President Obama and Governor Romney disagree on many things, but on one thing, they see eye to eye: Toby Keith and Kristen Bell.
A Non-Sexy Way to Cut Government Spending
June 5, 2012 by
Speculating on ways to save taxpayer money and curb the national debt has become a bit of a national pastime. The right wants to cut “entitlement spending” and the left has their sights set on defense and tax loopholes. Everyone agrees that we should do something. We’re stuck with lots of rhetoric, line drawing and politicians who largely maintain the status quo.
State and local governments are also slashing budgets and cutting back essential public services to save money. I would like to propose an idea that is not original and won’t solve the national debt. It’s simple, has been tried and tested and may even help our obesity epidemic. [cont…]
City Weekly asks: Is John Swallow offering access to the Attorney General in return for donations?
June 1, 2012 by
“Now, this is kind of confidential, but when I’m the attorney general, I will try to restructure it so Consumer Protection is under the AG [office] and the attorney general has more authority over those investigations. In fact—complete authority over that,” Swallow is heard telling telemarketing-business owner Aaron Christner in an April 7 phone conversation.
This is all the more disturbing because Swallow is making this statement to a member of an industry–companies involved in online-business opportunities and Internet marketing–that has collectively donated $82,284 to his campaign. [cont…]
One does not simply lose 129,000 millionaires…
May 31, 2012 by
The first thing that came to mind when I saw the headline was: “What? Where did we put them? Are they under the couch cushions?”
It’s no joke, though. Because of losses on the stock market, America is down 129,000 millionaires, while the rest of the world added 175,000 millionaires. Growth is happening, evidently, in the “emerging markets” of the world. Just not here at home. [cont…]
Exaggerated Claims: Swallow at Supreme Court to “ensure” unconstitutionality of Obamacare?
May 30, 2012 by
In short, the email walks through a loose timeline for the Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacare” more colloquially), putting Swallow at each crossroad of the legal battle. But for him, and Utah, Obamacare might not have made it before the Supreme Court.
Except that isn’t quite how it happened. We’ve already learned that Idaho had passed a law that gave standing to challenge Obamacare, and that Utah jumped on board. Sincerely, of course, but not necessarily crucial to the fight against the Affordable Care Act. It was important politically, but not really legally.
Now, Swallow’s campaign is claiming that he was at the Supreme Court to “ensure” the law was found unconstitutional. It’s a claim that stretches the truth. [Cont…]
A Long Time Ago…Star Wars at Thirty-Five.
May 25, 2012 by
Do you remember the first time you watched Star Wars?
Thirty-five years ago today, Star Wars debuted in theaters, quickly smashing previous box office records and beginning one of the most iconic franchises in movie history, introducing the world to lightsabers, Darth Vader, the Jedi, and the Force. Equal parts science-fiction and fantasy, Star Wars has found a place in our imagination in the tale of Luke Skywalker’s journey to destroy the oppressive Galactic Empire and become a Jedi. Along the way we met his mentors Obi-wan and Yoda, created friendships with the swashbuckling smuggler Han Solo and his side-kick Chewbacca, and found his lost sister, the Princess Leia (or was he the lost brother?). And who can forget R2-D2 and C-3PO, the hapless participant droids without which Star Wars could not have been complete? The magic and the myth are as much a modern telling of Joseph Campbell’s “Hero of Thousand Faces” as any in our time, and so, perhaps, as simple as the story often appears, we should not be surprised that it has weathered the decades so well. [cont…]
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