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  • Them’s fightin’ words

    Number of comments: 3
    Utah’s “senior Senator” reacts to Harry Reid’s comparison of GOP’s opposition to healthcare reform to those who opposed the abolition of slavery. [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 7:34pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Reid’s Revisionist History

    Number of comments: 4
    Senator Harry Reid’s gone and done it again – stuck his foot in his mouth and big time.   This morning, on the floor of the Senate, Reid began by mocking Republicans who are saying “slow down”.  He said: “You think you’ve heard these same excuses before? You’re right,” he continued. “In [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 7:31pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • The nightmare of UTOPIA

    Number of comments: 10
    Although meant to describe the “perfect” place, if you live in one of the 16 cities that signed on to Utah’s version – and especially if you are a Brigham City resident – UTOPIA is simply a nightmare.  At it’s heart, it’s a prime example of government getting in the [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:31am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Kill the messenger

    Number of comments: 10
    So by now you know about “Climategate“, right?  The THOUSANDS of emails showing deceit, cover-up, collusion, falsification of data, destruction of data – that sort of thing? Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) wants to make sure we all know who the bad guys are.  Wait for it…wait for it….they are the people [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2009, 8:04am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Senator Scott McCoy stepping down

    Number of comments: 2
    Senator Scott McCoy announced this week that he is stepping down to pursue further job opportunities.  He joked recently about running against Congressman Jim Matheson, but said quickly that he was not actually serious.  “If I want to be a partner in my law firm, I need to be a [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:23pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Tiger, Tiger, Tiger

    Number of comments: 4
    Amazing – I can actually blog about something besides politics.  So – here is one more famous guy that just can’t keep his pants zipped.  Since voicemails have now been released where he tells his alleged mistress that his wife went through his phone and might be calling and would [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:23am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Bring ‘em home

    Number of comments: 5
    While Obama announces that he will (slowly) send 30,000 troops (out of the 40,000 requested) to Afghanistan, he faces opposition from the left AND the right.  (And just coincidentally, I am sure, he plans to have the troops home within three years…..just in time for the 2012 elections….) Congressman Jason Chaffetz [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:12pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Bring ‘em home

    While Obama announces that he will (slowly) send 30,000 troops (out of the 40,000 requested) to Afghanistan, he faces opposition from the left AND the right.  (And just coincidentally, I am sure, he plans to have the troops home within three years…..just in time for the 2012 elections….) Congressman Jason Chaffetz [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:12pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • The 7 Stories Obama doesn’t want told

    Originating with Politico, then picked up by Yahoo and going viral is an article about the “storylines” Obama doesn’t want to catch on. The article by John Harris starts by saying that politics is about storytelling. He says: No one understands this better than Barack Obama and his team, who won the [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:47am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Arabs Have Stopped Applauding Obama

    So writes Fouad Ajami, a Lebanese-born educator and author writing in the Wall Street Journal. The subtitle reads: “A foreign policy of penance has won America no friends.” The John Hopins University professor writes that the Obama has not made the world anew and that frankly, there is little he can [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:00am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Jason Chaffetz on stepping up

    Congressman Jason Chaffetz talking to a crowd of concerned citizens about the importance of stepping up and being involved – so few people do, but those that do make all the difference. Policy and principle plus hard-work = success. [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 7:10am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • SEIU leader threatens Boy Scout

    Number of comments: 9
    Have you seen this story yet? In Allentown, Pennsylvania Kevin Anderson decided to clear a hiking trail for his Eagle Scout project. That drew the ire – and fire – of the president of the Allentown SEIU chapter.  Nick Balzano told the city council that the union was considering filing [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 6:56am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Black Friday

    Number of comments: 6
    While more shoppers than last year – an estimated 134 million up from 128 million people last year – planned to shop Thanksgiving weekend and braved the crowds for store openings as early as midnight, Obama has his own version of Black Friday. He has SHATTERED the budget record for [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:17pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Obama needs another czar

