Mitt and the Mormon Connection

An article in the Boston Globe Supposedly 'uncovers' two emails from a Romney staff member to Sherri Dew, The president and CEO of Deseret Book, that outline the 'Mormon plan'. What I find interesting is their is no reply to either of the emails and while the emails drops some big names in the church(President Hinckley ok'd everything)--who has ever heard of Don Stirling? What is even more funny is that the emails almost give the feel that Sherrie is somehow connected to the political workings of the Presiding Presidency.

Another strange fact is that the Boston Globe leaves out how they obtained the emails and under what circumstances.

This does; however, bring up some interesting questions for members of the church who want to support Romney (like me). The official church response simply states what we had heard every election day, but it will be interesting to see how the press responds to members of the church, especially in Utah that help the Romney campaign.

Another mind-boggler is why does Harry Reid not have to answer questions about his faith when he could possibly be the next majority leader in the senate? Love you Harry--just not your public policies. I also don't care for boxing. Sorry.

Oh, and just you can start breathing easier again Ana--Mitt is a Republican.

Halloween Pumkins

Tonight we carved our pumpkin. Somewhat of a family tradition, we take out the seeds and bake them for a healthy snack. Miriam and Elaine enjoyed it and Miriam was especially glad we did not make a scary pumpkin face. :0 We almost did not have enough time to get it done tonight-see public transportation for more info.

Primary Program

Yesterday was Miriam's first primary program. I was very impressed with Miriam--even if she and one of her friends started directing the audience during the songs!! I was not as nervous as I thought I would be. Emily and the rest of the presidency did a good job and it went off without a hitch. Miriam had her part about 90% memorized; below is her part in video form. Enjoy!


Primary Program

Public Transportation

I have been riding the bus to work for about 2 months now and I have enjoyed it immensely. Public transportation is a good thing--saves gas, saves the environment, and I read much more than I did before. It is strange the energy crisis debate never includes public transportation as a way to reduce our energy consumption. Everyone should use public transportation when possible; however, GRTC does not have enough routes to make it feasible outside of work. To make it worse, they just raised the express route to $1.75 per ticket. Ouch. At least I can deduct them from my paycheck pre-tax.

I do enjoy riding the bus; however, today was a mess!! I walk about 4 blocks to the bus stop when I leave work. Today I left at 4:45 and the bus would leave me 4 blocks from my house at about 5:10. It was about 50 degrees outside and luckily I had a long sleeve shirt on. The bus did not come, and after a while I thought I had a missed it. But, the next bus didn't show up either. Later I find out there was a major accident on the freeway and all the buses are backed up. I decided to try another bus and had to walk to another stop. At 6:00pm, I get to the stop only to find the second bus doesn't get there for another 20 minutes; however, the first bus magically appears. Because of the temperature outside, I get on--and I sit. Traffic was a a standstill. I felt like I was in New York!! About 6:40, the traffic suddenly clears and the bus gets me to my final stop just before 7pm. Thank goodness I don't have homework.

Wowsers . . .

Mark Warner has decided not to run in the 2008 Presidential Election. This make me sad--yes, I know Mitt Romney is my number one candidate; however, Mark was my number two. Because I have seen first hand some of the work Mark Warner has done and know he could do a good job I think the field just got a little weaker.

He did mention in the Times Dispatch article he would consider running as vice president--maybe Mitt should pick him? Anyway, hats off to him and his family. I hope they can continue to support one another and enjoy that family relationship. And that, putting family first, is about the best thing anyone can do for their country.

Virginia State Fair

We made it to the state fair on Tuesday and had a blast!! We actually managed to stay on budget and Miriam got to see all the animals she wanted to. Emily had the idea to make a video of the fair--we took lots of pictures but didn't realize what we missed until I found the music for video. Without further adue here is the Chacon family state fair video. . .

Presidential Election

I plan to support Mitt Romney in his bid for the Presidency; he is the man for the job. I have been keeping up with the other blogs and Romney's PAC site and it looks like he could announce his candidacy early next year. Hopefully he has the big dig project under control and count that as another amazing victory.

On a more local note I have been helping with the George Allen campaign here in Virginia and it amazes me what the issues are in this campaign. Yes, racial slurs are not appropriate--but it was over 25 years ago in college!! Never mind his current record in senate, or what he did in the Virginia legislature or as Governor. I disagree with Allen's tactics of attacking Web for his comments in the 80's as well--people change; who knew!! It's no wonder candidates don't talk about issues--we don't let them.