You Gotta Love it When the Senate is in Session

So, we have a dear friend who not only survived a plane crash, but was also elected to the Utah State Senate this past fall. He is wonderful, as is his wife and are his darling kids. :) He is a dang good politician, too.

Because past Lincoln Day events have been less than captivating (read: "so boring that people always find ways to leave early--ie., 'I'll ring your cell phone, and then when you get out in the hall, you ring mine.'"), the event coordinator decided to try to spice it up a little this year and hold a "Mr. Lincoln Day" pageant at the Davis County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner this year (it worked. Everyone stayed to the end).

As you can imagine, Republican politicians everywhere were clamoring to be a part of it. (Calmoring so hard, that the Lt. Governer bribed his daughter-in-law Carmen Rasmusen to sing so he wouldn't have to be a contestant in the pageant.)

The four people who didn't have a good excuse, or a "famous" person to use to worm their way out of it, were: Stan Lockhart (Rep. party chair), Todd Weiler (State Vice Chair), Rob Bishop (Our Congressman), and (here is where our friend comes in) Dan Liljenquist (the only Freshman Senator in Davis County) It was a pretty tough competition. But let me just say, Sen. Liljenquist brought down the house with his talent. He was IN IT TO WIN IT. And he did. End of story.

O.K. Not end of story. As it turns out, word got around about the Talent Competition. Then a resolution was written by Sen. Kilpack (we think it was Kilpack--Brooke, let us know if it wasn't him). (Notes: As you are watching, look past the reading clerk. You will see someone whispering in Dan's ear as he picks up a copy of the resolution, then his reaction as it dawns on him what is going on. Also, I can't believe "Madame Reading Clerk" can read this resolution with a straight face).



Sen. Liljenquist had no option but to support the resolution (read: "Peer pressure--like none of us have ever known. The worst kind. Hello! This is Big Senior Senators peer pressure, placed upon a little Freshman Senator."), and repeat the performance for the Senate, and millions of people who follow You Tube.



Here is the write up in the Deseret News. Despite what the annoying "commentors" say (to rile people up), I think it is great they could take a little break.

Leif, were you there?