    Number of comments: 6
    Seriously. With the 30-something special masters he has appointed, can he PLEASE find a protocol czar?  It’s not just one incident that breaches presidential protocol – it’s a string of them, occurring with alarming regularity. Peggy Noonon writes in the Wall Street Journal that The Obama bowing pictures are becoming iconic [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 5:15pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Herbert and Bishop address GOP SCC

    Governor Herbert addressed the Republican state central committee on November 21. Personable and approachable, he came early and stayed for the entire meeting. When it came time for him to talk to the audience, he started by saying that the had just returned from the Republican governors confab and that [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 3:45pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • The Great Thanksgiving Hoax

    Number of comments: 7
    By Richard J. Maybury Each year at this time school children all over America are taught the official Thanksgiving story, and newspapers, radio, TV, and magazines devote vast amounts of time and space to it. It is all very colorful and fascinating. It is also very deceiving. This official story is nothing [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 6:28am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Chaffetz’ plan for Afghanistan

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    On Monday, the Hinckley Forum is hosting Rep. Jason Chaffetz. The title of his remarks is “Mr. President, My Recommendations on Afghanistan” In advance of President Obama’s widely anticipated address concerning the future of U.S. military policy in Afghanistan, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz provides his insights and recommendations on the issue. [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 11:25pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Utah GOP supports ethics

    At the most recent meeting of the GOP State Central Committee, discussion about the Utahns for Ethical Government’s ethics reform bill took up at least half of the meeting. David Irvine, drafter of the UEG bill, presented his reasons for this bill. He said that some of their goals were [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:04am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Remember this?

    No new pork? Openness? Transparency? Accountability? Apparently folks in DC hope we DON’T remember…. [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:46am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Lousiana purchase, redux

    Number of comments: 2
    In a place where people are used to backroom deals and creative arm-twisting, yesterday’s version of pay-to-play was quickly dubbed the new Louisiana purchase. Senator Mary Landrieu (from Louisiana of course) got Harry Reid to include an extra $300,000,000.00 in the bill for her state.   Sweeping onto the Senate floor [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:37am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Obama has lost the middle

    Number of comments: 10
    This month’s election results in New Jersey and Virginia confirm what recent polling has been showing – independents are abandoning Obama and his far-left agenda. With independents making up 43% of all voters nationwide, that’s a big deal. Among those independent voters, his approval rating has dropped from a high [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:09am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Ethics committee

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    In today’s interim meeting of the ethics committee, a “joint resolution on ethics complaint procedures” was introduced.  This bill creates an independent ethics commission, would require legislators to pay their own attorney fees unless they are found not guilty, provides subpoena powers, sets up the process for filing a complaint [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:38pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Utah’s unethical ethics initiative

    Number of comments: 5
    After hearing from citizens about the serious flaws in the bill, the makers of the initiative put up a post to rebut the concerns.  Unfortunately, they continue to misrepresent what the initiative will do. For example, one of the major problems with the bill is the requirement to divulge the names [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:21am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Matheson in trouble

    Number of comments: 6
    Senator Bob Bennett is not the only Utah politician in trouble.  Congressman Matheson, the lone Democrat in Utah’s federal delegation, is under fire from the left and the right. Called a DINO by Utah liberals, he is no conservative, either. His ranking with the American Conservatives Union is a rock-bottom 38. (Ok, [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 12:09pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Bennett in trouble

    Number of comments: 10
    Utah’s “junior” Senator is in trouble. From local publications like the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News, to national news sources like Politico, “The Hill”, and the LA Times, everyone is talking about the Utah Senate race. According to Beltway insider publication, “The Hill“, the battle for the Republican Senate [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:59am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Tribute to our armed forces

    Number of comments: 2
    Happy Veteran’s Day. I grew up in a military family. My Dad was career Air Force and served a tour of duty in Vietnam, leaving behind a very pregnant wife and a 2 other kiddos, one age 3 and one 18 months. I remember a family friend who gave me [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:52pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Dems to face backlash

