blognetnews.com
» Utah
edited by: David Miller, Utah Editor

GenRolly Speaking

  • Kukla, Fran and Thomas

    Number of comments: 2
    As we all know, because we have heard it for years, the Utah County Republican Party has a special understanding of the U.S. Constitution, one in which the rest of us, except for maybe the Kanab residents, can't really comprehend.But those generous folks south of the prison are doing everything' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: September 01, 2009, 2:12pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Bennett Comes in Third

    Number of comments: 4
    Incumbent Sen. Bob Bennett came in third place in a straw poll held at the Utah County Republican Party picnic over the weekend, a possible ominous sign about his chances of getting the GOP nomination for his re-election bid next year. Or, it could mean he just needs to get [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: August 31, 2009, 10:03am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Having Bob Bennett Over for a Chat

    Number of comments: 0
    The election to determine whether Republican Sen. Bob Bennett will get a fourth term to represent Utahns in Washington is 15 months away, but the good senator is taking no chances. He appears to be almost as aggressive now in wooing voters as when the campaign actually starts heating up [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 31, 2009, 11:16am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • How Far Right Can We Go?

    Number of comments: 2
    First, former Gov. Mike Leavitt was booed in his own Republican State Convention when he was running for re-election in 2000 because he was too liberal. The delegates, weary of his leftist ways, even forced the two-term incumbent into a primary against Glen Davis, who was co-nominated at the convention [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 01, 2009, 11:52am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Legislators, lobbyists, aim to honor Larry Miller

    Number of comments: 0
    For years, Utah legislators have enjoyed free tickets to Utah Jazz games courtesy of corporate lobbyists whose clients buy season tickets them hand them out like candy to the lawmakers to curry favor.Now, at least one legislator is asking the lobbyists to show a little love to the Jazz organization [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 30, 2009, 11:31am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Tiptoeing Through the Tulips

    Number of comments: 4
    Mindful that he will be in a tough fight at his own party's convention next year when he tries to equal his father's tenure of four terms in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Bob Bennett is walking a tight rope between showing how his seniority and clout in the Senate benefits [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 29, 2009, 2:41pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Is the Future Pointing North?

    Number of comments: 1
    I'm told there is a groundswell of support building for State Sen. Greg Bell, R-Fruit Heights, to be Gary Herbert's lieutenant governor once Herbert, the current lieutenant governor, is sworn in as governor upon the departure of Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., soon to be the next U.S. ambassador to China.While' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 26, 2009, 3:08pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Diplomacy, Utah Style

    Number of comments: 0
    With Utah's historic liquor reform about to take effect July 1, some still might wonder how Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. was able to pull off such a dramatic change as doing away with required private club memberships and making the state basically a free-wheeling liquor-by-the-drink province.Huntsman got national attention for [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 24, 2009, 1:26pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Looking for Mr. Right?

    Number of comments: 0
    While he seems content to continue on for the foreseeable future with his current professional duties, the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics Director Kirk Jowers is getting to be a hot topic in Utah Republican circles.GOP sources say Jowers rose to number one on Gov.-in-Waiting Gary Herbert's list [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 22, 2009, 9:49am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • New Kid on the Block

    Number of comments: 0
    The State Republican Convention Saturday featured booths for all the usual suspects — major officeholders and those who have made it clear they are running for office in the very near future — and most of them peered out of the corner of their eyes at a booth sponsored by [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 17, 2009, 11:20am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Paying the Piper

    Number of comments: 1
    After all the hype and all the accusations thrown back and forth and all the politics surrounding the ethics complaint and eventual acquittal of all charges last year against Rep. Greg Hughs, R-Draper, there was one little matter left unsolved.Hughes, who hired attorney and Democratic Party activist Tom Karrenberg, was [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 16, 2009, 1:36pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • A Twist on the Stimulus Package

    Number of comments: 0
    When Utah Congressman Rob Bishop spoke to the faithful at the State Republican Convention Saturday, he was true to the task with the obligatory Barack Obama bashing.While playing to the anti-Obama crowd, Bishop wailed that under the Democratic administration, spending has gotten out of control, with increased funding for everything [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 15, 2009, 3:06pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Who's Calling for an Investigation?

