Posts tagged GOP
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.
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
