When our first pick for lunch turned out to be closed, we took a look around and saw two restaurants. One had a full parking lot of cars in front of it, while the other looked like it, too, might be closed. We picked the restaurant less visited…and it made all the difference. [cont…]
National Polls: Romney trending up, Santorum trending down. [chart]
March 1, 2012 by
In a Real Clear Politics aggregate of national polls, Mitt Romney is trending up, while Rick Santorum appears to have peaked and come down. The peak is by no means assuredly Santorum’s last…yet.
“Time Changed Hatch” Mailer Factually Correct
February 29, 2012 by
Is Freedom Works as dishonest as Freedom Path?
This post looks at a mailer I call “Time Changed Hatch.” As with the last two mailers, I have tried to go to the primary sources and have also reached out to the Hatch reelection campaign for any kind of response they might have. They have directed me to the site realhatchrecord.com but declined to respond directly to the mailer any further. I have utilized their site to augment my research into the primary sources.
The mailer opens with the following paragraph:
“In 1976, Orrin Hatch went to Washington. And just as time has shaped Utah’s unique … [cont]
In lieu of a daily post…
February 28, 2012 by
I’ve been asked to be on some kind of Deseret News live panel blogging about the election results tonight. Please join me there as we watch the primary results come in from Arizona and Michigan. Click on the image below to find the panel. Coverage starts at 5:30 PM.
You can also follow me (should you be so inclined to stalk) on Twitter under the handle @publiusdb.
Educational Saving Accounts for High School Students is Good Step
February 27, 2012 by
Rep. John Dougall, known in Utah legislative circle as an “ideas guy”* and “freight train”** for the breadth and creativity of the bills he’s carrying this year, had a great idea: why not let high school students and their parents pick the public school solution that best meets their educational needs?
It’s a step in the right direction, if just a small step.
Every once in a while, a good idea comes along. One such idea was… [continued]
Freedom Path’s “Outsourcing” Attack on Liljenquist Distorts Business Record
February 24, 2012 by
The latest mailer from Freedom Path falsifies Dan Liljenquist’s business record. The shadowy group, organized legally as a political action committee, is running fast and loose with terms and smears Liljenquist with shoddy research, obscure sources, and false information. Frankly, it’s just dishonest. [cont…]
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