16 Days

| October 23, 2006

Tribune Editorial Endorsements To Date

| October 19, 2006

Editorial Endorsements Hemingway in Dist. 40:Democrat echoes public frustrations, (10-02-06) Johnson, by a nose: District 25 voters have slate of two fine candidates, (10-03-06) Springer in Dist. 42: Of two neophytes, Democrat better prepared, (10-05-06) Senate District 12: Goodfellow deserves to retain seat, (10-06-06) Seelig in House 23: Two women candidates provide strong contrast, (10-07-06) [...]

Democrats. Apply Directly to the Problem

| October 19, 2006

5 stages of Republican scandal:

| October 18, 2006

1. “I have not been informed of any investigation or that I am a target” 2. “I am cooperating fully, but this whole thing is a political ploy by the Democrats” 3. “I’m SHOCKED by the mistakes made by my subordinates” 4. “I’m deeply sorry for letting down my friends and family. I now recognize [...]

Out of State

| October 17, 2006

You know, when Senator Hatch said that all he ever needed to know about global warming he read in a fiction novel (that you buy in the FICTION SECTION of the book store) written by the same guy who gave us the gray killer super monkeys, I really think he got off light. Let me [...]

Uncle Orrin Billboard Guy

| October 16, 2006

nar‧cis‧sism  /ˈnɑrsəˌsɪzɛm/1. Inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity. Doing away with any pretence of campaigning, Senator Hatch just saved everyone the trouble and started posting his autograph all over town (including the fence of my son’s Jr. High).

Steve Olsen, Congressional Candidate, on Rep. Bishop's Blind Obedience

| October 14, 2006

For Immediate Release News Release Party Over People: New Poll Shows Bishop Out of Touch With First District October 14, 2006- A new poll released in the Deseret Morning News today shows that Representative Rob Bishop is not listening to his constituents. The poll stated that 45 percent of Bishop’s constituents think that the speaker [...]

Christian Burridge, Democrat for Congress, Blasts Cannon on Hastert, Foley

| October 14, 2006

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE10/14/2006 Party over People:Cannon Continues Lockstep March with Party Leadership SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Rep. Chris Cannon continues to support House Speaker Dennis Hastert, despite the fact that the majority opinion in his district is that Hastert should go. 42% of 3rd District residents polled in a recent Deseret Morning [...]

Negative Campaigning Backfires?

| October 10, 2006

Over at www.utahpolicy.com, LaVarr Webb waxed poetic about negative campaigning and how it doesn’t work in Utah. He thought that he’d dole out a little advice, duplicity dripping from the writen words, of course, to Democrats doing opposition research. Well, I have a couple of small things to point out to Mr. Webb. 1. The [...]

House Republicans Cut School Safety Funding by 34 Percent

| October 10, 2006

President Bush has asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings to determine how the federal government can help communities improve school safety. Yet at the same time the Republicans in Congress are cutting Safe and Drug Free School Grants, which are the backbone of national efforts to provide every child with [...]