    Number of comments: 10
    Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., chairman of the House Republican Conference, told ‘Fox News Sunday’ that the House health care reform vote proves Democrats have not listened to American concerns about over-spending, bailouts and government takeovers. He said that Democrats will pay at the polls because their actions prove they are NOT [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:33pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • So this is how liberty dies…

    Number of comments: 10
    …with thunderous applause. In Star Wars III, Senator Palpatine finally usurps control of the Republic to create a new Empire. He said: “”In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society which I assure you [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 11:27am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Obama’s Frightening Insensitivity

    Number of comments: 9
    NBC stations around the country – hardly a right-wing news organization – are carrying a story today about Mr. Obama’s handling of the Fort Hood shooting yesterday. Acccording to the story After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:15am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Tragedy at Fort Hood

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    A soldier slated for deployment to Afghanistan – a psychiatrist, no less – opened fire at an Army base in Texas. A life-long Muslim, Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly yelled Allahu Akbar!, as he opened fire at close range, killing 13 people and wounding 30 others. The shooting took place 1:30 [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:13pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Shurtleff suspends Senate campaign

    Number of comments: 1
    This morning on the Doug Wright show, Attorney General Mark Shurtleff announced he is suspending his campaign for the US Senate. In a letter sent to supporters, he said I have chosen to take pause because my daughter’s health is very fragile. She is struggling with emotional issues and has recently [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:02am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Chaffetz on proposed medical device tax

    Congressman Jason Chaffetz takes a minute to talk about the new tax imposed on ALL “medical devices”, roughly 80,000 different items. [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:05am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Election results

    Nationally, the Republicans took 2 big governorships out of the hands of Democrats – Virginia and New Jersey – both by very comfortable margins. In VA, the GOP also swept the Lieutenant Governor’s race and the Attorney General’s race. In the NY23 race, Democrat Bill Owens defeated Conservative Party candidate [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:28am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Let Your Voice Be Heard

    From Congressman Mike Pence [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:44pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Let Your Voice Be Heard

    From Congressman Mike Pence [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:44pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Standing on principle

    Number of comments: 10
    Heard of Doug Hoffman yet?  He’s the former Republican, now Conservative party candidate whose popularity just forced Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava to drop out of the NY23 race.  Scozzafava is a liberal Republican who supports gay marriage, abortion rights, big labor, union bosses and card check.  Before Scozzafava dropped out [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 4:18pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • By the numbers – Pelosi’s health scare bill

    Number of comments: 5
    The  Wall Street Journal just published an article titled “The Worst Bill Ever“.  In it, they say Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reportedly told fellow Democrats that she’s prepared to lose seats in 2010 if that’s what it takes to pass (Pelosi)Care, and little wonder. The health bill she unwrapped last Thursday, [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:55am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Dems name-call to raise money

    Number of comments: 10
    Proud to be one of the wing-nuts, aka a conservative who stands on principle! Here’s an email I just got this morning…. Holly – Remember all those socialist-hollering, Glenn Beck-worshiping, tea party wing nuts from this summer’s town hall meetings? If Sarah Palin gets her way, one of them could soon be [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 9:59am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Scozzafava OUT

    Number of comments: 1
    Dede Scozzafava dropped out of the NY23 race, leaving only Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative party candidate and former GOP-er, Doug Hoffman.  She did not endorse either of her opponents. In a written statement, she said “In recent days, polls have indicated that my chances of winning this election are not [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 9:32am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Happy Halloween!

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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 9:14am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Chaffetz and earmarks

    Number of comments: 2
    Recently, the Salt Lake Tribune took Congressman Chaffetz to task, calling his earmark reform proposals “kosher pork“.  Congressman Chaffetz responded, but the Trib was only able to publish approximately 1/3 of his response.  Here it is in its entirety: Leading By Example By Congressman Jason Chaffetz When it comes to earmark reform, [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 6:11pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • What if George W. had done that?

