I’m glad you mentioned the Hatch thing. I listened to TGO via podcast.
I’m of two minds on this, actually.
Hatch seems like a thoroughly decent human being to me, in many ways. The only time he’s pissed me off is when he’s gone “wobbly LDS” on immigration. I’m not amused when he talks about the Dream Act, etc. He’s been GREAT on Judiciary. Serious and scholarly.
Hatch has been more of a serious conservative than not; and he cannot be compared in no way to that Bennett character, whom we could never count on. Think of him as the Scott Brown of Utah. Scott Brown is fine, and the best we’ll ever get out of MA. But from Utah, a completely red state, Bennett became a non-starter.
Jason Chaffetz is a good guy. But he’s young, and it is not quite his time. Our state cannot and should not give up the seniority that Hatch gives those of us in Utah. We’re already a small state with little say in the matter.
Believe me I’m not dissing Hatch as he has helped us with a few things regarding our 501(c)3. It’s just that he reminds me a lot of McCain whom I detest. He’s old school politics now trying to assign “tea party membership creds” to himself.
That’s why I will take a “wait and see” approach. Now if he came out immediately in support of Palin, if and when she announces, then I would be able to support Hatch with vigor.
If he can’t see the true character of Romney and Huntsman and is blinded by the religion then no way would I support him.