Utah’s GOP – Bastion of Corruption
Utah’s GOP has officially adopted a resolution opposing the Utahns for Ethical Government initiative that is currently in the petition stage. Apparently the Utah GOP feels that the current state of ethics in Utah is sufficient for their purposes. Of course, they are absolutely correct. Utah’s current lack of ethical oversight plays very neatly into [...]
Utah and Ethics…
In today’s Deseret News Utah’s District 54 Representative Kraig Powell attempted to make his case against the Utahns for Ethical Government Initiative. In this editorial piece, Powell argues that the UEG initiative “sets a high bar for lawmakers to clear.” My question for Mr. Powell and the rest of the legislators that are opposed to [...]
Buttars Throat?
Our friend Buttars is at it again, this time stating that he doesn’t hate gays, he just doesn’t want gays “stuffing it down his throat.” I would like to know who (specifically) is stuffing what (specifically) down Buttars’ throat. Even better, I’d love to know what it is (specifically) that Buttars doesn’t want gays stuffing [...]
What I Know About Health Care…
The debate over health care reform in America has gotten completely out of hand. On both sides. Liberals are claiming that anyone opposing the current proposal is in favor of the status quo, with conservatives claiming that anyone supporting it is in some way a socialist committed to destroying the American way of life. The [...]
Ethics Reform Takes Another Hit In Utah
The Utah Legislature sent an ethics reform bill out of committee yesterday, and it’s exactly what one would expect from arguably the most corrupt state legislature in the country: window dressing. The bill creates an independent commission that meets behind closed doors to sift through ethical complaints. Those deemed to have enough merit are then [...]
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