I voted today. Eight days before the official election day. I like early voting. There was no line to wait in. However, the early polling place was in the LDS Bountiful Regional Center. This is the building where all of the many LDS Stakes in South Davis County, Utah, hold their quarterly conferences. It is … Read more
The other day I got a nice letter from President Obama. Of course, it was just a fundraising letter for the Democratic National Committee, but I like the analogy the President used. Speaking of the Republicans he said: “First, they drove the car into the ditch. Then they made it as difficult as possible for … Read more
Once in a while someone will tell the Truth publicly, plainly, and directly. That person is usually ignored or attacked. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) gave an important speech in the Senate yesterday that should be read by every American. The Congressional elections this Fall should not even be close. That they probably will be is … Read more
The right wing folks — from the tea party crazies, to the radio and TV hate mongers, to the obstructionist Republican office holders — are all in a lather lately about budget deficits.EXCUSE ME?Didn’t ya’ll support George W. and his “free market” deregulation (ie. the “Free-for-all market” which became the “Free-fall market”), and his tax … Read more
Lynn M. Hansen, former Reagan-appointed ambassador and recently-returned LDS mission president in Germany, wrote a guest column in the Ogden, Utah Standard-Examiner this past week entitled “Obama, Reid, Pelosi deserve our thanks.” The focus of Hansen’s article is on why health care reform is good and was necessary and I strongly recommend everyone read it, … Read more
Paul Rolly, a columnist for the Salt Lake Tribune, reported this past week that Senator Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D, Nevada) was invited to give a fireside talk at an LDS stake center last weekend. Reid agreed to speak about his spiritual awakening and conversion to the Mormon faith. Rolly goes on to report that … Read more
I just heard the most astonishing thing on a radio station that calls itself “Family Values Radio.” Some “conservative” commentator was going on about how “the liberals” never answer or discuss the “issues” that conservatives “lay down.” Instead, he said, “the liberals” just attack the conservative speaker. Liberals, he claimed, avoid discussing issues in favor … Read more
“The mere presense of large sums of money pushes people past their moral limits, making them more likely to lie, cheat and steal.” This comes from a study in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes as reported in the December 2009 issue of Psychology Today (“The Green Monster” p. 17). It is always interesting when … Read more