Arizona could get "anchor babies" next

I understand the need for illegal immigration reform, but to go after babies just seems wrong.

Sen. Bob Bennett ousted by GOP delegates

"Throw the bums out!" should mean something. Usually it means "Throw your bums out, but we'll keep our incumbents."

Utah delegates released Bennett from the Senate after 18 years of service. For me, it always came back to his pledge he made in 1992, when he said he'd only serve two terms. He served three. Eighteen years. Plenty of time to get done what you want to get done.

And at this point, I'd recommend to Sen. Orrin Hatch to consider retiring in 2012. Jason Chaffetz, freshman Congressman from Utah's 3rd, will probably run for that seat then, and I'd wager the anti-incumbent sentiment will still be high.

Talk radio doesn't help

If I want to explain to my son why I'm conservative, talk radio does me no favors. What I consider conservative and what, say, Michael Savage or Mark Levin might call conservative might be two different things, depending on the topic, but even their approach just doesn't help.

The other day Mancow was on, and he referred to Obama as "our Muslim president." Doesn't exactly win over the youth of America. I'm disappointed to learn that 860AM has dropped Joe Scarborough and expanded Mancow to three hours. (Unless Joe's dropping his radio show...?)

Rush Limbaugh's gone overboard since Obama took over. Sean Hannity's always been a predictable talking-points partisan. Michael Savage is who he is. I can't stand two minutes of Neil Boortz. Bob Lonsberry's voice is like chewing tinfoil. Glenn Beck's radio show is more playful than his TV show, but you never know when you're going to wade into "conspiracy theory" waters. Jerry Doyle... meh. Michael Medved's probably the most thoughtful one on around here. The last couple times I tried Mark Levin he literally yelled his monologue. Dennis Miller never takes himself too seriously. Laura Ingraham can be okay sometimes. I liked Joe Scarborough, but he's gone. I like the Washington Times opinionated newscast.

Utah County Convention

This happened Saturday. I was elected as an alternate delegate, but when a delegate's mother died and I stepped in, the "party" refused to let me in. I went anyway.

Immediately it became clear that the majority of Republicans are unhappy with Taylor Oldroyd as party chair. I heard several people who came out of the initial executive committee meeting asking if they could just declare the chair vacant.

Even though I wasn't allowed to participate, I take comfort that my one vote wouldn't have changed the outcome of anything. Brad Daw beat Calvin Harper by more than 60% and will be the GOP nominee for our district's House seat. Most of the county nominations went the way I would have, or my vote wouldn't have stopped them anyway.

In the speeches, Steve White threw out that Gayle Ruzicka supported him, which drew snickers from the section I was sitting in. White was soundly beaten by Doug Whitney for County Commissioner.

Next time I plan to be nominated as an actual delegate.

Obama can only be as radical as his party

Michael Medved asks is Hillary would have done anything differently.

Holy Ghost Hokey Pokey

When I was a kid, I used to resent Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart's TV shows. They just seemed so fake; why did people keep sending them money? I was not surprised when they fell.

Now here's the next generation. It's just... my, my. My favorite is the bored keyboardist in the background.

Utah County GOP Meet-and-Mingle

I had a chance to go to this, as I may or may not be a county delegate. (Jury's still out.) Got to meet UC Commissioner nominees Gary Anderson, Steve White, Leon Frazier, Doug Whitney and Linda Houskeeper; the three sheriff candidates Jim Tracy, Robin Wall, Dan Burton; and other nominees for UC Recorder, Surveyor, etc. The big meeting's tomorrow, so I'll learn more from meeting more people and hearing what they have to say. It IS pretty apparent that there are certain incumbents that would really like other incumbents out, and certain challengers who really want other incumbents out.

Are we overdue for a Constitutional Convention?

Interesting question.