As anyone can see, I have not been very active here as of late. The past few weeks I've been more focused on spiritual matters and making sure I'm right with God. As a result, I've set most of the political stuff aside for a while.

Now, it is after Memorial Day and we have a little more than five months until the November election. Not only do I want to see large change take place across the country. I'm trying to make change take place in my own back yard. I'm running against a popular incumbent, as a third party candidate. I'm the underdog. Whether I win or lose, I'm not going to run a typical campaign. No empty promises, no telling people what I think they want to hear. Just the plain inconvenient truth.

I will not fight to get anyone a free lunch. I'm not going to create jobs. I'm not going to create new programs. The people of Utah need to hear the truth. The truth is, work or perish, the government is not going to save you. The government will however suffocate you, if we continue on this path.

In the coming weeks, I will be cross-posting some of my positions that I have on my campaign site, here. I'll also have a few rants.

This made me think of the post Trestin did called "Down the Hatch". From the Daily Caller:
Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch is “doggone offended” by the activists and voters standing between him and re-election, describing them as “radical libertarians.”


Hatch was first elected to the Senate in 1976. This year, major conservative groups announced their intention of defeating Hatch — who they deemed too moderate. FreedomWorks has reportedly spent at least $670,000 attacking Hatch this cycle.

But the long-time senator isn’t sitting on his hands. Hatch told NPR’s Howard Berkes, “These people are not conservatives. They’re not Republicans.”
“They’re radical libertarians and I’m doggone offended by it,” he said.
Hatch’s most prominent Republican challenger, former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist, appears to be underperforming expectations in local caucuses thus far. He lost his home caucus last month.
“I despise these people,” Hatch added, “and I’m not the guy you come in and dump on without getting punched in the mouth.”

Yikes. Please tell us how you really feel. Looks like the bought and paid for are starting to sweat.

The following is my interview with Eli Aleksandrova, a woman living in Bulgaria, who lived in the the communist era. The interview is in both English and Bulgarian, her native tongue. I think her English is better than mine.

In my last post in this series, I delved into the background of Robert Mueller, who was educated in an exclusive prep school, and came from a family in "high" standing. While rummaging through the society page clippings of yesteryear, I found that two of the people who were in attendance

I have my campaign website up and ready. As time goes on, I will add more content.
Trestin Meacham 2012

As you might have figured out, this past week has been immensely busy. There is much that goes into starting a political campaign. As one might imagine, the red tape between the IRS and the State is enough to drive a rational person mad. Lucky for me, I just spent several years as a government employee, thus becoming accustomed to such bureaucracy.

Sometimes I amuse myself by reading articles written by liberals. It's sheer fun to watch them start with a wrong premise, apply faulty logic and then arrive with an obviously mistaken conclusion - indeed so mistaken, that a 5 year old girl could immediately detect it if she were not busy playing with dolls.

Last night's caucus was an experience to remember. We discussed a number of issues and resolutions. As the meeting went on, I found myself in agreement with almost everything that was being said. We discussed the evils of the 16th and 17th amendments. We discussed the importance of states rights and rural representation. I agreed to be be a delegate to attend the state convention. And then...

It's caucus week in Utah. Tonight, my county is having the Democratic and Constitution Party caucuses. In my area, the Constitution Party is the second party. The democrats stand as much chance of winning around here as we do of seeing a Beatles reunion.

I'll go to the Constitution Party Caucus tonight and if I do not like what I see, I'll go to a Republican one on Thursday. I have no idea what to expect, I've never been to a caucus before.

by The republican Mother

As someone born in the tail end of Gen X, I can't help but notice a few things as we talk current events. For one thing, my level of cynicism is much, much higher than those boomers who follow politics. Why is this? Well, besides having a pathological liar in my family, it would probably have to do with the common Millennial experience. Allow me to illustrate: