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How Stupid Is The Utah Legislature?

One of Utah's greatest assets is political cartoonist Pat Bagley , who has perfected the fine art of skewering Utah's idiotic legislature as the orgy of mutant dinguses that it is. One cartoon from earlier this year is proving particularly prescient: Right on cue, a passel of wrong-headed and hideous time-wasters are cropping up. Let's take a brief tour of how our lawmakers spend their time, shall we? First on the docket is Sen Aaron Osmond (R - South Jordan) and his mysterious, sneaky "file," which is apparently the first step on the journey to legislating human life as originating at conception (actually earlier than conception if they decide to Go Full Mormon and swing for the fences). Osmond has yet to touch match to gasoline, but according to the Salt Lake Tribune : [Osmond] hasn't decided if he will need a constitutional amendment to define when life begins. But he has opened a file for a resolution, which could simply state the sense of the ...

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Bagley Gets His Propers

For my entire adult life, I have been a fan of the work of Pat Bagley , editorial cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune, and persistent irritant to the status quo in Utah. Last week, Bagley was awarded the Herblock Prize , which is kind of like the Pulitzer for political cartooning. It's been a long time coming, and is well deserved. To celebrate Bagley's achievement (and his continuing service at the Trib, even in these troubled times for papers), here are a few of my favorite Bagley cartoons: