JM Bell | April 28, 2006
I was at the State Observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Library today. The whole event was quite moving from beginning to end. That this was held at the library, and not, say, standing room only at the Delta Center or Rice Eccles, gives me worry about the collective memory in regard to [...]
JM Bell | April 28, 2006
Republican Speaker Dennis Hastert, moments after a press conference about high gas prices and alternative fuel vehicles, drives around the corner in a hydrogen powered (photo-op) car, climbs out and gets into his giant SUV (12mpg city; 16mpg highway). Seriously; who, exactly, do the Republican leaders think they’re fooling? Oh, yeah … us.
JM Bell | April 27, 2006
Of the GOP Congressmen who signed the “Contract with America” which pledged to limit congressional terms to 12 years maximum, 30 are seeking reelection. When did they sign the contract? 1994
JM Bell | April 27, 2006
As you may know, a nuclear waste company called Private Fuel Storage (PFS) is seeking permission to store 44,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste just 50 miles upwind of downtown Salt Lake City. The Bureau of Land Management, which has the power to deny PFS’s proposal, is accepting public comment on the issue up until [...]
JM Bell | April 26, 2006
SNOW: RACISM ISN’T THAT BIG A DEAL ANYMORE Snow in 2003: “Racism Isn’t That Big a Deal Anymore.” In October 2003, Snow defended Rush Limbaugh’s controversial comments that Donovan McNabb was overrated and that reporters are disposed towards black quarterbacks. “The comment wasn’t racist,” Snow said, “but that did not stop political opportunists from accusing [...]
JM Bell | April 26, 2006
Well … I guess the best thing about naming Fox News’ Tony Snow as the new White House Press Secretary is that he still gets paid from the same payroll department and won’t have to fill out all that annoying paperwork.
JM Bell | April 6, 2006
The DNC put out a press release yesterday that named Iron County Democratic Party Chair, and Chair of the Utah State Democratic Party Veteran’s and Military Families Caucus, Larry Daniel to the Democratic National Veterans and Military Families Council. The Fighting Democrats also launched a new web site that you can see here. County Parties [...]
JM Bell | April 4, 2006
The Long Delay“Emotional appeals about working families trying to get by on $4.25 an hour [the minimum wage in 1996] are hard to resist. Fortunately, such families do not exist.” –Tom DeLay – 1996 I think that the most annoying thing about Mr. DeLay’s announcement of retirement is that he’s still pretending that it has [...]
