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Jason Chaffetz Works To Expose Cap And Trade Realities

By Trenton Hansen

Michelle Malkin has good things to say about Jason Chaffetz on her blog. She is referring specifically to Rep. Chaffetz’s Cap and Trade Disclosure Act, for which he is currently seeking co-sponsors.
The Republican Study Committee reports:

Rep. Jason Chaffetz is seeking original cosponsors for the Cap-and-Trade Tax Disclosure Act which will require utility companies to disclose [...]

Jason Chaffetz Wins

By Trenton Hansen

In one of the few bright spots of the evening, Jason Chaffetz is predicted to win the Thrid District Congressional seat.
Congressman-elect Chaffetz represents the right kind of change. We wish him all the best.

Bennion Spencer: the Lord’s Anointed

By Trenton Hansen

I have heard several commentators, including Rush Limbaugh, voice their concerns about the state of today’s Democratic Party. Well, it seems the Democratic Party is in great shape after all. How could it not be with all those people intent on saving us from ourselves?

Jason Chaffetz and Immigration Reform

By Trenton Hansen

The group Americans for Better Immigration rates Jason Chaffetz as a “true immigration reform candidate,” based on his positions on immigration in 12 categories.
Jim Matheson is listed as “more opposed than supportive of overall immigration reductions.” That puts him, according to a poll by the Deseret News, at odds with 3/4 of Utahans over immigration [...]

The Vision of the Anointed

By Trenton Hansen

I’ve been out of town for a couple of days. Time to catch up.
While I was on vacation, I finished reading Thomas Sowell’s marvelous book The Vision of the Anointed. It was a fantastic read! Many of my favorite current affairs books leave me wanting to strangle some liberal, just to make me feel better. [...]

Congratulations, Jason!

By Trenton Hansen

On a great win in the face of tremendous odds.
Chris Cannon seemed to have everything going for him: endorsements of most of Utah’s Republican leadership, name recognition, a bigger budget, experience from previous campaigns, PAC money from outside Utah, all that and yet volunteerism and a great grass roots effort were able to unseat him [...]

Mr. Cannon, You’re Fired!

By Trenton Hansen

I spent the evening at Chaffetz Headquarters in Springville. At about 11:00 PM, Chris Cannon called to offer his congratulations, and to concede the race for Utah’s Third congressional District.
The totals as of right now (with all but one rural precinct reporting) are:

Jason Chaffetz – 59.96% (27,266)
Chris Cannon – 40.04% (18,208)

In his acceptance speech, Mr. [...]

Chaffetz Takes Early Lead

By Trenton Hansen

9:40 PM
With 30% of precincts reporting, Jason Chaffetz has taken a sizable lead.
Current results:
Chaffetz: 61% (10,583) Cannon 39% (6798)
Watch current results on-line at
http://www.electionresults.utah.gov/xmlData/30003.html

Primary Day

By Trenton Hansen

Today is the Republican Primary.
Do the right thing, and vote.
I voted Jason Chaffetz for US Congress in Utah’s Third District. I think it’s time for a change, and I’m not talking about the empty change-for-the-sake-of-change that Obama wants. I mean substantive change.
Chris Cannon has served Utah reasonably well, but he now seems to have picked [...]

Family Matters

By Trenton Hansen

I support Parents for Choice in Education. I support their cause because I support the idea that parents, not elitist government bureaucrats, know best how to educate children. The “anointed elite” believe that because of their highly educated status, they are among the very wise and therefore must be obeyed when it comes to social [...]

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  • Infant deaths prompt gov't warning on slings March 12, 2010
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones.... […]
  • Official: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair March 12, 2010
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama wants to nominate Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, an administration official said Friday.... […]
  • Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating March 12, 2010
    CHICAGO (AP) -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans - maybe even President Barack Obama - are being overtreated.... […]
  • AP Source: Clinton sends tough message to Israel March 12, 2010
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior U.S. official says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to complain bluntly about Israel's announcement this week of new housing settlements in East Jerusalem.... […]
  • Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO March 12, 2010
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.... […]
  • It's time to spring forward again March 12, 2010
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Good evening sunshine, America says hello, you light up our evenings, we light charcoal below.... […]
  • For Obama, big agenda and small window for results March 12, 2010
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces at once: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections.... […]
  • Unemployment higher among young war veterans March 12, 2010
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Labor Department says the unemployment rate for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was 21.1 percent last year.... […]
  • Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care March 12, 2010
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate.... […]
  • Reid's wife hospitalized after traffic accident March 12, 2010
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife remained hospitalized Friday with serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on a suburban Virginia interstate, officials said.... […]