Social Security and the Debt

JM Bell | May 30, 2006

In today’s Salt Lake Tribune Congressman Rob Bishop and Senator Bob Bennett argue entitlement programs “like Social Security” are to blame for the deficit, not a Republican lack of fiscal discipline. Senator Bennett points to his plan to rework Social Security as evidence he has attempted to deal with the growing deficit crisis.
Perhaps it’s [...]

The ShameProof Vest

JM Bell | May 29, 2006

Well, for those paying attention, the Republicans on the hill had a chance to do the “right” thing. They blew it, and everyone knows that they blew it. The question is: How many times do they have to blow it before enough is enough? It’s a good question, and, one without an answer at the [...]

No Shame. No Shame. No Shame at all.

JM Bell | May 23, 2006

If you bothered to read your SLTRIB on Tuesday, you may have read an article about the Special Session up on Utah’s capitol hill scheduled for Wednesday. Click here for the official proclamation
Now, I realize that having a head of state from a foreign country is pretty heady stuff, especially when you see the list [...]

Why Underground Testing is a BAD Idea

JM Bell | May 17, 2006

On December 18, 1970 an underground nuclear test called “Baneberry” was detonated 900 feet beneath the surface of the Nevada Test Site. This picture and accompanying map show the results of this test; a radioactive ploom that rose more than 10,000 feet into the air. Do Orrin Hatch, Bob Bennett, Chris Cannon or Rob Bishop [...]

No Giant Truck Bombs

JM Bell | May 16, 2006

The “build” of the 700 ton explosives test in the Nevada desert is the same kind as the truck bomb that destroyed the lives of so many Oklahoma families just a few short years ago. It seems that the collective mind trust of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, if not to show the effects [...]

Divine Strake

JM Bell | May 10, 2006

It seems that someone in Senator Hatch’’s office swiped Congressman Matheson’s day planner. According to the SL Tribune and Deseret News this morning, the Senior Senator has jumped on the bandwagon of the Divine Strake test and proclaimed the issue his own. This proclamation, of course, ignores the overwhelming tonnage that of effort Mr. Matheson [...]

The World Changes

JM Bell | May 9, 2006

Isn’t it time for a senator that will recognize the changes?

Mr. Ashdown

JM Bell | May 2, 2006

Without gushing, without elaborate phrasing, without babble: Pete Ashdown is the guy.
It’s so simple as to be almost self explanatory.
Pete understands how the world is changing and how technology is driving that evolution.
While Senator Hatch has been an active participant in turning the US [...]