What in the world has happened in Utah?

A plea to put a cattle-prod to Boss Godfrey

By Curmudgeon

What in this world has happened to Utah? The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a Utah Congressman today told the Utah legislature "to prepare for less oil flowing to the country." And he told the legislators "now is the time to apply for federal transit money -- before a critical mass of other states begins lining up to seek the funds.... "The competition is going to get more intense..." he said. "Utah is trying to accelerate its transit plan, and I would submit to you that now is the time to accelerate that process before a lot of people get in line."

And he spoke to the legislators about the sorry state of Utah's health care, and the need to muster state legislators and governors to overcome presidential vetoes to fix things:

Utah is 49th in per-capita health care coverage for its children [he said]. President Bush vetoed a bill that would expand coverage for children's health care, and the House was unable to muster the votes to override the veto.... "Lots of states are looking at different ways to approach the issue..." [and] "What it's going to take is governors of both parties coming back to Washington, saying 'We're ready...."

A congressman from Utah told the Utah legislature all that? Sacre blue! What is happening? Of course, the Congressman was Utah's only Democratic Congressman. But still.

The story can be found here. Will someone please send his or her comments on transit funds to the Mayor (Godfrey), who's blocking of Ogden's application for trolley or bus rapid transit funds is now beginning its third year, all to preserve his gondola dreams?