The Non-Partisan

Cutting through partisanship to the issues facing Americans today.

Neocon Hypocrisy and Stupidity

Last week Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice would launch an investigation into the use of so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” against detainees at Guantanamo Bay and other facilities. In typical knee-jerk fashion, the neocons are lining up in protest.  Former VP Dick Cheney, his Senate puppet Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and the [...]

The Q-spiracy – Published August 2009 in Q Salt Lake

After months of asking the same question and receiving no answer from the “Defense of Marriage” advocates, I decided to undertake my own bit of research. The question, of course, is how does a same-sex couple’s marriage adversely impact the marriage of heterosexual couples? You could ask Senators Ensign and Vitter, or perhaps Governor Sanford [...]

Department of Environmental Quality

The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that the Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Confirmation Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1 to confirm Amanda Smith as the new Director of Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality, a post which has been vacant since last December. Aside from the obvious issues of a post this [...]

Farewell Teddy

Yesterday Senator Edward M. Kennedy died, leaving America short one of its truly great statesmen and Senators. We all know that Teddy had his problems in life, issues in his personality and history.  However, his over 4 decades of service to this country speak more about his commitment to America and her people than those [...]

Buttars!

Just when you think it’s safe to read the news, Senator Chris Buttars (R-WJ) goes at it again.  This time Buttars has set his sights on an ordinance being proposed by Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker to prohibit discrimination against the LGBT community.  Here’s what Buttars has to say: “I don’t think anybody should [...]

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