Brawl on the Hill
Deseret News political editor and columnist Bob Bernick finds himself in an ugly skirmish with some key state legislators.Bernick has been writing some aggressive stories lately that have angered legislative leadership — including a analysis showing some extreme pay hikes for Republican activists who are also on the GOP-controlled legislative payroll. House chief of staff Chris Bleak, for instance, has had his salary bumped up to $109,000. And Ric Cantrell, the deputy of the Senate, saw his salary jacked up to $99,028.
As a result, Bernick is being smacked around on the Internet by Rep. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, and Deputy Cantrell.
Urquhart, who hopes to become St. George's senator this November, accuses Bernick of fabricating news in a recent story. He calls on the DNews to release a tape from an editorial board meeting that will prove it. Urquhart resumed the battle today:
So, you’ve gotta wonder: is anyone running the DNews? It makes up news, admits that it made up news, chastises people who pointed out that it made up news, makes up follow-up news, and, then, editorializes that the Legislature is rotten for seeking to do something the DNews editors admittedly know the Legislature never intended to do.Cantrell also has gotten his share of shots in, the latest being to scoff at Bernick's complaint in his column:
I am often these days attacked by bloggers, and while I make an effort NOT to read the misinformation about me and my work (just keep on plugging away), I know for a fact how inaccurate and unfair blogs can be. . . .It didn't stop Bernick from signing off his last column by calling Senate Majority Leader Curt Bramble a "cheapskate" for giving a lousy tip to a pizza delivery girl. I'm sure Cantrell doesn't think Curt is a cheapskate.
4 Comments:
How much money did Brigham Young make and how many houses did he own?
What the hell does that half to do with anything?
I am a little tired of people complaining that their candidates are out of touch and make too much money, without realizing the amount of money it takes to become elected these days.
Yet no one on either side of the issue wants to take ownership and fix it so average citizens could run.
LoL @ last post. Seriously, you think OTHER people don't realize how much money it takes to become elected? You certainly don't seem like the authority there if you think politicians regularly use out-of-pocket money. Take a look at the process once in a while...unless you are actually a politician trying to spin this whole thing and justify the overpay issue. hmmmmmm....
The difference between Cantrell and the pizza girl is that Bramble was paying the pizza girl with his own money.
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