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Limited Government for the American Dream
On Limited Government in his Contract for the American Dream Congressman Chaffetz lists our situation as: The government is omnipresent in our lives, restricting our basic liberties. The proper role of government is a strictly limited one. We recognize that … Continue reading
Fiscal Discipline for the American Dream
Congressman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) has proposed a Congressional Action Plan (CAP) called the Contract for the American Dream which he is inviting members of Congress and candidates for Congress to sign. While I agree with his CAP generally I thought … Continue reading
Mike Lee and the Constitution
I have been having a hard time getting the time to read and write here as much as I would like. Things are very busy at work, a bit crazy at home, and I am spending more time with offline … Continue reading
Posted in life, Local
Tagged 2010, campaigns, civic participation, connections, Mike Lee
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Roll Your Own . . .
photo credit: She Who Shall Not Be Named When I wrote about the importance of investing in yourself I was having trouble trying to find the words to convey what I meant. I finally found a way to explain what … Continue reading
Bob Lonsberry Contradicts Himself on Term Limits
It’s not really fair to expect everyone to have an up or down opinion on a candidate within a week of their campaign being announced. For that reason there should be nothing surprising about the fact that Bob Lonsberry is … Continue reading
Posted in State
Tagged 2010, candidates, connections, media, Mike Lee, senate, term limits
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A New View on the Flag and Pledge of Allegiance
photo credit: eschipul I had some interesting thoughts this morning after reading an article I would normally not bother to read. It was talking about a specific historical flag, but my thoughts were turned to the flag generally and then … Continue reading
Invest in Yourself
photo credit: Cambodia Trust I drove in to work later than usual today and caught a bit of Glenn Beck. Like many conservative talk radio hosts I have heard he was promoting the value of gold as an investment. What … Continue reading
New Year’s Resolution
My New Year’s resolution for this election year is to be elected as a GOP state delegate in my neighborhood caucus meeting in March. It’s amazing to think that it’s only a few weeks away now. I can’t wait to … Continue reading
Public to Private is a One Way Economic Street
photo credit: taberandrew A post entitled The New Robber Barons got me thinking about what happens when public and private enterprises compete in a marketplace. Thinking about that led to some interesting observations. The first of which is that progressives … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged connections, economics, Elevated, free markets, government, KVNU FTP, questions, thoughts
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Term Limits in a Nutshell
I read what must be the most succinct summary of the term limit debate over at Utah Policy. LaVarr Webb said: I am a big fan of congressional term limits if they are applied across the board. It would be … Continue reading