    Number of comments: 10
    Politico has an article today pointing out the hypocrisy of folks who called Bush on every mis-step while giving Obama a free pass. The article starts: A four-hour stop in New Orleans, on his way to a $3 million fundraiser. Snubbing the Dalai Lama. Signing off on a secret deal with drug makers. Freezing [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 3:19pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • D’s want to increase role of gov’t

    Number of comments: 3
    Barney Frank: We are trying on every front to increase the role of government“ [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 2:15pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Yes, Virginia, there will be a public option

    Number of comments: 6
    Today, Senator Harry Reid announced that the health care reform bill will have a public option. There’s a shocker – I was sure there wouldn’t be, since the Baucus bill didn’t have a public option…kidding – I am kidding. Of course there is a public option. According to Mr. Reid, [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 9:25pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Just make it up

    Number of comments: 8
    So what do you do if you disagree with the Chamber of Commerce and their stand on global warming? You take a few fake signs and throw yourself a press conference, of course……. [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 1:37am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • No go on czars testifying

    Number of comments: 5
    Anyone still remember that Obama promised an “open, transparent” administration? Yeah, me neither…. In one more move demonstrating he was all rhetoric and no action, the White House has told Congress it will not make available any of the czars who work in the White House and don’t have to [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 10:50am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Hit a nerve, apparently

    Number of comments: 8
    The recent discussion on “unity at all costs” has apparently been on other people’s minds as well.  Over on “Pursuit of Liberty“, David is looking for “Banzai Republicans” – those who might have a low probability of success, but, as David says, one in which “the attacker could still hope [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 6:37pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Unity at all costs?

    Number of comments: 10
    RNC Chairman Michael Steele came to town recently.  As part of his discussion, he said “We have the attention of the American people, something we haven’t had for a long time.” He went on to ask “Did you ever think that the arrogance of power would lead to the empowerment [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 1:13pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Anita Dunn and using the press

    Number of comments: 9
    “Very rarely did we communicate through the press anything that we didn’t absolutely control,” said Dunn. “One of the reasons we did so many of the David Plouffe videos was not just for our supporters, but also because it was a way for us to get our message out without having [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 7:42am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Mao Tse-Tung as role model?

    Number of comments: 5
    Here is Anita Dunn, White House communications director, telling high school students that one of her favorite political philosophers is Mao Tse-tung. Yeah – the guy responsible for the deaths of TENS of MILLIONS. That Mao. [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 7:31am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Troop funds going to pork

    Number of comments: 1
    Remember the bill where Senator Bennett wants $5 million for a video scrapbook project? Apparently the total attempted take in earmarks is $2.6 BILLION – money that will be diverted from the funds used to feed, clothe and arm the troops and spent in places of the Senators’ choosing, not [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 4:02pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Reid: Healthcare to cost 2 trillion

    HARRY REID: “He talked about CBO saying that there would be $54 billion saved each year if we put caps on medical malpractice and put some restrictions — tort reform — $54 billion. Sounds like a lot of money, doesn’t it, Mr. President? The answer is yes. But remember, were [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 3:18pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Safe Schools Czar in Utah

    Number of comments: 10
    Kevin Jennings, the so-called “safe schools czar” made an appearance in Orem the other night. Apparently flying under the radar, he was introduced as “our friend from Washington DC“, according to one attendee.  Jennings, who founded the Gay and Lesbian Independent School Teacher Network (GLISTeN), was appointed by Obama to [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 3:07pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Baucus bill passes committee

    Number of comments: 3
    With a 14-9 vote, the Baucus version of a healthcare bill passed out of the Senate finance committee today. The sole Republican voting for the bill was Senator Olympia Snowe (now there’s a shocker). It was met with immediate, sharp criticism. A top labor lobbyist says about 30 unions will run [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 2:27pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Obama and SNL

