Governor Herbert of Utah vetoed HB363, a bill that would have implemented abstinence-only sex education. "I am unwilling to conclude that the State knows better than Utah's parents as to what is best for their children." -- Gov. Herbert
Whenever education funding is cut, it just saddens me. It seems like the first thing to go when times get tough.
HB477 was passed to amend the existing GRAMA (Government records access and management law) to all but exempt legislators from such requests. Needless to say, this did not sit well with the populace.
While Utah has a bad rep for this kind of thing, there are plenty of us here that know Utah has a huge gay population, both in and out of the closet. I'm sure the letter writing campaign that I, and my friends, took part in also helped.
Earlier this week, I finally watched the movie Milk. It is a biographical movie that depicts the story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California. It was a very humbling experience. Sean Penn gave a truly epic performance.
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Unemployment is on the minds of Americans every day, though, some more than others. But, at least to me, it rarely has a face. This week, that changed.
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Not so, reports The Palm Beach Post . Limbaugh, 59, wed Kathryn Rogers, 33, in a Hawaii-themed ceremony at his beachfront compound in Palm Beach yesterday. Hawaiian, eh? That's rich.
A misdemeanor? Well, I guess it's better than nothing.
That the party of unadulterated quackery also believes that Birth Of A Nation is more true to the Civil War than Battle Cry Of Freedom, is to be expected. Ignorance does not respect boundaries. It is, at times, qualified and those who know more, often struggle to say more.
So - the point is..sex offenders getting drugs for ED is somehow worse if paid for by tax dollars versus the plans we currently pay for, and therefore subsidize ourselves.
This cartoon is pretty disgusting, IMO. However, I believe in the right to free speech, which tends to include the ugly things, too. The cartoon is bothersome enough, but the creator's explanation and the proceeding comments tell the real tale.
Some Utah County parents are calling on the Alpine School District to stop spreading "false educational ideas." First and foremost, the parents say, the district needs to clamp down on its use of the D-word: "democracy."
The headline was almost too much...I laughed out loud
From the article: House and Senate Republican leaders were preparing for battle, huddling in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill to figure out ways to stop the bill in its tracks, even as it appeared to gain momentum.
Join Congressman Alan Grayson in calling for a vote on the Medicare buy-in.
ROVE: We saw it in Honduras. Where rather than monitoring the situation, they [the Obama administration] let a cowboy president try to act in an extra-constitutional way to violate a fundamental principle in the Constitution, all without having done their homework in advance.
Ah, I love WND - always good for a laugh.
So...there's nothing about recalling Federal congressmen in the Constitution. I've heard about "Health care isn't in the Constitution!!" from this "party" - so why are they trying to do something that isn't specifically spelled out in the Constitution?
So, basically, a majority in Congress is okay as long as it is Republican. If it is a Democratic majority, then it is communism/facism/nazism/marxism/maoism.
I really don't know what they're concerned about....Cuba is good enough for us to use as a prison for terrorists.
From the article: If the bill passes, providers cannot solicit, perform or accept funding for abortions they know are prompted by the baby's race or gender. Providers who are found guilty each would face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.
What I got from this was... If a book doesn't hold former President Reagan up as the "savior" of Western Civilization, then it MUST be liberal, and therefore not worth reading.
Because, clearly, we don't have more pressing issues in our state. No, no, the fact that school budgets are being slashed take a back seat to the fact that STATE is not in some liquor store signs. The legislature has gone insane this session.
A vast improvement. This spawned out of a recent event that involved a UT Congressman being charged with a DUI after leaving a club with a lobbyist.
By Arnold Schwarzenegger - I've been writing my memoirs recently, and looking back at how I came to my political identity has reminded me that this election cycle marks my 44th year as a Republican. I can't imagine being anything else.
The bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 has passed the Senate, and every single Senator who voted against it was a Republican man.
Ron Paul is the only anti-war candidate. He is --anti-War on Drugs. --anti- War on Terror --anti-Indefinite Detention --anti-War in Iraq --anti-TSA --anti-War in Afghanistan We should repeal the TSA and fire everyone who works there.
You could have gotten a sugar daddy, married a man for his money but you chose to be nobler than that and look for inner qualities. You figured, once a guy has those, we can build a life together…as equal partners. And boy did you take that “equ …
When Kim Thompson's $91,000 student loan balance was cancelled due to total disability, she thought she had put at least one of her problems behind her. Instead, she traded it for another: a massive debt to the IRS. Two years ago, Thompson, who lives in New Jersey, was diagnosed …
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Thanks for the back up comments to and for Bubba..on the Fake attacks seed. He and so many others just don't get it. Appreciate your views on things...All the best- Sassy
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