Election 2012: Predictions
Last week, the curtain closed on the 2010 election season. It mostly goes without saying that it’s been a a pretty wild midterm season (even though I just said it…), thanks primarily to the Tea Party insurgency. Utah wasn’t left out of the fun, either, despite becoming even more of a one-party state. Thankfully, for political junkies, that one party has a few sub-parties, most of them trying to out-conservative each other. Enough rambling, eh? After all, what I promised was predictions for 2012. A disclaimer: These are predictions made from my gut, which means I have not...
Read MoreChaffetz Eyes D.C.
Washington City Paper introduces its readers to their potential future overlord: Jason Chaffetz.— In a detailed cover story, the alt-weekly for Washington, D.C. digs into the background of Utah’s own Rep. Jason Chaffetz to introduce/scare residents about the man who will, most likely, be in charge of the congressional committee that oversees the district’s affairs. Overall, it’s a great overview of the freshman representative. For any Utahn remotely familiar with Chaffetz, the story treads across a lot of familiar ground, including his time working for former Gov. Jon...
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