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.

Only 18 Days Left

Posted on 2007-08-13 by David

Karl Rove is leaving the Bush administration. This proves that dreams can come true. I would have liked to see this happen years ago, but I commented positively on the first reports that Rove had lost his iron grip on … Continue reading →

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Ames Results

Posted on 2007-08-11 by David

The results of the straw poll in Ames were just what I would have wanted. Mitt Romney won, as predicted, but Mike Huckabee came in second as I had hoped. His second place finish was called a surprise, but I … Continue reading →

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Civic Communication 101

Posted on 2007-08-10 by David

I went to a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting last night and learned a whole lot about communication between government and citizens. I also found it interesting this morning to see that some similar lessons were learned by a Tyler … Continue reading →

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Approaching Ames

Posted on 2007-08-09 by David

I’m looking forward to the results of the Ames, Iowa straw poll this weekend. Because of the candidates who are skipping it I am not sure if it will have much effect on the top tier of the Republican field, … Continue reading →

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Fourth Seat for Utah

Posted on 2007-07-27 by David

The bill to give Utah a fourth seat in the House of Representatives has been hanging around for quite some time. It has not had too much coverage lately because very little has been happening with it. Yesterday I was … Continue reading →

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Stable Title

Posted on 2007-07-26 by David

Feeling that “No Working Title” was a disservice to my blog I implemented “Cause of Liberty” for a short period of time. I wasn’t totally satisfied with that and while playing around with words and fielding suggestions, I came to … Continue reading →

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Endorsement Lessons

Posted on 2007-07-25 by David

My series of endorsements for 2008 was very enlightening. I learned a lot about my political leanings and what I thought was required of a president. I hope to capture some of what I learned here. One thing that I … Continue reading →

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Heights of Public Discourse

Posted on 2007-07-23 by David

I posted in June about the voucher debate exemplifying the worst of political discourse. Apparently Frank had similar thoughts about the voucher debate while reading The Audacity of Hope. I really liked Frank’s post because it illustrates one of the … Continue reading →

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Funding Mass Transit

Posted on 2007-07-20 by David

I think I recognize one of the major reasons why UDOT leans so heavily on building roads rather than transit. It has to do with perspective: Why is it that transit funding is a subsidy but highway funding isn’t? Why … Continue reading →

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Fireworks and Personal Responsibility

Posted on 2007-07-20 by David

It doesn’t take much thought to realize that a hot, dry summer does not mix well with fireworks. Governor Hunstman called on cities to ban personal fireworks because of our conditions this year. The Deseret News Editorial on the idea … Continue reading →

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