    Number of comments: 0
    Utah Congressman Rob Bishop tried to get a bipartisan committee appointed in the House to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's alleged "lying" about when and to what extent she was briefed by the CIA about waterboarding. His effort was shot down by House Democrats who called it strictly political.Gee, ya [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 22, 2009, 11:42am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Old Bennett vs. the New Bennett

    Number of comments: 0
    I wrote recently about the change in Utah Sen. Bob Bennett's demeanor from the time he was secure in his seat representing arguably the reddest state in the country to now, when he is facing a serious challenge just to win the nomination from his Republican Party to run for [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 21, 2009, 9:36am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • It's Not Too Late

    Number of comments: 0
    Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has let everybody know he is making an announcement tomorrow and it's no secret that he will announce he is running for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Bob Bennett.But, hey, it's not too late to change your mind.Now that Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. is leaving for [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 19, 2009, 2:08pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Shuffling Continues

    Number of comments: 0
    Former State Sen. Carlene Walker dropped out of the race for vice chair of the State Republican Party this morning, fueling speculation she might pursue the appointment as incoming Gov. Gary Herbert's lieutenant governor.Walker, who lost her bid for re-election to Democrat Karen Morgan last fall, was in a three-way [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 18, 2009, 11:41am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Jonny, I Hardly Knew Ye

    Number of comments: 0
    Politico reported Tuesday about former Vice President Dick Cheney's praise for Jeb Bush as a potential Republican presidential nominee in 2012. And that brings up the question about old friends and loyalties.Politico's Andy Barr was quoting from Cheney's interview on Fox News, where Jeb Bush was the only name Cheney [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 13, 2009, 10:54am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Search for What is Right

    Number of comments: 0
    Now that business consultant and venture capitalist Tim Bridgewater is in the U.S. Senate race against Republican incumbent Bob Bennett and Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is expected to jump in soon, watch for the two Republican challengers to jostle for the right wing faction of the party, each trying to [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 12, 2009, 1:57pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Give Them Liberty or Give Them Death?

    Number of comments: 0
    Utah Rep. Karl Wimmer got such reaction nationwide after his interview via satellite with Fox News commentator Glenn Beck about his "Patrick Henry Caucus" he has been invited to New York for a live discussion with Beck on Friday.The Herriman Republican fostered the idea of a states-rights caucus involving legislators [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 11, 2009, 1:20pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Utah is No. 1

    Number of comments: 0
    National talk show host Larry King plans to showcase Utah on one of his upcoming programs, but it probably won’t be in a good light.King’s producers have contacted Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff about doing an interview on illegal pyramid schemes and how they are cracked.And why would King pick [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 08, 2009, 2:28pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Lee is Out, Shurtleff is In (Mostly)

    Number of comments: 1
    Conservative Republican Mike Lee has ended speculation that he will challenge Sen. Bob Bennett for the GOP nomination next year by telling acquaintances he has opted out of the race.Lee, former chief counsel to Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., was seen as a young, conservative up-and-comer similar to Jason Chaffetz, also [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 06, 2009, 11:09am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Arlen Specter and his Utah Ties

    Number of comments: 0
    With all the heat Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter is getting from the Republican Party for his recent defection to the Democrats — many calling him an opportunist and questioning his integrity — there is a Utah-based story about Specter that shows his humanity.Specter was on a congressional fact-finding trip in [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 05, 2009, 3:05pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Getting Your Priorities Straight

    Number of comments: 0
    Cat in a tree? Your neighbor's dog won't stop marking his boundaries on your rosebud? The garbage truck dumped a smelly load in front of your driveway and won't come back to pick it up?If you had some kind of problem in Salt Lake City and decided to call the [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 29, 2009, 1:32pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Getting Your Priorities in Line

    Number of comments: 0
    [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 29, 2009, 1:31pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • If it's Good for the Goose, Well...

    Number of comments: 0
    Now that Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter has shocked the political world by announcing his defection from the Republican Party so he can run for re-election as a Democrat, here is a thought: Maybe Utah Sen. Bob Bennett ought to do the same thing.Look at the similarities. Specter was facing a [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 28, 2009, 4:30pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • A Republican is a Republican is a Republican

    Number of comments: 5
    If you want to be an officer in the Utah Republican Party, must you always have been pure? Is passing on the endorsement of a Republican nominee to public office — ever — considered a mortal sin, casting you in eternal hell?Those questions seem to be coming up as businessman [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 24, 2009, 3:07pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Number of comments: 2
    Former Salt Lake County Council member Mark Crockett was an elected member of one of the county's most powerful bodies, giving him a high-profile presence among Republicans for several years.That can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how you use your notoriety.Although Crockett, who was defeated [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 22, 2009, 11:15am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Elephant in the Room?

