Month: August 2012

Myblog post titled Stake President of the United States has received over 50,000 unique visits and counting and has been cited by media outlets across the country, including just last week by the Deseret News. It tells the story of Mitt Romney removing a hornet's nest from my cousin's second-story air conditioner. The story has ... Read more

"Aword out of place."That's what Representative Todd Akin has apologized for with regard to his ludicrous contention that victims of "legitimate" rape can somehow "shut down" their reproductive systems and thereby prevent pregnancy.So, essentially, this is all a big grammatical misunderstanding.Akin has repeatedly apologized for using the word "legitimate" as an adjective for the word ... Read more

Ifound out about potential veep Paul Ryan late in the evening. The choice didn't thrill me to my bones. Then I got up the next morning and drove Corbin and Cornelius to their soccer tournament. (They lost in a heartbreaker. They were up 2-0 at halftime, only to give up three goals in the second ... Read more

I'mpreparing the final word on Paul Ryan for your perusal, but today, I begin with a bit of blog business:For the past two months, I've been a freelance writer for the Deseret News, Utah's second largest newspaper and the fastest growing newspaper in the country. I've submitted a number of articles, and they've actually ... Read more

Racismis reprehensible, and people of good will are right to reject it whenever it rears its ugly head.  In like manner, we should also recoil every time someone levels spurious accusations of racism at political opponents when no such racism exists.In his trip to Israel, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney noted that the average Israeli ... Read more

Soyesterday was Chik-fil-A Appreciation Day, at least according to Mike Huckabee. (That sealed the deal for me. If Satan's Brother wants me to eat Chik-fil-A, then it's time for a Big Mac.)So, with that said, I thought I'd get all controversial again.In 1989, the controversial children’s book “Heather Has Two Mommies” introduced elementary school ... Read more

WhenRepresentative Gabrielle Giffords was gravely wounded and six other bystanders were slaughtered by a gunman in 2011, pundits leapt to the conclusion that the shooting was politically motivated.To be more specific, it was all Sarah Palin’s fault.Before I go any further, please, please understand that this is not written in defense of either Sarah Palin ... Read more