Author Archives: David

About David

David is the father of 8 children. When he's not busy with that full time occupation he works as a technology professional. He enjoys discussing big issues with informed people, cooking, gardening, vexillology (flag design), and tinkering.

Rejecting Amendment A

Posted on 2008-10-06 by David

Let me start off by saying that Constitutional Amendment A does not have anything sinister or devious in it. In fact, there is very little in it to raise objections about. My primary objection is rooted in my position on … Continue reading →

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Test the Candidates

Posted on 2008-10-03 by David

When I talked to Kyle Roberts the other night I discussed how important communication was for me when I look at candidates and elected officials. It has been very exciting to see as Kyle has begun to implement some of … Continue reading →

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Politics Goes Local

Posted on 2008-10-02 by David

The Senate passed the bailout bill (that they had no business voting on) and with an added 315 pages of pork they might be exposing the real reason that the House did not pass it on Monday. All that extra … Continue reading →

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Make “the Silent” a Minority

Posted on 2008-10-01 by David

Recently my niece approached me to ask questions about politics. She’s a young teenager, years short of being able to vote, but she wants to become informed and involved so that she could positively participate by the time she can … Continue reading →

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Government Gray Area

Posted on 2008-10-01 by David

When the House voted down the bailout on Monday I was very surprised by the result, but I was not particularly surprised to hear that of the Representatives facing close re-elections, only two voted in favor of the bailout. This … Continue reading →

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Something for Nothing

Posted on 2008-09-30 by David

As I have been thinking and reading about the credit crisis my mind has been chewing on the idea that there are two very different kinds of investing. One is the kind of investing where you put in an initial … Continue reading →

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Amateur vs Professional

Posted on 2008-09-29 by David

The financial amateurs in Congress have given us the 110 page text of their bailout plan which they will probably vote on today. It’s pretty much like the 102 page draft I wrote about on Saturday. They added the option … Continue reading →

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A First Glance at the Bailout Bill

Posted on 2008-09-27 by David

I don’t claim to have read the full 102 page text of the bailout draft proposal yet, but I wanted to share my first reactions after jumping around to some of the sections that caught my interest. Section 110 – … Continue reading →

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Put in the Effort

Posted on 2008-09-26 by David

Maybe I’m just reacting to the tone of the article suggesting that Twitter is taking the place of blogging among elected officials in Utah (and elsewhere) but this quote by Ric Cantrell says it all: ”Maybe this is a sign … Continue reading →

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Write In “No Confidence”

Posted on 2008-09-25 by David

Somewhere in the news yesterday I heard that voters are beginning to like Sarah Palin less as they get to know more about her. I thought that was interesting since I heard basically the same thing said about Barack Obama … Continue reading →

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