Dammit Obama!
On Saturday May 16, 2009 President Barack Obama announced his choice for U.S. Ambassador to China – arguably one of the most important posts in the new administration. His choice, Utah’s Republican Governor Jon Hunstman, Jr. On the one hand, you have to give the president credit. Huntsman’s background makes him ideally suited for the [...]
The Direction of The GOP
Today’s GOP faces an interesting crossroads, one that it hasn’t faced in quite some time. After losing the presidential election and being all but swept out of any semblance of power in Congress, the GOP is now finding itself split. On one side you have the Old Guard: Dick Cheney, Orrin Hatch, Newt Gingrich, Rush [...]
Where Did This Guy Come From?
Buttars, Waddoups, Killpack, Stephenson, Bishop, Hatch, Bennett, Chaffetz….. and Huntsman. Who doesn’t belong here? Just when you’re about to throw in the towel and decide that there really isn’t anyone in Utah politics that makes any sense along comes our governor, Jon Huntsman, Jr. With such off-the-wall notions as reforming Utah’s quirky liquor laws, endorsing [...]
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
As a blogger and columnist I could wish for nothing more than the Utah Legislature to meet all year long, as every day provides me with more and more interesting material to discuss. Today’s issue: ethics reform. Governor Huntsman has created a panel to look into reasons why Utah’s voter turnout is horrifically low and [...]
Act Like Leaders, Make The Difficult Decisions
The Utah State Legislature is now looking for ways to trim roughly $1 billion from last year’s budget. The Republican majority is proposing an across the board axe of expenditures by 15% to make up the anticipated shortfall, attempting to avoid using the state’s “rainy day fund.” Governor Huntsman is proposing cuts of roughly 7%, [...]
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