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Religions Elevates

The greatest advantage of religion is to inspire…principles. There is no religion which does not place the object of man’s desires above and beyond the treasure of earth, and which does not naturally raise his soul to regions far above those of the senses.

Alexis De Tocqueville
Quoted by Elder Cook in his commencement speech @ BYU-Idaho

Jon Bets on NH

Or maybe he's done betting. It's hard to tell after an appearance on SNL.

Mitt is so Mormon

Mitt is so Mormon, he asks donors to stack chairs after fundraising dinners.

The Twitternacle
LOL! On Joanna Brooks' column, where's she's posted tweets that were tweeted in response to some calling Mitt Romney not Mormon enough.

Our Part

We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us.

President Barack Obama
In memorial service for victims of Tuscon killing

Government is not the answer to catastrophe

That government is best which governs least

The foot is in the door

I saw this on Joan's Facebook. Apparently, we've seen this before. But, now the castle has been breached. Where's the line to be drawn now?

Dishonest Officials

It seems to be true. In the healthcare reform legislation push especially, and in other issues, I don't feel that the President, in his presidency, has made an honest effort, even considering his previous promises to do so and even amid great public outcry that he do so, to give time and coverage sufficient for observation and input on what is actually being voted on by Congress and signed into law that all citizens in this country will be expected to live and abide by. I can't help but cheer to hear more journalistic voices in the media (here, add CNN commentator Jack Cafferty) calling the President out on campaign promises not kept.

Public officials should have integrity and the public should insist and expect that they do. In the exception that an official is dishonest in their dealings with those over whom they serve, the public should notice and take action to voice their disappointment, give ample pressure to encourage they regain our trust, and then be willing to withhold future votes and support from those who continue in their habit of dishonesty unreformed. And as a final note, I hope we all, the political pundits especially, can stop using the adjective "disingenuous" and use the more straight-talking adjectives "dishonest" or "lying" to describe those officials that abuse our trust.

The golden age of clunkers, ended?

The latest government stimulus program, Cash for Clunkers, or CARS, seems to have been a hit. Already the program is out of money to continue dealing. Or so has been reported by the news outlets.