    Number of comments: 0
    I've written a number of times about the control freaks who run the Utah Çounty Republican Party and their efforts to make sure their clique remains in power.Here's the latest example.Keith Kuder is running for party secretary in Utah County to replace Susan Bramble, wife of Sen. Curtis Bramble, who' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 21, 2009, 10:57am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Some people just shouldn't get to play with blackberries

    Number of comments: 1
    Disbarred Florida attorney Jack Thompson, the latest crusader in Utah for Truth, Justice and the American Way, seems to be getting more and more unhinged.Thompson, you might recall, helped draft and then heavily lobbied for Rep. Mike Morley's bill to slam retailers with financial sanctions if they advertise they won't' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 17, 2009, 1:19pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Mixed Messages From the Faithful?

    Number of comments: 1
    The Utah Senate site is an unofficial Senate Web site controlled by the Republican majority and usually is used as a GOP propaganda blog reassuring the faithful that their Republican lawmakers do things that are good and everyone else is, well, not as good.But it appears that while rallying the [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 14, 2009, 2:12pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Battle for Utah's Morality Police

    Number of comments: 1
    The potential battle between Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Sen. Bob Bennett for the Republican nomination for Bennett's U.S. Senate seat next year has taken an interesting twist.A disbarred attorney from Florida who has positioned himself as a self-proclaimed vigilante against pornographic and violent video games has become a central [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 08, 2009, 11:29am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Working on commission

    Number of comments: 3
    Call it reverse tithing, maybe, or capitalism at its best, but one budding politician thinks he may be on to something by offering volunteers to his legislative campaign 10 percent of whatever they race for his Utah House of Representatives race next year.John Huntinghouse, a DNA researcher at LDS Hospital [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 07, 2009, 10:12am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Oh, That Fork in the Road

    Number of comments: 0
    It appears our morally conservative, stand-up-for-the-taxpayers, righteously indignant Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, has a dilemma.Stephenson, as you know, is president of the Utah Taxpayers Association, and in that role has been a fierce protector of the rights of Utah taxpayer (particularly the corporate taxpayer) against state government.A such, Stephenson has [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 27, 2009, 11:22am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Number of comments: 0
    A few months ago, it looked as though Sen. Bob Bennett had some pretty powerful enemies on the right wing of the Republican Party, the faction that usually controls the state GOP convention. But the relationship between the three-term senator and those really, really conservative chaps seems to be warming.One [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 23, 2009, 10:37am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Keeping it in the Royal Family

    Number of comments: 1
    A potential citizens revolt at the Utah County Republican Central Committee last Saturday was quickly squashed by leaders of the party who apparently feared the emergence of a democracy within their ranks.During the meeting, some tried to change the rules to allow more members of the party's ruling Executive Committee [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 17, 2009, 2:22pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Won't Take No for an Answer

    Number of comments: 0
    Remember Sen. Chris Buttars' SB48, the so-called "anyone can teach" bill? The legislation would allow a person with a bachelor's degree but not a college-awarded teaching certificate to become a certified teacher in Utah if he or she passed a competency test. Buttars acknowledged that part of his motivation was' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 10, 2009, 2:43pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Earth Moves, Angels Weep

    Number of comments: 0
    Utah legislators are a pretty straight-laced group, and you can be pretty sure that Utah's status as the number one state in internet porn hits doesn't involve any of them. They get their kicks in different ways. For some, it seems, full arousal is best achieved by newspaper failures. Conservative' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 09, 2009, 10:48am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Hey Buddy, Got an Issue to Lobby?

    Number of comments: 2
    Former Utah House Speaker Greg "Potty Mouth" Curtis was criticized from time to time during his stint in the Legislature for pushing bills that would benefit himself, his clients or his buddies.That would be called a conflict of interest.Curtis always denied doing anything wrong, but the accusations like had a [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 06, 2009, 11:42am EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • All for One and One for All

    Number of comments: 0
    The article in The Tribune Thursday about former House Speaker Greg Curtis' efforts to derail a plan to permanently protect an ancient Indian archaeological site has an interesting back story.The Department of Natural Resources was preparing to sign an agreement with Utah Open Lands to preserve the site of a' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 05, 2009, 12:05pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Rest of the Story?

    Number of comments: 0
    The recent feud between Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City officials seems simple enough. County council members are peeved because Salt Lake City is fighting a county-backed bill at the Legislature that would permanently protect the boundaries of unincorporated townships from unwanted incorporation by neighboring cities.So, the County Council [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 03, 2009, 2:18pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • There He Goes Again

    Number of comments: 0
    Arizona Sen. John McCain's blasting of conservative Sen. Bob Bennett's requested earmarks in the 2009 budget bill for Utah projects is getting old.McCain listed his top 10 "porkiest" projects requested by senators in the omnibus bill, and two of them are Bennett's requests: $1 million to eradicate the Mormon crickets [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 02, 2009, 11:24am EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Bennett May be in Political Peril

    Number of comments: 0
    Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, who is contemplating a challenge next year to Sen. Bob Bennett in the 2010 Republican Convention, says he has conducted a poll that indicates Bennett could be vulnerable to a GOP opponent.Now, an independent poll conducted by a national handicapper shows that nearly as many Utahns [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 27, 2009, 11:34am EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Bob Bennett: Catering to the Paranoid Crowd

    Number of comments: 2
    Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, who will run for his fourth term next year, is doing everything he can to show the right-wing demagogues who control the Utah Republican Party that he can be just as wacky as they are and is worthy of their support.Ever since taking criticism from some [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 26, 2009, 11:12am EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Honest Abe the Democrat?

    Number of comments: 0
    Somebody involved in the renovation and remodeling at the Utah State Capitol must have a sense of humor.On the fourth floor of the Capitol Building, officials have erected several bronze busts of historical figures and Utahns of note.The bust of Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president in whose name the [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 24, 2009, 2:24pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • What's in a Name?

    Number of comments: 0
    With all the controversy lately surrounding Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West  Jordan, one thing he hasn't been given credit for is the resolution he sponsored this year in an effort to fight childhood obesity.He might say ignorant, hateful things about gay people. He might make racially insensitive remarks in a stupid attempt' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 23, 2009, 2:02pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • It's deja vu all over again

    Number of comments: 0
    In light of the now apparently stalled proposal at the Utah Legislature to require electronic scanners recording the driver's license information of private club patrons to be stored in a data base, a little history is in order.In the 1950s, thanks to our esteemed Big Brothers on the hill, people [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 20, 2009, 1:52pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • What's in a name?

    Number of comments: 0
    I have been urged by a number of Capitol Hill observers (Republicans, no less) to begin referring to Rep. Merlyn Newbold, R-South Jordan, as "Ms. Obama."While many would consider that more of an insult to Michelle Obama, to Utah conservatives, it's a definite slap in the face of Newbold. They [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 19, 2009, 3:16pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Utah: 'We're Number One'

    Number of comments: 7
    Utah already is on the weird-state map for its unusual liquor law, and state Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, won distinction a couple of months ago as Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" on MSNBC's "Countdown." But Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, might singlehandedly surpass all that.If Bramble's SB199 is [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 18, 2009, 2:51pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Try, Try Again

    Number of comments: 2
    It appears that Leavitt will challenge Sen. Robert Bennett for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in 2010.No, not that Leavitt.David Leavitt, the former Juab County attorney best known for his successful prosecution of polygamist Tom Green, has been telling folks at the various Republican Party's Lincoln Day [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 17, 2009, 1:44pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Republicans going downhill fast

    Number of comments: 0
    Here is a little-known bright spot resulting in the compromise legislators forced on Martin Luther King Jr. Day advocates taking Presidents Day off in addition to beginning their session a week later to avoid meeting on the day celebrating the civil rights leader.It gave lobbyists and legislators a chance to [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 16, 2009, 2:18pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    Number of comments: 0
    Sen. Bob Bennett, who will run for a fourth term next year, is sure to face some opposition from a conservative Utah base that claims he is not conservative enough. That's partly because he supported President George W. Bush's deficit spending packages even though Bush himself was wildly popular among [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 12, 2009, 11:37am EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • What's in a label?