    Number of comments: 3
    (This was before he won the Nobel Peace Prize, mind you) [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 11:23pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Obama’s peace prize

    Number of comments: 10
    Unbelievable. On the same day the US blows up a chunk of the moon, President Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for good intentions. Nominations for the prize had to be postmarked by February 1 — only 12 days afterObama took office. The committee sent out its solicitation for nominations [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 8:47am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Oink, oink

    Number of comments: 5
    And the pork feast continues. In a struggling economy (understatement), DC politicians continue to bring home the pork. (Just to be clear, I think porky earmarks are a BAD thing.) Sadly, one prime example is our own Senator Bob Bennett. He just appropriated $5 million from the fund that pays for [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 5:07pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Cheap shot in VA campaign

    Co-founder of “Black Entertainment Television”, Sheila Johnson, mocked Creigh Deeds‘ speech impediment at a fundraiser for Bob McConnell. Both men are running for governor of Virginia – Deeds is a Dem, McConnell is a Repub. Once can only hope that this kind of low-brow campaigning backfires on them. It’s a [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 4:38pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Major flaw in ethics initiative

    Number of comments: 10
    So reads the headline on today’s editorial opinion in the Daily Herald. The editorial board starts by laying out one of the arguments of the promoters of the ethics commission – that “It is the nature of power to corrupt … [U]nchecked power and unlimited money create circumstances where a [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 9:45am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • “Pandemonium” as Chicago loses Olympic bid

    Number of comments: 10
    Rio wins. [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 11:33am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Oh, the irony…

    Number of comments: 10
    Representative Kory Holdaway is resigning from the Utah legislature to become the lobbyist for the UEA (official title: Government Relations Director). Beginning in November, Holdaway will replace Vik Arnold, who retired from the union and now is a leading backer of an effort to impose new ethics rules on legislators [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 2:40pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Mea Culpa

    Number of comments: 4
    I posted a video yesterday that “seemed” authentic, but in fact was some hysterical hype. I’ve removed it and I do apologize for passing on something that was not true. There is plenty to get worked up about in today’s political world – fake stuff is not needed and is [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 2:21pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • WTFreak?

    Number of comments: 7
    Let’s pray to Obama?! [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 6:09pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Is it really about ethics reform?

    Number of comments: 10
    Or is it about power and control? To listen to the folks promoting the citizen’s initiative for ethical government, anyone who does not swallow their proposed bill does not want to see ethical behavior. Using questions like “You want ethical legislators, don’t you“, they are out promoting new legislation with [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 12:24pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Delusional dog

    Number of comments: 2
    Here is Friday’s funny. [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 8:58pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • No insurance? $25,000 fine

    Number of comments: 7
    On Thursday, the Joint Committee on Taxatation discussed the “mandate penalty” associated with health care reform.  The committee’s chief of staff, Thomas Barthold, said that the IRS would “take you to court and undertake normal collection proceedings” if you do not pay the $1900 mandate penalty. In spite of Sen John [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 1:38pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • So what’s the deal with Twitter?

    Number of comments: 8
    Have you heard of Twitter? Do you use it? How do you use it?  KSL did a story this week on how the GOP is winning the political war on Twitter and asked on-line users to vote on which politicians they followed most – national, local, state, city or “I [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 8:50am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Chaffetz and Magna water

    Number of comments: 5
    Today the US House of Representatives passed Rep. Jason Chaffetz’ Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009 (HR 2265).The House of Representative’s Committee on Natural Resources previously approved the bill and reported it favorably to the full House of Representatives for consideration. Magna Water District constructed [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 5:05pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • The dictionary is wrong

    Number of comments: 10
    Obama laughs and calls the Mirriam-Webster definition of tax a “stretch”. He should be talking to Clinton about the definition of “is”, too. [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Utah GOP State Central Committee

    Number of comments: 3
    About 125 people spent their Saturday morning – and into the afternoon – at the GOP State Central Committee meeting held in Provo. Of the 180 members of the SCC, 111 were credentialed – dropping to a mere 47 by the last vote of the day. Chairman Dave Hansen started this [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 4:54am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Student loan program being eliminated

