Youtah

I'm thrilled about the University of Utah Football team going to the Sugar Bowl. I wish that were what utah could be best known for. But it is not...

Utah has an unfortunate reputation, with Utahns take their conservatism to new levels of gullibility. We were the last state to see GWB's approval ratings drop below 50%.

Now I will be watching how this unfolds:

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/12/venue_fight_blackwater_guards.php

the guards in the now infamous Blackwater Massacre are holing up in Utah, sure that if they can get a jury of Utahns to judge them, they are more likely to get away with their crimes.

I understand these men are innocent until proven guilty. I remember enough about the story, however, to know that a massive coverup has been underway since the shootings first happened, often with the help of the U.S. government. I also see that these men, who served with distinction in the Military before joining the mercenary ranks, are gaming the system. They are trying to increase the chance that they will never pay for what happened on the streets of Iraq. And their counting on the state that continues to reelect Chris Buttars to assist them.

Branding is the heart of marketing, isn't it?