    Number of comments: 0
    Here's the irony of Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. He has a more than 80 percent approval rating in one of the most conservative Republican states in the country. His popularity, style and pragmatism has thrust him on the national stage. He seems to capture the hearts and minds of' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 10, 2009, 2:16pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Out Damn (Partisan) Politics

    Number of comments: 0
    At some point, extreme partisans in Congress need to be taken to task for carping about other people being partisan when those partisanships happen to be on the other side. One of the worst when it comes to this double standard is our very own Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah. Bishop's' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 09, 2009, 1:25pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • An Attack of Apoplexy

    Number of comments: 0
    Lawmakers hoping for a kinder and gentler session at the State Capitol this year are finding out that all the people can be civil some of the time, and some of the people can be civil all of the time, but all of the people cannot be civil all of [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 05, 2009, 5:20pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Putting a Thumb in the Dike?

    Number of comments: 0
    Could the forced furloughs announced this week for all the employees at Utah State University be simply the first shoe to drop? Discussions are under way about the possibility of furloughs for all state employees as a way to fend off layoffs. But some of the most powerful players in [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 03, 2009, 5:20pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Covering All the Bases?

    Number of comments: 1
    I wrote in my column today about Rep. Mike Morley's bill, HB39, which some observers believe is a way to get Workers Comp and otherinsurers off the hook for disability payments if the injured workercan't prove he or she is a legal citizen. The sentence in question in the bill' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 02, 2009, 6:12pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Rest of the Story

    Number of comments: 0
    The Return of Sen. Chris Buttars as chairman of the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee once again has judges, attorneys and anyone else who believes in the principle of an independent judiciary nervous about what kind of biases he will impose when determining the qualifications of judicial nominees and what litmus [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: January 30, 2009, 3:58pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • This Just In

    Number of comments: 0
    I've learned that at the House ethics committee's closed-door meeting on alleged violations by Rep. Greg Hughes, members were looking into Count Two's allegations that Hughes, in a meeting with lobbyists, threatened reprisals against the lobbyists if they didn't support vouchers. After nine witnesses for the accuser, Rep. Phil Riesen, [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: October 14, 2008, 3:11pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • One More Voice

    Number of comments: 0
    Utahns might feel a bit snubbed in the political world this year, with favorite son Mitt Romney drubbed in the presidential sweepstakes, then passed over for vice president. But the state's leaders continue to carve a niche in less noticeable realms that could give Utah a voice in future policy' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: September 22, 2008, 11:52am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Red Meat Radio

    Number of comments: 1
    If you don't think you've been getting enough conservative dialogue on AM talk radio, Utah legislators are coming to the rescue, saving you from all that liberal, commie media you have to put up with here in Utah. Starting tomorrow, the ultra-conservative branch of the Legislature will embark on a [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: September 05, 2008, 2:27pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • An Omen?

    Number of comments: 0
    Jenny Wilson got to know Mitt Romney pretty well when he was the head of the 2002 Winter Olympics committee in Salt Lake City and she was on the committee's staff. That was before he became an advocate for abortion and gay rights while running for governor of Massachusetts before [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: September 04, 2008, 4:02pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Whichever Spin Works

    Number of comments: 1
    The Utah Republican delegation at the party's national convention couldn't be more pleased with vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and the courage she has displayed by accepting the V.P. role while caring for an infant with Down Syndrome and dealing with her teenage daughter's pregnancy. It's a new-found feminism for [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: September 03, 2008, 11:26am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Delivery or Pick-up?

