It is that time again, where less than half the population chooses who will lead everyone for the next two, four, and six years (depending on the election). Here are my predictions based on gut feeling, recent polls, and just a touch of hopeless optimism that people like liberals as much as I do. Nationally [...]
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Waiting for the Leaking Dam to Burst
Herbert’s Crony Contracts scandal is about to break… It was revealed today that Utah Department of Transportation changed the rules to conveniently allow the firm which contributed the most to Governor Herbert’s election campaign to win the lucrative $1.1 billion I-15 Core project in Utah County. To quote the Tribune: ”(T)he Selection Recommendation Committee, made up of [...]
The Heaping Herbert Contradictions and the Coming Scapegoat
As the campaign contribution controversy for Governor Herbert continues into its third day, more and more interesting contradictions seem to be popping up. Mark Twain said it best: “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” Well, it seems the Herbert administration and campaign staff are having a bit of a lapse [...]
Is Governor Herbert Inept or Corrupt?
Governor Herbert, in an attempt to blast Peter Corroon about slinging mud in the campaign, held a press conference yesterday to discuss the allegations that campaign contributions led to favorable business deals for various companies around the state. The press confrence…did not go well. You see, it was revealed that the state paid $13 million [...]
When does a donation become quid pro quo?
If there is one thing people consistently hate about politics and elections, it is the amount of money that goes into them and the power associated with large campaign contributions. Most people, however, commit a logical fallacy when they state that money automatically equals political favors. They forget that those running for office are generally [...]
Meet the Candidates: Farley Anderson, Unaffiliated candidate for Governor
Farley Anderson is running as the Unaffiliated candidate for Governor. His opponents are Peter Corroon (D), Gary Herbert (R)(incumbent), and W. Andrew McCullough (L). His website is www.independencemovement.org, at the time of publication, no Facebook or Twitter account were provided. He can be reached via email at andersontribe10@yahoo.com. Here are Farley’s answers to my absurd [...]
Meet the Candidates: Andrew McCollough, Libertarian candidate for Governor
Andrew McCollough is the Libertarian candidate for Governor. His opponents are Farley Anderson (U), Peter Corroon (D), Gary Herbert (R)(incumbent). Andrew’s website is www.andy4gov.org, his Facebook page can be found by clicking here, and no Twitter account was provided at the time of publication. He can be reached via email at wandrew@prodigy.net. Here are Andrew’s [...]
Governor Herbert? Part I – 2012 Election Ramifications
The news that is rippling through the Utah political scene today is the announcement by President Obama that he has tapped Governor Huntsman to be the U.S.’s ambassador to China. The ramifications of this still remain to be seen but, needless to say, they are many – both nationally and state-wide. Let us begin with [...]
Election Predictions – Part IV – State Wide Races
This is the fourth in a five part series: Monday focused on Salt Lake County Elections, Wednesday concerned itself with the Utah State House of Representatives while Friday was the Utah Senate. Next Tuesday will focus on federal campaigns, and I have decided to talk about a little race going on in California as well. [...]
Slander (Transitive Verb)
So one of the worst kept secrets in the governors race is that “Super” Dell Schanze is bat $#!+ crazy; that being said, there is no excuse for his “campaign tactic” of labeling Governor Huntsman as an “anti-Christ socialist” and remarking that the Democratic Candidate, Bob Springmeyer does not “care about the Constitution” in a [...]