Mike Crapo Endorses Hatch
by Daryl AcumenMike Crapo, next inline for the Chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee after Olympia Snowe's retirement announcement this week, just endorsed Orrin G. Hatch for U.S. Senate. I've attached a copy of the formal endorsement letter to this post! Given the fact that conservatives from Michael Jolley of the Dan Liljenquist campaign and Russ Walker of Washington Nanny PAC "Freedom ...
Continue ReadingHatch 15th most conservative Senator
by Daryl AcumenI'm sure many of you have seen this article in the National Journal ranking Hatch as the 15th most conservative Senator last session. I just thought I'd quickly post links to the raw data: House Rankings Senate Rankings I have not yet validated the methodology, but data is data. Note: Mike Lee ranks 22nd on the list. So ...
Continue ReadingFreedomWorks Idea of “Conservative” Spending Priorities?
by Daryl AcumenIf you want to know what’s going on, all you have to do is follow the money. FreedomWorks is a pseudo conservative agency that is hoodwinking donors into actively working against conservative progress. Orrin Hatch, staunch conservative, is up for reelection and poised for the Senate finance committee. See my earlier posts about why this matters, Finance ...
Continue ReadingFreedom Works on Video
by Daryl AcumenHere are two videos that I found interesting. Here is a video of Dick Army, the founder of FreedomWorks, begging Congress to raise the federal debt limit [VIDEO]. In light of videos like this, I find it hypocritical of FreedomWorks to assail Senator Orrin Hatch for voting with Dick Army on the increase. The next [VIDEO] is a funny portrayal ...
Continue ReadingWhy Mike Lee Owes Orrin Hatch His Endorsement
by Daryl AcumenI know it's too early i the campaign for sitting Republican congressmen to endorse candidates for offices here in the state, but in light of certain silly criticisms by an over-zealous and desperate contingent rallying against Senator Orrin Hatch, I decided it was time for me to speak up and go on the record about ...
Continue ReadingWho’s Criticizing Hatch’s Record on Judicial and White House Appointments?
by Daryl AcumenSometimes the people you argue with give you a gift and make claims so laughable that they almost seem like intentional soft-balls served up to give you an opportunity to whack them out of the park. Recently a few people have attacked Orrin Hatch on the basis of his votes to confirm/block members of the ...
Continue ReadingThe Race for Finance Commmittee
by Daryl AcumenFrom my point of view, the 2012 Senate race is not really a race for U.S. Senate, but is actually a race for Senate Finance Committee! That's the main reason, in spite of the fact that I think Dan Liljenquist is a rock-star and would make an amazing Senator, that I still support Orrin Hatch. The ...
Continue ReadingOrrin Hatch vs. Olympia Snowe?
by Daryl AcumenI think most of you know that I’m a strong supporter of Senator Hatch’s re-election in 2012. I’m not shy about my support or my disdain for certain self-anointed ‘leaders’ of the Tea Party in Washington who want to defeat Hatch because they think it will make them look good in the press (no names, ...
Continue ReadingInvited to attend Occupy SLC event…
by Daryl AcumenI've been invited to attend an event at Occupy SLC. Really nice of them to ask, considering I've been so hard on them lately. I'll post after the event with observations and findings.
Continue ReadingWhat is “Value-Economics” and Why Does It Matter?
by Daryl AcumenValue Economics is a term I coined to describe a new way of thinking about taxation as it relates to a national economy. Originally it was going to be the subject of a doctoral dissertation I hoped to write in graduate school (around the year 2004), but I never finished school so I wasn't able ...
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