    Number of comments: 0
    With all the news lately about a Republican state senator and a pizza delivery girl, it's a little amusing that a Republican fund-raising event at 6:30 p.m. at the Gale Center is titled: "Pizza and Politics with Sen. (Chris) Buttars." No word on whether Senate Majority Leader Curt Bramble will' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: August 29, 2008, 11:33am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • National Recognition

    Number of comments: 0
    The Utah Legislature likes to point out the number of times Utah is given top or near-the-top honors from national organizations on things like "best managed state," "best state to do business" "best lifestyle," healthiest state," etc. Here's a national recognition the legislative leaders might not brag about. " The' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: August 26, 2008, 3:12pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • A Friendly Reminder

    Number of comments: 2
    Some Utah Republicans were a little aghast by a fund-raising letter they received from John McCain's presidential campaign. It seems the McCain campaign has broken a cardinal rule of Karl Rove's political handbook: It drew attention to what could be McCain's most vulnerable issue - his age. Those on the' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: August 22, 2008, 3:27pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Certain Give Away

    Number of comments: 1
    Conservative stalwarts of the Utah House of Representatives have sniffed at fellow Republican Rep. Steve Mascaro for years, not believing he is a true-blood Republican, in fact claiming in the hallowed halls of the Capitol that he is the vilest of those vile things: RINOs (Republicans in Name Only). Well, [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: August 21, 2008, 3:34pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • How About the Fist Bump Oath?

    Number of comments: 1
    Robert Friedman is a concerned citizen who likes to participate in his community, helping raise $3,000 as a member of the PTA for a school library, joining a Big Brother-type program where he got to take a selected kindergartner shopping for school clothes at Mervyn's, and by getting involved in' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: August 19, 2008, 4:34pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • They All Look Alike?

    Number of comments: 0
    Sources close to the investigation by Weber and Davis county investigators to determine if criminal charges should be brought against former State Rep. Mark Walker for allegedly offering a job and pay raise to his Republican Primary opponent in the State Treasurer's race say a determination is expected soon. The' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: August 05, 2008, 2:32pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

    Number of comments: 0
    In the latest episode of "Utah Officials Pretending to Curb Alcohol Consumption While Actually Doing Nothing to Curb Alcohol Consumption," some state liquor commissioners and at least one legislative leader wants to consider a policy that could create a whole new criminal enterprise: fake out-of-state tourist I.D.s While the Utah [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 31, 2008, 10:08am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Caste System

    Number of comments: 0
    Once again the Days of '47 Parade wended through downtown Salt Lake City to celebrate the arrival in the valley of the Mormon pioneers in 1847. And once again, in the parade committee's earnest quest to be non-political, the parade, in a sense, became political by favoring some candidates over [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 24, 2008, 2:57pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Expatriates Joining Forces?

    Number of comments: 0
    Robbie Russo and Beau Babka have something in common. Both were one-time highly respected members of Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder's administration who somehow lost favor with the Democrat who ousted long-time Sheriff Aaron Kennard in the 2006 election by promising a better way. Now, they could be teaming' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 23, 2008, 1:38pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Expatriates Joining Forces?

    Robbie Russo and Beau Babka have something in common. Both were one-time highly respected members of Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder's administration who somehow lost favor with the Democrat who ousted long-time Sheriff Aaron Kennard in the 2006 election by promising a better way. Now, they could be teaming [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 23, 2008, 12:20pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • When Dreams Come True

    Number of comments: 2
    For Utah Democrats, perhaps the next best thing to John McCain picking Mike Huckabee as his running mate is evangelical leader James Dobson strongly endorsing McCain in the presidential election. The first possibility is remote at best. The second is getting closer to reality. The reason a Dobson face featured [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 22, 2008, 2:16pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Fools on the Hill?

    Number of comments: 0
    In case you didn't know, Utah Republicans rock. At least that's the claim in an invitation for Republicans to attend a fund-raising rock 'n' roll concert Monday sponsored by the Conservative Caucus of the Utah House of Representatives and organized by that wild and crazy guy, LaVar Christensen, who is [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 18, 2008, 4:40pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Your Tax Money at Work

    Number of comments: 0
    Developer Gary McDougal, whose prospects of getting top dollar for his 10 acres of foothill property vastly improved after he hired Utah House Speaker Greg Curtis as his attorney, has finalized the deal and now will get $400,000 more than the appraised value. Not bad negotiating, huh? Oh, and who [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 16, 2008, 1:13pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Rest of the Story

    Number of comments: 0
    It was reported last week, after a terse press release from the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, that undersheriff Beau Babka was leaving the department a month after he was named as a finalist for sheriff of Orange County, Calif. The department would not state a reason and Babka's attorney [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 15, 2008, 2:10pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Different Strokes

