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Interview With Chris Roybal
The latest newsletter of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah features an interview on Gov. Huntsman’s economic development priorities with Chris Roybal, who is Huntsman’s deputy on economic development matters.
Washington Watch
The Hatch Report
Columnist says Sen. Orrin Hatch is acting like a "sore winner" in wake of Samuel Alito's SCOTUS confirmation (Washington Post); Hatch praises the Senate for confirming Alito (see press release); Hatch praises Pres. Bush's SOTU speech (see press release); Hatch says Pres. Bush "has inherent [war] powers that Congress cannot take away" (Christian Science Monitor).
Bennett Votes to Confirm Alito
Sen. Bob Bennett says of Judge Alito's confirmation: “In days gone by, a judge with Sam Alito’s experience, outstanding record, and unanimous endorsement with the highest rating by the American Bar Association, would receive more than 90 votes in the Senate. I’m disappointed Judge Alito’s nomination has been politicized so heavily today. I’m confident Sam Alito will be a superb addition to the Supreme Court and I am pleased to support him” (see press release).
Cannon Slams Tancredo
Rep. Chris Cannon slams Colorado GOP congressman Tom Tancredo on issue of immigration reform (Human Events).
Blog Watch
HazZzMat fisks this Washington Post article that implies the citizens of Randolph, Utah, support Pres. Bush because they're ignorant, Dijon mustard-deprived hicks (see also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here)... The Senate Site blog says SB70 "is more about political theory and restoring an historic balance of power than it is to impact any particular business or class of businesses"... YDems says "[Utah] Democrats should be flooding the ballot with candidates in every race. EVERY RACE. If our party is to be taken seriously, we must be serious"... Gospel of Mark has a post on border security... Planet Legislature says the Jones-Mascaro tax plan is "the tax reform GOP leaders don't want you to know about"... Wilf Sommerkorn points to a few local stories that "reflect a powerful push toward certain development-oriented interests"... Paul Rolly has a post on House maneuverings involving Rep. Brad Last, Rep. Steve Mascaro, and the House Rules Committee... Oval Office 2008 says "This [scroll down to the Utah paragraph] looks to me like a perfectly sensible statement from a church that feels it is not its place to interfere in political issues. Given the commonly expressed view that [Mitt] Romney's faith may be an electoral liability in a nationwide election, he may not have been comfortable with the idea of such a spiritual endorsement himself. Either way, I doubt he feels snubbed".
Ashdown: No to Alito, No to Filibuster
Senate candidate Pete Ashdown was asked by The Hill to state his position on the Alito SCOTUS nomination. Ashdown responded: "[W]ere I Utah's Senator, I would vote against confirming Judge Samuel Alito to the US Supreme Court. During these times of rigorous debate over Executive power, I am concerned that Judge Alito's positions put him in favor of the Executive branch over the Legislative and Judicial ... However, I do not support Democratic attempts to filibuster the nomination. Furthermore, I do not support any filibuster of judicial nominees."
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