Social Security and the Debt

by | May 30, 2006 | Uncategorized

In today’s Salt Lake Tribune Congressman Rob Bishop and Senator Bob Bennett argue entitlement programs “like Social Security” are to blame for the deficit, not a Republican lack of fiscal discipline. Senator Bennett points to his plan to rework...

The ShameProof Vest

by | May 29, 2006 | Uncategorized

Well, for those paying attention, the Republicans on the hill had a chance to do the “right” thing. They blew it, and everyone knows that they blew it. The question is: How many times do they have to blow it before enough is enough? It’s a good...

No Shame. No Shame. No Shame at all.

by | May 23, 2006 | Uncategorized

If you bothered to read your SLTRIB on Tuesday, you may have read an article about the Special Session up on Utah’s capitol hill scheduled for Wednesday. Click here for the official proclamationNow, I realize that having a head of state from a foreign country is...

Why Underground Testing is a BAD Idea

by | May 17, 2006 | Uncategorized

On December 18, 1970 an underground nuclear test called “Baneberry” was detonated 900 feet beneath the surface of the Nevada Test Site. This picture and accompanying map show the results of this test; a radioactive ploom that rose more than 10,000 feet...

No Giant Truck Bombs

by | May 16, 2006 | Uncategorized

The “build” of the 700 ton explosives test in the Nevada desert is the same kind as the truck bomb that destroyed the lives of so many Oklahoma families just a few short years ago. It seems that the collective mind trust of the Defense Threat Reduction...