In case you missed it, over the weekend, Orrin Hatch claimed that Saddam was in bed with Al Qaida.
“And, more importantly, we’ve stopped a mass murderer in Saddam Hussein. Nobody denies that he was supporting al-Qaida.”
In a clear attack on Democrats, Hatch added, “Well, I shouldn’t say nobody. Nobody with brains.”
Wow. Even coming from someone […]

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SB 63, arguably my favorite bill in the Utah Legislature at the moment (admittedly for trivial and selfish reasons), failed to make it out of committee today. The bill, introduced by Dan Eastman, would have removed the requirement for a front license plate on vehicles in Utah - the argument being that the front plate […]

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Today, I took some time out of my busy schedule of, umm, doing important stuff, in order to read up on bills currently being considered in the Utah Legislature. A few I found interesting:
1. One of my personal favorites, S.B. 96, from Rep. Buttars, titled “Public Education - Instruction and Policy Relating to the Origins […]

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Those who know me know that I am not Orrin Hatch’s biggest fan. In fact, I’d go as far as saying I severely dislike the man. He supported destroying PCs of suspected software pirates (even though he pirated software himself - oops!), sponsored the INDUCE Act, supported tightening bankruptcy laws to help “Americans become more […]

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In a recent Standard Examiner Letter To the Editor advocating the building of a commuter rail system, Richard Gallison claims that:
“Long ago there was a news item published in this paper that stated that cities with a good commuter transportation had 32 percent less traffic on their highways.”
Umm.. Yeah. Long ago in a Galaxy Far, […]

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In Utah’s Governor race, Jon Huntsman has advocated growth as the solution to Utah’s Economic problems. Growth, no doubt, is good in a lot of ways and will help in the short-term. I have to ask, though, if we are going to continue to rely on growth to solve our budget and economic problems? I […]

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