The last guy would NOT have done this – Change I Believe In

Jan 29, 2009

The President of the United States, this afternoon, on Wall Street bonuses: One point I want to make is that all of us are going to have responsibilities to get this economy moving again. And when I saw an article today indicating that Wall Street bankers had given...

County officials move to do what state officials wont even consider

Jan 27, 2009

Salt Lake County Council Democrats are moving in a direction that their elected contemporaries on the hill believe that they’re allergic to: namely, removing the personal interest from redistricting and proposing an independent commission to retool the county...

Former Utah Governor Leavitt makes noise, says nothing

Jan 26, 2009

KSL.com sums up what, for me, is what Republicans think is deep analysis, but, upon second reading is just empty words with passable grammar. Try this: Former Gov. Mike Leavitt is back in Utah after nearly six years in Washington. Leavitt says Utah is relatively...

Top Myths About Closing The Guantanamo Detention Facility

Jan 26, 2009

Think Progress has a great breakdown of why all of the Republican hair pulling and teeth gnashing about the closure of the GitMo Detention facility. Here’s a couple of good ones – MYTH #1 — GUANTANAMO IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE: Conservatives often try...

Sen. Buttars to return from "ethics vacation"

Jan 26, 2009

Never let it be said that the Utah GOP doesn’t have a sense of humor. Or irony. Or a massive disconnect from reality. In a year where “Ethics Reform” is the catch phrase of the hob nob set on Utah’s Capitol Hill: Senate Republicans are set to...