Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony

by | Apr 28, 2006 | Uncategorized

I was at the State Observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Library today. The whole event was quite moving from beginning to end. That this was held at the library, and not, say, standing room only at the Delta Center or Rice Eccles, gives me worry...

Serious Hypocrite

by | Apr 28, 2006 | Uncategorized

Republican Speaker Dennis Hastert, moments after a press conference about high gas prices and alternative fuel vehicles, drives around the corner in a hydrogen powered (photo-op) car, climbs out and gets into his giant SUV (12mpg city; 16mpg highway). Seriously; who,...

Contract On America

by | Apr 27, 2006 | Uncategorized

Of the GOP Congressmen who signed the “Contract with America” which pledged to limit congressional terms to 12 years maximum, 30 are seeking reelection. When did they sign the contract? 1994

Friday April 28, 2006 – NO WAY DAY

by | Apr 27, 2006 | Uncategorized

As you may know, a nuclear waste company called Private Fuel Storage (PFS) is seeking permission to store 44,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste just 50 miles upwind of downtown Salt Lake City. The Bureau of Land Management, which has the power to deny PFS’s...

Tony Snow – KKK Apologist

by | Apr 26, 2006 | Uncategorized

SNOW: RACISM ISN’T THAT BIG A DEAL ANYMORESnow in 2003: “Racism Isn’t That Big a Deal Anymore.” In October 2003, Snow defended Rush Limbaugh’s controversial comments that Donovan McNabb was overrated and that reporters are disposed...

Payroll-a

by | Apr 26, 2006 | Uncategorized

Well … I guess the best thing about naming Fox News’ Tony Snow as the new White House Press Secretary is that he still gets paid from the same payroll department and won’t have to fill out all that annoying paperwork.