Editorials
Senator Bennett earned our respect
Aug 6th
Sen. Bob Bennett, a note of appreciation for your work in the Senate the last 18 years.
Part of this is personal. About eight years ago, our son, Navy Lt. Christian Olsen, visited Washington representing Utah State University students to lobby for increased funding for undergraduate science research. In their visits with the Utah delegation, you were the only one who made the time to meet personally with this group, and Chris came away impressed. He remembers you as one of the most kind and gracious people he’s ever met.
Considering that Chris, like his father, was a Utah State Democratic delegate that year, this praise is not insignificant. Your temperament probably didn’t serve you well this year among the current crop of conservatives who prefer firebrands like Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh. Although he no longer lives in Utah, Chris was dismayed to hear how you were treated by the delegates of your party.
People of Faith for Corroon
Jul 22nd
I know there are lots of you out there that share a common frustration: Getting e-mails from conservative friends that contain stuff that makes you tear your hair out, especially when the inference is made that these crazy political ideas come straight from God. Have you ever wished: Boy, I’d like to set these people straight? For you Latter-day Saints out there: Have you lost count how many times you’ve been told, “you can’t be a good Mormon and a Democrat”?
Well, something has been created that might interest you. I have been asked by the Corroon campaign to organize a series of blog posts for the group “People of Faith for Corroon”. The philosophy behind this group is that there are people of all faiths, and of all political persuasions, that recognize the truth of that great statement by Joseph Smith:
“We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.”
Many Utahns recognize that excessive power in the hands of a few in our state has resulted in Utah straying from our common values, and that we need to restore political balance to restore those values to our state. The election of Peter Corroon is the right man to make this happen!
So, here’s the plan:
1. Please visit “People of Faith for Corroon” at http://corrooncountry.com/group/peopleoffaithforcorroon
2. Read the current post, “Brother Brigham the Environmentalist”
3. If you like what you see, subscribe to the group on Corroon Country.
4. Every time a new post is submitted, you will get an e-mail notifying you.
5. When the new post comes out, copy the text into an e-mail and send it out to the good folks on your e-mail list, starting with the “Brother Brigham” post.
6. If you have a good idea for a post, send it to me at olsensl@aol.com, and after clearing it with the Corroon campaign, we’ll put it up.
What could be easier? If good people counter falsehoods with the truth, the good people of this state will respond.
Thanks in advance!
Steve Olsen
Delegates’ Priorities Important
May 4th
Two events are happening this Saturday that are of critical importance to all of Utah’s citizens: the Republican and Democratic state conventions. Because of Utah’s unique election system, almost all of the candidates appearing on your ballot this November will be chosen by delegates to those conventions.
President Obama did not pull the idea to cancel Constellation out of thin air
Feb 19th
By Steve Olsen (Guest commentary)
In his Feb. 13 opinion piece, Congressman Rob Bishop castigated President Obama for killing the Constellation space program. (“Obama’s budget stresses wants and ignores needs”) It should come as no surprise that Bishop, following the current Republican line to blame all of America’s ills on Obama, did not tell the whole story.
Read more at the Standard Examiner
