Who in their right mind would ever want to be president of the United States! To become POTUS, you have to be a millionaire or have several friends who are. You must subject yourself and your family to every possible humiliation. You must appease the radicals in your increasingly idealogical party, while also appealing to the huge swath of America that lies in the middle. You must sleep in hotel beds night after night as you kiss babies across the country for months or even years. You must watch your every word and deed in a world of instantaneous sharing on Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. You must build a killer campaign organization nationwide. You must be a world-class debater in an age where video and television decide elections. And finally, in addition to all this, you must run the gauntlet of one of the most maddeningly complex election processes in all the world, a process where, even in the 21st century, we have yet to come up with a method to count votes accurately! ...
A discussion group for people who like to think twice before jumping to conclusions. Each month we dive deep into a subject with a presenter and a preassigned set of reading/audio/visual materials. Open and honest inquiry on all topics is encouraged and welcomed. The only investment is your time. We most often meet the third Thursday of each month from 7:30 - 9:30 pm at Mark & Elizabeth England's home at 1194 South 500 East in Salt Lake City.