What a day. This is going to be a pretty disjointed piece as I’m merely just “emptying the noggin” as David Locke would say. Today’s Democratic Convention was a good one for sure, but there’s a few things I’d like to go over. First of all, congratulations to all the nominees that are going to represent the Democratic Party in [...]

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard final arguments over the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare”. The case against the Act seeks to deem the individual mandate, the mandate that would force all Americans to purchase health insurance from private companies, unconstitutional on the grounds that the constitution doesn’t allow the [...]

Another year has passed in the wake of the firestorm that was the 2011 Utah Legislative Session. Since then the apocalyptic Utah of state guns, feral cats, illegal immigrants, and government records hasn’t brought certain doom to the State of Utah, but it certainly didn’t inspire this session to do any better than last time. In this article I’m going [...]

“Herbert has said that he will not be swayed by mass email campaigns and would make a decision based on what is the best policy for the state of Utah.”   This is a quote from the governor’s office proclaiming that Governor Herbert is not interested in his Utah constituents exercising their right to petition the government against bad legislation. [...]

We’re getting to the point in the Legislative session where the real garbage starts oozing out… Fast. I’ve included a few bills to add to the collection of brilliance that I posted prior to the session. The issue that’s generating the most heat is the Legislature’s futile attempt at wrestling federal lands from the federal government which we’ll begin with. [...]

Okay, it’s already half way done… But, it’s never too late to show up to committee meetings and floor hearings at the capitol. Here is a checklist to help you attend the Utah Legislature. Beware, some of the steps may upset members of the Eagle Forum or the Sutherland Institute. You’ll know immediately when this happens if someone looks at [...]

Could the primary battle being played out in the Republican Presidential Nomination race already be deciding the outcome of the election in November? With Mitt Romney struggling to maintain a steady win record in primary and caucus states, polling data is showing that the “electability” argument is losing ground with Mitt Romney. Public Policy Polling released a new national poll [...]

Lady Gaga would be our new President! Take a look at this interesting infographic a friend of mine sent me. Very interesting stuff!   Read the whole article here!

These bills will hopefully be passed and help the state of Utah move into a more positive direction. As opposed to the usual mess of legislation that we get coming from the Hill. We’ll have to see in my Best and Worst to come out of the Utah Legislature for this year will hopefully contain some of these bills in the “best” column.

Wow! It’s already been a full year that I’ve been online with this version and content of my website. Which means only one thing. It’s beginning to look a lot like the Utah Legislative season! So, in the spirit of the occasion, I’m putting together a list of bills that are sure to raise eyebrows, and laughs through this legislative [...]