Tag Archives: Politics

Response: Richard Martin’s campaign says hi 2

I was wondering when, or if, it would happen. Sure enough, Utah gubernatorial hopeful Richard Martin’s campaign has responded to my post. Johnathan, the “press guy for the campaign” takes one for the team and claims responsibility for the faux pas saying: My initial realization was “Hey, these are the Tetons,”… but the designer insisted [...]

Caucusing (a verb) 8

A week ago I went a-caucusing. That is to say, I went to my local caucus. I’m woefully ignorant of the political process and how my government is run so I decided to do something about it. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what it was when I went, or what I should expect when I got [...]

Running for governor? Here’s a tip. 3

Mr. Richard Martin is a gubernatorial hopeful for the great state of Utah. Above is a screenshot of his election homepage. While the site is nicely designed, my friend Kendal noticed a gross oversight. Look at the background image. That ain’t the Wasatch Front. No, sir. Those are the Tetons. You know, up in Wyoming. [...]

Obama wants financial reform? Pardon? 4

The President passes a highly controversial $900 BILLION+ health care bill into law after bailing out corrupt and/or poorly run companies with trillions of dollars we don’t have, and now he wants to start talking about financial reform? It might have been more appropriate to look at financial reform before overhauling health care and drastically [...]

Fixing the economy – too simple? 0

Smaller government = less to fund = lower taxes = more money in people's pockets = better economy. Too simple? Image courtesy of here.