Today marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. The Scouts have long been one of the most influential organizations in the life of many young men, including my own son who is an Eagle Scout. We were privileged today to be visited in chamber [...]
Kaiser isn't too happy that he doesn't get to go outside as often, now that the urge to smoke isn't striking every 5 minutes.
So, I’m midway through my second week of Chantix, and at full dose now. I can definitely see that it’s made a difference. [...]
This just in... Utah Senate Republicans call Utah's Public employees "ridiculous."
Republicans have been trying to get rid of this country’s social safety net ever since it was first enacted. Now, they have a new proposal to benefit the wealthy at the expense of the working/middle class.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the ranking member of the [...]
Given the resurgent popularity of the Constitution in many conservative political circles as of late, ideological opponents have taken to looking for weaknesses in position and policy that are susceptible to attack. One of the more tiresome and ignorant retorts deals with the [...]
Press Release from Rep. Murtha’s office:
Congressman John Murtha Passes Away at Age 77
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) passed away peacefully this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. At his bedside was his family.
Murtha, 77, was Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on [...]
I've really got to learn to hold my phone sideways on these things:I don’t know why we didn’t think of this earlier……Â From South Carolina
(1) “Subversive organization” means every corporation, society, association, camp, group, bund, political party, assembly, body or organization, composed of two or more persons, which directly or indirectly advocates, advises, teaches or practices the duty, necessity or propriety [...]
As many of you may know, I am the Director of Operations for the Fair Boundaries Imitative, and I want to be very clear that the views I express in this blog (or any blog, for that matter) are my own and do not represent [...]
So I was watching these commercials on TV yesterday that kept getting interrupted by a sporting event. What I don't understand is why there was so much hub-bub about 11 minutes of action.- The legislature (and the Sutherland Institute), still bitter about school vouchers, just doesn’t like citizen initiatives. No other way to say it. And I mean really don’t like them.
- Financial reform talk drives Wall Street donors from Dems to GOP.
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Today's Media Q&A featured discussion on SCR2 and SCR4, legislation sponsored by Senator Jones, an update on the budget process with Senator Hillyard, and Senator Liljenquist gives insight to the legislation on retirement. You can watch the session 