    Number of comments: 0
    It wasn't that long ago that the Utah Trial Lawyers Association, which traditionally supports Democrats, united wholeheartedly behind a Republican in House District 28 because the Democratic candidate in 1992 was a physician, and doctors and lawyers, to put it mildly, sometimes have conflicting interests when it comes to making [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 11, 2008, 2:47pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Powers That Be

    Number of comments: 2
    With the latest allegations by Mapleton City officials that Sen. Chris Buttars threatened them with punitive legislation if they didn't cave in to the zoning demands of Buttars' buddy, developer Wendell Gibby, here is a little insight on why Buttars' feels invincible in the Senate and is confident he will [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 10, 2008, 12:48pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Busy Little Worker Bees

    Number of comments: 0
    It seems that some Utah Democrats are so eager to get people from their party elected to the Legislature, they will campaign for someone who has not filed to run in a race that doesn't exist. When former State Sen. Patrice Arent ran for Democratic National Committeewoman from Utah at [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 07, 2008, 12:35pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Remembering John Renteria

    Number of comments: 2
    John Renteria, the Latino community activist who died of a heart attack on Sunday, is probably best remembered by casual local news observers for his long-shot and ultimately unsuccessful attempts at elective office, both for Salt Lake City mayor and the Utah State Senate. But Renteria, who truly was a [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 01, 2008, 12:04pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • When Pigs Fly?

    Number of comments: 4
    This is a long shot, but it's the sort of thing that keeps political junkies up at night talking to each other over a few cups of Ovaltine - especially the political junkies that dream of becoming governor some day. I mentioned in an earlier blog that if Chris Buttars [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 30, 2008, 1:57pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Just in case

    Number of comments: 0
    Sen. Chris Buttars' health issues have gotten serious enough that Republican leaders have reviewed the law governing candidate replacements if a party's nominee is unable to run. Buttars has had health issues before and there were questions about his ability to serve during the legislative session. But he recovered from [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 27, 2008, 2:35pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • When Lost, Look for the Signs

    Number of comments: 0
    Kraig Powell, a Republican candidate for House District 54, was a bit amused Saturday when his wife got a call at their home from a young man asking if she knew where he could meet Powell's Primary Election opponent, David Labrum, to help pass out fliers for Labrum. Labrum had [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 24, 2008, 3:12pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Positioning Already?

    Number of comments: 0
    The Utah Medical Association is sponsoring a fund-raiser today for Sen. Allen Christensen, R-North Ogden, who is a dentist. The invitation to the luncheon at Fiddler's Elbow in Salt Lake City says the host is Sen. Sheldon Killpack, R-Syracuse, the Senate's assistant majority whip. Why is that news? Senate insiders [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 02, 2008, 1:19pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • With Friends Like These . . .

    Number of comments: 0
    As Republican Party insiders, legislative leaders and Eagle Forum soldiers work to save the political career of controversial Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, the latest would-be savior may turn out to be more trouble for Buttars' campaign than a help. Just days before the Salt Lake County Republican convention this Saturday, [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 29, 2008, 3:59pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • The Eye of the Storm

    Number of comments: 0
    In the highly contentious Republican battle for Provo's Senate District 16, where accusations of delegate stacking and rule bending have flown like a geese migration, there seems to be a moment of niceness today. Attorney Jacqueline deGaston, who is challenging Senate Majority Leader Curtis Bramble for the Republican nomination, told [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 24, 2008, 11:30am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • He'll Be Back

    Number of comments: 1
    Any doubts that Utah Sen. Bob Bennett will seek a third term in 2010 can be put to rest. Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller played host to a campaign strategy meeting for Bennett's campaign Friday at the Jazz practice facility. Most of the Utah Republican Party's movers and shakers were [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 28, 2008, 5:15pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Shakeup in Dixie

    Number of comments: 1
    Watch for an announcement this afternoon that Dixie College President Lee Caldwell is resigning "to pursue other opportunities." But the back story is that Caldwell has made the State Board of Regents uncomfortable because of his aggressive advocacy of Dixie College becoming a four-year institution and his efforts to make [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 27, 2008, 11:33am EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Come Full Circle