    Number of comments: 8
    Up for consideration today is HR3221, the “Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act”. Sounds like a good plan, right? Well, it eliminates the Federal Family Education Loan program, one that offers subsidized loans through private sources and shifts all student loans to a government-run and taxpayer financed system under the [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 1:26pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • In case you missed them

    Number of comments: 1
    Here are two undercover videos exposing corruption in ACORN – coast-to-coast [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 11:33am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Cot-side chat on ACORN

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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 10:23am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Tired of politics?

    Number of comments: 1
    I am a bit tired of it today (it DOES happen, LOL), so I thought I’d share two of my favorite jam recipes, seeing how we’re in the middle of canning season….Trust me – they are yummy. Raspberry-jalapeno jam 5 cups frozen or fresh raspberries 1 cup finely chopped jalapenos juice of one lime 1 [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 12:11pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Municipal elections

    Remember that today is the primary – get out and vote!! [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 11:47am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Finding Hope

    Number of comments: 1
    from a 9/11 survivor [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 7:10am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Is print media on its way out?

    Number of comments: 3
    I read an editorial the other day that made me proud to be a “citizen journalist”, aka blogger.  It was written by the editor of a hard-copy magazine – Backwoods Home -  but the title was this: “The destruction of the mass print media will help save freedom in America”.  [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 9:01am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • President Obama’s address

    Number of comments: 6
    From the White House: Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event, Arlington, Virginia September 8, 2009 The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 7:05am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Charity begins at home

    Number of comments: 1
    …and Utahns are the most charitable in the nation. According to an article published in the  Deseret News, by analyzing US tax returns, Utahns gave almost $3 billion in charity, or 5% of the combined gross income for the state, compared to 2.3% for the rest of the nation. Only [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 8:53pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • The Power and Danger of Iconography

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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 8:42am EDT
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  • Herbert and Ruzicka on Obama’s address

    Number of comments: 10
    They are fine with President Obama’s planned address to the nation’s students this coming Tuesday.  In an interview with the Deseret News, Governor Herbert said “I think it’s great. To hear from the president of the United States is an important thing.  I’d like to hear what he has to [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2009, 9:08pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Day of Reckoning is a’ comin’

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    Governor Mitch Daniels from Indiana has a piece in the Wall Street Journal today about the coming reality check for states. “The drop in tax receipts is the worst in a half century. Fewer than 10 states ended the last fiscal year with significant reserves, and three-fourths have deficits exceeding [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 4:21pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Interview with the man who lost his finger

    Number of comments: 7
    The Obamacare protester who lost his finger speaks with Neil Cavuto. Kinda crazy, doncha think, that you literally risk life and limb (OK, at least limb) if you speak out against the government? [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 7:05am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Breakfast with Bennett and Rove

    Number of comments: 10
    Several hundred people showed up at the Grand America on Friday morning for breakfast with Karl Rove and Senator Bob Bennett. Speaking to a mostly circumspect audience, both men found approval and applause for what they had to say. Following some introductory remarks, they took questions from the audience. The first [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 10:56pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Obama to address nation’s students

    Number of comments: 3
    On September 8, at 10 am MT, President Obama will address the nation’s K-12 students via the White House website – www.whitehouse.gov.  According to the US Department of Education website, he will deliver a national address directly to students on the importance of education. The President will challenge students to work [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 2:38pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • September garden tips

    Can you believe the summer is gone, the kids are back in school and it’s September already? Where does the time go? Before you know it, Christmas will be knocking on the door. As the summer winds down to fall, it is time to clean up the garden and plan for [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 1:36am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Town Hall mania

    Number of comments: 5
    Wanna know what’s going on in Town Hall meetings across the country? Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-MN was talking about the news reports coming out of the UK of women giving birth in the hallways because they don’t have room in the hospitals. “That happens here” shouted a heckler insistently. “I’ve given [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 3:29pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Bennett loses straw poll

    Number of comments: 9
    The Utah County Republican party barbecue and family party was held Saturday evening in Orem, with hundreds of people of attending. Congressman Jason Chaffetz, Governor Gary Herbert, Senator Bob Bennett, Cherilyn Eagar, Mark Shurtleff, James Williams and most Utah county representatives and senators were there to mix and mingle. One of [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 12:19pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • It’s not a bill?

