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Republicans in the U.S. have, in recent years, turned ever more to the cost arguments against climate legislation. That’s made sense in light of the economic crisis. If Speaker Nancy Pelosi fails to push through her bill, it will be because rural and Blue Dog Democrats fret about the economic ramifications. Yet if the rest [...]

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Rep. Carl Wimmer said Wednesday that he had asked Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. to fire the head of the Utah Department of Commerce during its investigation of Rick Koerber, who last month was indicted on federal charges of running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
via  Salt Lake Tribune.

So far, he seems to be putting taxpayers’ money where is mouth is.
via Salt Lake Tribune.

Federal Magistrate Sam Alba admonished Koerber on Friday not to make any more public statements about the case. Alba also directed Koerber to hand over his passport, which he brought to court after prosecutors previously demanded its surrender .
via Attorney: Accused scammer is victim – Salt Lake Tribune.

“Were we friendly? Absolutely, we were nice to each other and cordial, I didn’t have a reason not to be,” Wimmer said, but their relationship was strictly professional, between a legislator and a citizen.
Koerber disagrees with Wimmer’s characterization.
“I have a different opinion of that,” he said. “I consider Carl a friend. I consider Carl a [...]

“Because of the sheer volume of discovery in the case, the judge set a status conference in August to determine what motions will be filed by both sides, how long it will take to try the case and will then set the trial date,” said Melodie Rydalch, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Rydalch said Koerber [...]

He pleaded not guilty Friday before Magistrate Samuel Alba, who ordered Koerber turn over his passport. Koerber also said he would, at the government’s request, dispose of any guns in his possession by the end of the day.
via Salt Lake Tribune.

Just before the election, Glenn Beck played this clip by a prophet, seer and revelator.  8 months later it seems the fruit is about to fall.
YouTube – Glenn Beck play clip of Ezra Taft Benson.

Last November, Jay Pimentel began hearing that people in his neighborhood were receiving letters about him. Pimentel lives in Alameda, Calif., a small, liberal-leaning community hanging off Oakland into the San Francisco Bay. Pimentel, who is a Mormon, had supported Proposition 8, the ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage. And that made him a target. “Dear [...]

Title? TITLE?  Listen lady, the PEOPLE gave you that title.  Get off your high horse, and respect those whom you are supposed to be serving.
Hey! People in California!  GET HER OUT!  Please GET HER OUT NOW!
YouTube – Senator title.

Sperling said in prepared testimony that the administration believes compensation practices “must be better aligned with long-term value and prudent risk management at all firms, and not just for the financial services industry.”
via  Yahoo! Finance.

Asked if he had spoken to the President, Wright said: “Them Jews aren’t going to let him talk to me. I told my baby daughter, that he’ll talk to me in five years when he’s a lame duck, or in eight years when he’s out of office. …
via dailypress.com.

The 49-year-old Utah governor is a Mormon of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, a religious group whose members have had a disproportionate representation in foreign policy circles in Washington because they are in many ways the most outward looking group in the US.
via Asia Times

“Why is radio and TV crybaby Glenn Beck purging every last tear from his body?” An announcer poses the question as the camera pushes in on a photo of the Fox News personality’s husky boy face wracked with sobs. “Because the more miserable he is now… the funnier he’ll be June 4th.”
via Vanity Fair.

YouTube – Newsweeks Evan Thomas: Obama Is Sort of god.

msnbc.com:The presidential teleprompter.

Chinese police have formed a ring around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, blocking any attempts to mark the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
via BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Media banned from Tiananmen Square.

Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet.
via ‘Smart grid’ — buzz of the electric power industry -.

Employers would be required to offer health care to employees or pay a penalty – and all Americans would be guaranteed health insurance – under a draft bill circulated Friday by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s health committee.
via My Way News

“How do you control the weather?” asked Bob Carter, an Australian scholar from James Cook University. “For us to assume we can somehow control nature and regulate weather patterns, when we cannot even predict them correctly, is patently absurd.”
Others saw darker motives in the climate debate.
These skeptics, including Rohrabacher, contended that global warming is a [...]

McNelis added: “The [restaurant] management team can put the message up there if they want to. It is private property and here in the US we do have some rights. Notwithstanding a franchise agreement, I could load a Brinks vehicle with [rights] I’ve got so many of them. By the time the Burger King lawyers [...]

Rep. Carl Wimmer was outraged at reports about his relationship to alleged Ponzi scheme scammer Rick Koerber and he knew exactly where to go to vent his rage at the liberal media, Democrats, government investigators and anyone else who doesn’t fit his definition of a true Patrick Henry patriot.
via Rolly: Politician heaven is to be [...]

YouTube – The Astounding World of the Future.

“I want to again remind you of your responsibility to preserve the righteousness of America. I have reviewed 4,000 years of history, declaring this to be a land of promise, chosen of the Lord for his special purposes. Now we must deal with America ’s future. The land must continue to remain strong and great [...]