    Number of comments: 0
    It wasn't too long ago when Utah's favorite Republican son, Mitt Romney, was cautioning his fellow GOP adherents that John McCain was too liberal to represent the Grand Old Poobahs as their presidential candidate in 2008 and had a troubling voting record on some hot-button Republican issues. Then, when [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 26, 2008, 3:19pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Another Defection

    Number of comments: 2
    Mark Towner is a long-time worker bee in the Utah Republican Party. He has held party offices within his voting and legislative districts and has been a member of the party's central committee. He also once ran for a legislative seat as a Republican. But, apparently, he's had it. Towner [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 26, 2008, 1:21pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Super Dell Gets a Mulligan

    Number of comments: 1
    Super Dell Schanze, the colorful and controversial former owner of Totally Awesome Computers, went into the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office today and withdrew his candidacy for Salt Lake County Mayor, just three days after he filed for the office on Friday. The reason: He told the clerk's personnel that [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 17, 2008, 1:27pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • If You Can't Beat 'Em, Leave 'Em

    Number of comments: 2
    Former Republican legislator Dave Hogue is the latest GOP loyalist to give up the ship, so to speak, and join the Democratic Party. Hogue was the Republican representative from the Riverton, Herriman area, but over the past few years had to fight against a right-wing surge from his own party [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 17, 2008, 1:21pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Manna From Heaven

    Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon must live a good life, or was born under a special star, or is looked after by the Leprechauns. Or all three. The Republicans have looked far and wide to find a candidate to run against the popular Democratic mayor. Friday, they found their [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 14, 2008, 4:08pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • A Military Presence?

    One of the highest ranking Army Reserve officers in the Intermountain West and a former director of the State Economic Development Office is running for a Salt Lake County Council seat as Democrats are hoping for a one-seat shift that would give them a majority on the council. Peter Cooke [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 14, 2008, 4:05pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Making Lemons into Lemonade

    For years a select group of Utah legislators have taken a junket after the legislative session to St. George where lobbyists have treated them to rounds of golf and milkshakes, and dined them for several days. It's always been a private tryst and the lawmakers and lobbyists have taken heat [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 13, 2008, 7:49pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Musical Chairs at the Legislature

    Number of comments: 1
    Now that Rep. Greg Hughes won't have Bill Hickman to kick around anymore, some musical chairs at the Utah Legislature could result in a more tender relationship between the Senate and the House. Hickman, you might remember, is the chairman of the Senate Rules Committee and Hughes determined the St. [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 11, 2008, 3:42pm EDT
    by www.sltrib.com

  • Changing Hats

    One of the first people to file as a challenger for the Utah Legislature this year is a woman who has more experience in the House of Representaitives than than any sitting lawmaker. Carol Peterson, who was the first woman appointed chief clerk of the House and had more than [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 07, 2008, 3:50pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • A Higher Power?

    I'm not sure if any campaign reporting laws have been violated, but apparently God may be intervening in a Republican legislative race. Former Rep. LaVar Christensen, who gave up his seat two years ago to run against Congressman Jim Matheson, recently had a meeting at the Capitol with his Republican [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 04, 2008, 5:27pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • It Won't Go Away

    Sen. Chris Buttars continues causing more problems for image-conscious senators, even when he says or does nothing. After I wrote in my column Friday about Buttars' letter to 4th District Judge Derek Pullan, criticizing the judge for his ruling against Buttars' good buddy Wendell Gibby in a land dispute between [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 26, 2008, 1:18pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com

  • A Tender Moment

    Number of comments: 1
    When the Utah House of Representatives went into a floor session this afternoon, Speaker Greg Curtis made a gesture that caught many of the members by surprise, and left a few choked up. With so much contentiousness between the political parties these days, this gesture will be remembered. Curtis, a Republican from [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: February 05, 2008, 5:08pm EST
    by www.sltrib.com
← Out of Context Woods Cross Citizen →

Blog Info:
GenRolly Speaking

» http://blogs.sltrib.com/politics/

Categories

media

BNN Traffic Index

Alexa: 7,836
-62

Compete: No data
0

Quantcast: 1,785
151

BNN Traffic Index: 45

BNN Influence Index

Rank

This week: Not ranked this week.

Last week: Not ranked last week.

12-week Average:

BNN Authority Index

Technorati: 0

Google: 0

BNN Authority Index: No data

» Subscribe to the GenRolly Speaking feed