    Number of comments: 2
    According to one audience member, “it’s not a bill, it’s a draft”. Um, sorry, but HR 3200 is not only a bill, it’s one that has been voted on and passed out of committee and is now headed to the floor. And how can you continue arguing when you are [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 3:41am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Chaffetz gets fired up

    Number of comments: 4
    Short clip from the South Jordan town hall meeting – Congressman Chaffetz challenges protesters in the audience. [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2009, 7:17pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Town Hall clip

    Number of comments: 4
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 2:27am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Chaffetz’ first town hall

    Number of comments: 1
    Talk about a rock star… Congressman Jason Chaffetz was greeted by a crowd of over 1,000 people in a packed-to-the-gills venue. He started the evening by officially presenting the Purple Heart to a Korean War veteran who received it a few years ago – in the mail. This time, an [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 2:04am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Cap and trade on Utah’s Capitol Hill

    Representative Rob Bishop came in front of the Natural Resources  committee and right off the bat said “If you are expecting me to say something positive about this bill, go to sleep right now, cause it ain’t gonna happen.” As written, the Waxman-Markey bill would affect his Congressional district this way: *Loss [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 2:55pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Change in town hall venue

    Congressman Jason Chaffetz, anticipating larger-than-normal crowds, has changed the venues for three of his town hall meetings.  They are the Provo, South Jordan and Fillmore ones.  Here is the updated schedule: Utah County Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:00 PM Covey Center for the Arts 425 West Center St Provo Salt Lake County Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:00 [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 9:35am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • New Century Scholarship

    Number of comments: 1
    Lat Tuesday,  Utah House and Senate leadership released the following statement: Earlier today, Majority legislative leadership and Governor Herbert instructed the Utah Board of Regents to fully fund the New Century Scholarship. The past week both sides of the aisle have provided constructive input in trying to come up with a solution. [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 9:24am EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Pay czar can take money back

    Number of comments: 7
    Remember our list of 30 czars? (Now up to 37, at latest count). And remember the executive pay czar who can set the pay for any company exec whose firm received bailout money? Well, Reuters is reporting that not only can he set the pay scale, but he can also [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 10:30pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Rep Bishop’s Town Hall schedule

    Both Bishop and Chaffetz are holding town hall meetings.  Matheson – currently getting beat up by both sides – has decided not to hold any public meetings during the August recess.  You can click here to find Congressman Chaffetz’ schedule. Wednesday, August 19 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Layton City Council Chambers 437 N. [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 12:30pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • More inaugural coverage

    See more coverage, including YouTube videos, over at the new Utah GOP blog.  Yes, I am doing double-duty and hope you’ll read both. [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 12:10pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • Governor Herbert’s inauguration

    Number of comments: 1
    Of course the big news is that Gary R Herbert was sworn in as Utah’s 17th governor yesterday. It was a lot of fun to be there and see the support he has from around the state. It was also amusing to watch the tourists who wandered in and who [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 1:46pm EDT
    by hollyonthehill

  • May I have some mo’, sir?

    Number of comments: 8
    Mo’ free money, that is – and they aren’t saying “please”. At a recent meeting of the Mountainland Association of Governments, two Utah county mayors came out swinging against Congressman Jason Chaffetz. “What is he actually doing for us?” Pleasant Grove Mayor Mike Daniels asked. Orem mayor Jerry Washburn was [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2009, 8:53am EDT
    by hollyonthehill
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