gasparino reported in this WSJ op-ed. But these greed mongers don’t act alone, says Forstmann, who has “been calling them on the carpet [...]

Reach Upward: Creating Incresed Risk by Trying to Limit Risk

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:37:00 -0500

Pursuit of Liberty: Term Limits for All

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:35:54 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Term Limits ==> Term Limits => Utah Legislative Tenure => Post-Election Subjects => Senator Jim DeMint on Term Limits => Term Limits for All

One year ago today I pointed out that [...]

KVNU's For The People: 11/11 FTP: Double Dipping State Employees, and Sutherland Institute Takes Issue with SLC Nondiscrimination Ordinances

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:53 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Last night Salt Lake City unanimously passed nondiscrimination ordinances that protect gay and lesbian residents from workplace and housing discrimination. The LDS Church backed both measures, stating that the ordinances “do no violence” to the institution of marriage, and are “fair and reasonable.” Sutherland Institute’s Jeff Reynolds joins us [...]

Utah State Democratic Party: We owe Veterans more than the words “Thank You & God Bless”

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:47:00 -0500

The veterans of the War for Independence, who founded our country, waited decades for their pay.

Ten years after World War I, veterans marched on our nation’s Capitol to get their promised bonus pay. They didn’t get it. Instead, they got thrown out of town by the active military [...]

KVNU's For The People: UPS vs. FedEx : How Our Government Makes Fighting Dirty Easy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:00:01 -0500

Number of comments: 4

As a free-marketeer, I repeatedly encounter people who have some serious beef with unregulated industries. Invariably, their contention stems from an incident or incidents that really got their goat – dirty business practices like monopolizing markets and outsourcing labor to Chinese kids. Typically, the issue is simply misunderstood and often [...]

The SideTrack: Big Dawg on Health Care Reform Bills

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

Political Wire:
"We need to put a bill on the president's desk and he needs to sign it, so at the State of the Union he's not explaining why we haven't done health care."

-- Bill Clinton, quoted by the Wilmington News Journal, to Democrats at' [...]

Wasatch Watcher: Big Dawg on Health Care Reform Bills

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

The World, According To Me: FoxNews FactChecks Sarah Palin

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:22:00 -0500

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The World, According To Me: Veteran's Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:15:00 -0500

This is a picture of my great-grandfather's grave. He served in both WWI and WWII. The Armistice with Germany that ended the First World War was signed on my Great-Grandmother's26th birthday. Three of their five sons also served in WWII. The other two were too' [...]