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Cannon fails to file reports on finances

Cannon needs to go ASAP!

Cannon is just plain corrupt. What arrogance. And did you see how much of his campaign money came from within Utah? 7.5%............. gee whilikers people.

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Cannon is not corrupt. He is late on his report and that makes him corrupt? Have you ever filed your taxes late? Paid a parking or speeding ticket late? How about your mortgage or utilities? Credit card bill? If you have ever seen one of these reports it is like doing your taxes on steroids. Over the years I have seen these reports spill into dozens and dozens of pages.

I think some people need to go watch the Godfather. Watch the scene where the three main characters talk about dealing with the mafia Don trying to kill their father. Michael Corleone lays out a plan to shoot the other Don and the corrupt Police Captain. He finishes the scene by saying,"It's not personal. It's business."

This campaign has become so personal to some that they have lost all objectivity. If Chris Cannon got a flat tire many on this list would claim he was running drugs or had a dead body in the trunk of his car. For the rest of the readers on this board makes it hard to consider anything you say.

Also note, Chaffetz is getting whipped. Will say anything to get some media attention/votes.

Cannon has got to go. He's a 6 term representative and can't make even the simple filing date.

BBKIng, are you on the Cannon payroll or what?

He was probably still trying to figure out how to disguise the illegals on his payroll.

Sad that you think BBKing can't be civil on his own--he must be getting paid for it...

Cannon doesn't file--his staffers do.

No BBKING, I don't pay my bills late and the one time I filed my taxes late -I had the proper paperwork filed by others to get an extension. This is the type of matter that you have a staff take care of. Rep, Cannon is not doing Utah any good, the man still lives in the past and his 15 min of fame with the Clinton impeachment hearings. This November when the GOP gets kicked out of office all across this country Cannon should go too. More ridiculous statements have come out of that man's mouth since B-1 Bob Dornan the famous Rep from S. Calif, they got rid of him.
If the form is such a bear, and Canon has been in 6 terms, somebody ought to know how to do it properly. Yes, my own tax return when I signed it about 4 weeks ago was 112 pages long, I don't prepare my own, I have well qualified people do it for me while I take care of the business at hand.

The fact that he is a 6 term representative is exactly why we need to keep him, we are in the minority and seniority is the only power republicans have right now.

I can tell you that I was recently part of a team of health care providers who traveled to Washington D.C. at our own expense to make congressional visits. The purpose of the visits was to improve access of care for medicare patients and to lobby for increased educational opportunities in underserved medical areas. Each member of our congressional delegation was gracious and either individually or with a staffer spent time with us... Except Mr. Cannon. His office would not actually allow us to even make an appointment with a staffer. I would just guess that we weren't enough of a special interest or large enough of a group to have an audience. Needless to say, we were less than impressed.

BBKing: NO...I have never been late on ANY payment or report and if I can do it, so should someone who wants to represent me. We should only accept the best to represent us and expect the best from them...especially when they have an office staff to help them accomplish their assignments on time.

Finally, a candidate who is civil toward his opponents. Thank you, David Leavitt, for showing us what it means to look past a mistake and focus on issues. It makes me sick that Jason Chaffetz has nothing better to do than blast Cannon for an error like this. If how one runs a campaign is indicative of how he/she will be in office, I wouldn't want to see Chaffetz in office.

I also traveled to Washington DC and our best reception was with the Congressman. Understandably, however, the other members of the delegation had a lot to do. Going there during the session is always hit and miss with members of congress. Anyone who knows anything about the way that town works will understand. Cannon is usually the most accommodating when we go to talk with him, even though some years it doesn't work out. Let's face it, folks, he's not the greatest public presenter but he's a heck of a policy wonk and a good representative. If you want flash and flair, maybe he's not the guy. And that's a legitimate debate. I know he's a hard worker, however, and the vitriol he gets is generally undeserved. Let's keep the debate on the merits, not fight with low blows.

I think what Leavitt was saying is "be tolerant if they think like us" If they are of the other party or are different in some way (race/gender/orientation) then smash them when they make a mistake. If we could take him at his word, or any polititian for that matter if they said the same thing, it would be a much better world but I don't think politics works very well with tolerance and diversity. It should, it just doesn't.

A definition of political insanity is electing the same incumbent over and over, but expecting different results. Cannon's record speaks for itself. Even though he says he opposes illegal immigration he still supports amnesty and there is no reason to think he has learned his lesson from the past two primaries and made any real change. He will never be an advocate for us against illegal immigration, but he will make the politically expedient votes.

So he missed a report. The story will be if they don't ever file the report or if they do and there is something fishy. Otherwise seems like a simple mistake on a slow news day. Like him or not I still think Cannon is the best guy for Utah. He's obviously conservative, he's tough (he took on Bill Clinton), and he's got the seniority a small state like ours needs. Why changes horses mid-stream?

According to the county clerk's office, it means disqualification. Why is that rule not being enforced?

Excuse me, but how do you define "mid-stream"?

By that def of mid stream we should re elect anyone until they die!!!