Salt Lake Tribune goes out with a bang!
by Daryl AcumenOver the weekend the Salt Lake Tribune published it's endorsement of Barack Obama for President in the super-tight 2012 race. The headline of the Tribune editorial read "Too Many Mitts," at which point I stopped reading. Look people, it doesn't matter what political calculus the Tribune used to come to the ridiculous conclusion that Barack Obama is the ...
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Barack Obama’s political world view evokes Star Wars
by Daryl AcumenWhen I was a cocky debate jock in the Baltimore Catholic Forensic League in High School, I had a philosophy that was the foundation for every case I ever wrote that virtually insured victory. I stumbled across my secret weapon in the middle of my senior debate season after crafting an unbeatable case for and against affirmative ...
Continue ReadingJim Matheson on the record…
by Daryl AcumenJim Matheson opposes the Surge strategy in Iraq which was later credited with turning the war around and making it possible for our troops to finally come home. [VIDEO] Jim matheson on Obama's Stimulus Take the cake - [VIDEO] I alone supported the stimulus [VIDEO] Jim Matheson on ObamaCare If you were in Congress - [VIDEO] Obama's biggest supporter - [VIDEO] Confused by Jim Matheson - ...
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by Daryl AcumenHere's a list of resources: Paul Ryan 2012 Budget: Path To Prosperity Debate: economic policy advisers to Obama and Romney campaigns Obama's 2012 State of the Union Reagan's 1988 State of the Union [Video] Reagan's A Time for Choosing CBO 2002 Capital Gains Tax Brief Republican Study Group - 2008 Capital Gains Brief USA vs. Lopez Concurring Opinion by Clarence Thomas FreedomWorks vs. Reality ...
Continue ReadingDan Liljenquist’s failed tax hike!
by Daryl AcumenThis article illustrates the idiocy of one of the few votes Dan Liljenquist could be bothered to make in his short stint with the Utah Legislature - a sin tax increase on cigarettes. The fact that he bothered to show up for this vote means he thought it was important. The fact that he got it ...
Continue ReadingIt’s *crickets* in the Senate race
by Daryl Acumen"Maybe it’s because we’re in the middle of June and people aren’t thinking much about the election. It just seems that there’s not much going on right now. And a boring race helps Orrin Hatch. If things were more exciting, that would mean either trouble for Hatch or momentum for Liljenquist." - Bryan Schott This is ...
Continue ReadingDan Liljenquist & FreedomWorks – birds of a feather…
by Daryl AcumenA few observations about the relationship between FreedomWorks and Dan Liljenquist: - In June 2011, as conservatives across the country geared up for the election a year and half away to oust President Barack Obama and his liberal allies from the U.S. Senate, Washington, DC-based FreedomWorks announced a costly campign to try and defeat conservative Republican ...
Continue ReadingHow conservative is Dan Liljenquist really?
by Daryl AcumenI'm continuing to do my research on the short legislative record of State Senator Dan Liljenquist. I've been curious as to why FreedomWorks took so long to endorse Liljenquist and why some folks at the UTGOP Convention referred to him as a "liberal." I'm of course aware that Dan's record with the Utah Taxpayer's Association ...
Continue ReadingWho supports FreedomWorks?
by Daryl AcumenFreedomWorks has said recently that they intend to double-down on the Utah Senate race in spite of exceptionally weak local support for their efforts. I thought it would be fun to quantify how weak local support for FreedomWorks really is. Tracking total Utah individual contributions as a proxy for in-state sentiment, I pulled some rough numbers from the ...
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