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Matheson: Can you smell the fear yet?

Late this afternoon, the Matheson campaign hurriedly released a “memo” that proclaimed their own internal polling had them leading Mayor Mia Love in a tight race, 46-42. Coincidentally, Robert Gehrke,...

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Yep. Matheson is toast.

The Salt Lake Tribune just released the poll Robert Gehrke has been teasing all evening. It’s a 12-point lead for Love with 52% to Matheson’s 40%. Undecideds only make up 6% of the vote. Done by...

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Mitt Romney: Vote for love of country. Obama: Vote for revenge

Clear differences. Vote for the grown-up on Tuesday. Vote Mitt Romney. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShdiYQ1EHvA&w=560&h=315] The post Mitt Romney: Vote for love of country. Obama:...

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Matheson tries to mislead voters again.

In a last-ditch, desperate attempt to cling to power, Congressman Jim Matheson sent one final mailer. Did it include his plan for the future? A list of the issues Utah could count on him to champion?...

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A question we should all ask ourselves: Am I Javert?

Are you Javert? Am I? In one of the world’s great stories of redemption, Les Miserables captures hearts and minds. We are caught up in the story of Jean ValJean, saved from himself by a priest who...

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A shameful legacy: 40 years since Roe v Wade

I don’t often blog about abortion and it’s very real impact but today, I feel I must. Over 55 million babies have lost their lives in the 40 years since the US Supreme Court ruled that the right to...

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Dr. Ben Carson’s awesome speech at the national prayer breakfast

Dr Ben Carson, director of neuroscience at John Hopkins, gave a pointed speech last week at the National Prayer Breakfast about some of the problems we face in this nation. (And in case you’re...

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Big bad oil – or is that Apple?

With all this talk of sequester and “raising revenues” in order to cut spending, I was amused by a news item a week or two ago in an AOL energy blog. The headline read: “Exxon Paid Roughly Twice the...

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Rep. Gowdy to IRS: Start Over

This is not something that will be fixed with a webinar or some new training program. This is a “cultural, systemic, character, moral issue.” “I don’t think training’s gonna fix it. I think...

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ESPN’s “Coming Home”

I dare you to watch this compilation of coming home videos of our nation’s troops without tearing up. I dare you. The post ESPN’s “Coming Home” appeared first on Holly on the Hill.

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Mike Lee’s new, softer tone

Official portrait of United States Senator Mike Lee. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have long been dismayed at the anger and vitriolic name-calling exhibited by some members of the GOP towards others,...

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Remembering the Gettysburg Address

English: Incidents of the war. A harvest of death, Gettysburg, PA. Dead Federal soldiers on battlefield. Negative by Timothy H. O’Sullivan. Positive by Alexander Gardner. Deutsch: Vorkommnisse im...

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Energy policy through the lens of Obamacare

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you want to understand the Obama administration’s energy policy, just have a look at Obamacare. The president’s “signature achievement” tells you all you need to know. You...

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Lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today, as we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, I thought it appropriate to look at some of the lessons from Dr. King. There is no question he was a...

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Five lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr

Today, as we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I thought it appropriate to revisit some of the lessons from Dr. King. There is no question he was a gifted speaker and a powerful leader. From Dr....

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Beware the erstwhile folk hero

Recently, Cliven Bundy, a rebellious rancher in Nevada became a folk hero in some circles when, after decades of refusing to pay range fees, he stood up to “the man” and forced a stand-off with the...

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The #1 rule Eric Cantor forgot

“Unprecedented” “Historic” “Out of left field” (or in this case, right field). “Unexpected” “Stunning” “Shocking” Writers all over the country are pulling out the old thesaurus to try and find the...

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Mia Love’s new chief of staff faces immediate, undeserved criticism

Less than 24 hours ago, Mia Love announced her first two staff selections and the criticizing of her choices began within nano-seconds. Congresswoman-elect Love chose Muffy Day as her chief of staff,...

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Legacy building – or how to pass really unpalatable stuff

Beware the lame duck. Strike that. Beware the WOUNDED lame duck. Those departing Congressional peeps are ready to place all of their soon-to-be former colleagues between a rock and a hard place. Every...

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Lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today, as we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, I thought it appropriate to look at some of the lessons from Dr. King. There is no question he was a...

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