August 11, 2026

Because it’s been one of those days…

Let us consider….Mitt Romney…through the eyes of Team Coco. (h/t Holly on the Hill)

An Impressive New Blog in Utah: the “Utah Political Summary”

Reading up on some of the local blogger commentary on HB 477 this morning, I ran into a blog I’d not seen before: the Utah Political Summary. Written and published by local attorney Curt Bentley, the blog purports to provide a political commentary with dual purposes: “(1) to help people who want to know get informed […]

Utah Legislature Watch: Some Conservatives don’t like Con-cons

Even after the rise and vengeance of the Tea Party in elections last November, the political right still does not agree on how to carry out its goals. One of the oft shouted stated calls by activists, shrinking federal power and returning to a balance of power between the states and federal government (see also […]

“Statecraft as Soulcraft: What Government Does” by George Will

Cover of Statecraft as Soulcraft I recently picked up an old book by one of the more articulate columnists and thinkers I enjoy reading, “Statecraft as Soulcraft: What Government Does” by George Will. In this circa 1983 book, Will writes in tight, literate sentences, unraveling the genealogy of conservatism, questioning what it is that conservatives really believe. […]

the sound of a bubble popping?

Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts Today, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service warned that the United States government is in danger of losing its AAA credit rating, the highest possible rating a large institution can hold. According to Taylor Graff at Cavanaugh Capital Management, the AAA rating is the “pinnacle of safety in the investment universe.” […]

Utah takes up a cause we can all agree on

It is always a pleasant surprise when I find myself sitting next to someone doing something significant for little reward, applause, recognition, if any at all. Today, I sat next to a fellow attorney in a meeting as our general counsel announced that this attorney, a man with many decades of legal experience more  than myself and something of […]

Is the recession over, or are there more bubbles?

Image via Wikipedia I’m reading “Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown” by Wiedemer, Wiedemer, and Spitzer. They claim to have seen the current recession coming before it happened, the result of the popping of various bubbles in our economy, including in the housing and credit markets. Interestingly, and perhaps most […]