Category Archives: politics

Disturbing Trend

Posted on 2009-02-03 by David

I want to be supportive of our President. I just want to make that clear because I don’t expect this post will convey that feeling. I’m sure part of it is the spirit of partisanship, and part of it is … Continue reading →

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Meeting the Mayor

Posted on 2009-01-30 by David

I was invited to a blogger breakfast this morning with Mayor Becker. After digesting the surprise and wondering how they decided who to invite (there were only 7 bloggers there) I was excited to see what it would be like. … Continue reading →

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Legislative Guide

Posted on 2009-01-29 by David

I just picked up a copy of The Utah State Legislative Guide for 2009. It has a bunch of information that most people never think about (like the seating assignments for the house and senate) and then some information that … Continue reading →

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Daily Updates from Rep. Edwards

Posted on 2009-01-27 by David

What an exciting promise from my state representative, Becky Edwards, she intends to blog every day of the session. We certainly have a lot of work ahead of us and I’ll be blogging each day of the session and sending … Continue reading →

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Orrin at the Bully Pulpit

Posted on 2009-01-27 by David

As soon as I read the title, D.C. voting act is best way to ensure that Utah gets its 4th seat, I knew we were in for more misinformation. To then go to the article and find that it was … Continue reading →

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Federalist Nos. 47 – 48

Posted on 2009-01-22 by David

I had never really considered the interplay between the concept of separation of powers and the concept of checks and balances between branches of government. Here Madison explores the limits on the separation of powers (Federalist No. 47) and the … Continue reading →

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Score One for Buttars

Posted on 2009-01-21 by David

I was surprised this morning to see an article that showed Senator Buttars in a positive light. Eric Ethington and Elaine Ball, founders of the grass-roots, service-oriented Pride in Your Community, stopped Republican Sen. Chris Buttars in his driveway on … Continue reading →

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Inauguration Day

Posted on 2009-01-20 by David

After reading/hearing news coverage of today’s activities I have come to a couple of conclusions. First, I have made a goal to attend a presidential inauguration – not just the parade, but the actual swearing-in ceremony with the inaugural address. … Continue reading →

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I Call Theme

Posted on 2009-01-16 by David

A link posted on KVNU’s For The People blog leading to this this WSJ article fired off my pattern recognition neurons. From the article: Whatever the cause, it is a dangerous beginning. Mr. Obama can currently afford to do some … Continue reading →

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FOCA

Posted on 2009-01-16 by David

My sister-in-law suggested that her generally apolitical blog was not the place to engage in a  debate on abortion. She’s probably right, but such a debate fits just fine here. In many ways the debate on abortion is settled. An … Continue reading →

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