Even with Bob Bernicks best efforts, Status Quo in Utah GOP

Even with all the commentary (spin) from Bob Bernick of the Deseret News, The Utah Republican delegates nominated or re-nominated incumbents without allowing the general public any say. No, none, nada, including Senator Buttars will see a primary election. And even LaVar Christensen will likely return to the hallowed peoples house, defeating one of the few Republican Women in the Legislature without a primary vote. Mike Ridgway, the Republican pariah who sought to embarrass Dr. Joe Jarvis for House seat 24, was himself embarrassed when he received only one single vote for his nomination (I assume his own, but your never know with this nut job) proving to everyone that any influence he might have had previously in the Republican Party is long gone. Next comes the State GOP Convention where I predict the same outcome.

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Former SLCO Prosecutor Kent Morgan's got some splaining to do!

How can anyone who is involved in Law enforcement (Prosecutor) have a friendly relationship with a known pimp. The best thing Morgan can hope for is a job with Greg Skordas.

Copyright 2008 Deseret News

By Leigh Dethman
Deseret News

Published: Saturday, May 3, 2008 12:19 a.m. MDT

Documents obtained by the Deseret News show that a private investigator who tailed the Salt Lake County district attorney worked in tandem with a man accused of running a prostitution ring.

The documents indicate ties between several players in the controversy surrounding District Attorney Lohra Miller and her decision to fire a longtime prosecutor for allegedly leaking confidential information to a criminal defendant. The documents show:

• The private investigator, Shane Johnson, jointly obtained documents with the defendant accused of leading a prostitution ring, Steve Maese, about the police chief who headed the probe into Maese's former escort service.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695276039,00.html

Comments:

Conejo | 1:11 a.m. May 3, 2008

Sounds to me like these two tried playing big city hardball with the DAs office and lost. This article only serves to re-enforce my opinion there was something unwarranted about all the attention Lohra Miller has received about her family life.

Bob Bin Ewski | 3:53 a.m. May 3, 2008

Morgan has no integrity. Shane Johnson does. He's a good, ethical person who was probobaly just hired to do a job. To do anything less than what he was hired to do, wouldn't have been right.

I Agree | 8:14 a.m. May 3, 2008

This whole thing smacks of dirty politics. Lohra Miller has been attacked since before she took officer. It is inconceivable that Mr. Morgan limited his association with Mr. Maese so conveniently. I think there's so much more to this and it probably involves other officials. I'm glad Mr. Morgan did not get to run for the DA's Office. I wouldn't want someone who takes advice from alledged pimps and witness tamperers to be heading up that office. If nothing else, it shows he has a lack of discernment. That the same private investigator that stalked Ms Miller and her family is also closely involved with Mr. Maese and Mr. Morgan is just too coincidental. I'm wondering, now, if either Mr. Morgan hired the investigator or had his sleazy friend do it for him.

Good on you, Lohra Miller.

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