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Bennett – Conservative Leader or DC Dealer Maker?

04.26.2010 · Posted in Limited Gov't, National Security, Politics

One of the benefits of being a GOP delegate is that I get to see a lot more material from the candidates than the average voter. Over time, the mass amounts of emails, mailers, etc. invariably lead to little nuggets of insight about the “real” candidate. Today I found one of those nuggets in an email ...

Top 5 Books for Conservatives

Today on our radio show, The Conservative Professor, I threw out my top 5 books for conservatives if I were going to create a Conservative 101. The Law: Fredric Bastiat American Cause: Russell Kirk Conservative Mind: Russell Kirk Commentaries on the Constitution: Joseph Story Road to Serfdom: F.A. Hayek What would you add/subtract from this list and why? ...

Conservative Survivor – Raucous Caucus

03.25.2010 · Posted in Health Care, Limited Gov't

This week’s Republican caucuses drew much larger than normal crowds following this week’s unprecedented attempted takeover of health care by the Washington’s liberal left.  Here’s one peak into the experience in Utah and the unanimous precinct rejection of the mystery health care bill just passed by the House and signed by the president. Daily Herald: 15,000 ...

Proper Role of Gov’t & Obamacare

03.22.2010 · Posted in Health Care, Limited Gov't, Philanthropy

The recent health care debate has reminded me how far we’ve fallen from the words stated by JFK. You’ll no doubt recall those famous words, “Ask not what you’re country can do for you…” At the end of the day, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a 100% “what can government do for ...

Just Say NO to ObamaCare – US Credit at risk

03.20.2010 · Posted in Health Care, Limited Gov't

A trillion dollars in new debt in the first year of the Obama administration. Breathtaking! Now, the CBO estimates the liberal spendthrifts are ready to borrow another trillion, give a take a few billion, to fund Nationalized Healthcare. This is BAD, BAD news for our economic health in the long run--to the extreme. ...

So What’s Limited Gov’t

02.28.2010 · Posted in Limited Gov't

I think I share the guilt of many, in that I say I believe in things or advocate principles that I haven’t taken the time to really understand. That’s not to say that my following or advocacy of those principles has been completely blind.  It’s more along the lines of “I know enough to be ...

Words matter

02.25.2010 · Posted in Limited Gov't, Politics

Campaign time means lots of speeches, promises and catch phrases.  As I watched the 08 presidential race and now as i watch the races shaping up in Utah, I find myself asking a similar question.  What do the words mean? In 2008, Obama used “hope” and “change” over and over, but what did he really mean? ...