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Eagar jumps into Senate race

Wow--how exciting--an opportunity to get someone in the U.S. Senate who could really embarass Utah!

The fact that she's endorsed by Gayle Ruzicka is enough to make me vote against her. Also, if Presidential candidate endorsements matter so much, shouldn't Republicans who supported Romney take note of the fact that he has endorsed Bennett?

Fascinated. As a Democrat I will be eager to listen to Eager and how her ideals:

fiscal restraint
limited government
free-market solutions
energy independence
strong national defense

might be put into pragmatic reality when it comes to:

global warming (which for a minority of America doesn't believe is happening or that humans contribute to it)

credit crisis and the banking system and the unemployed

Iran and North Korea, the Middle East, Iraq and Pakistan

education of our children that is competitive with the rest of the industrialized world

health care reform and the insurance industry

Let the political debate begin.

Eagar, I apologize for spelling your name wrong.

A breath of fresh air for true Republicans. For too long we've faced an echo, not a choice. Maybe now we will have "a choice, not an echo". Here is hope for a better world tomorrow. :)

Since zulu1 and ME have never met or read anything about Mrs Eagar other than what they read here they are shooting from the hip with their computer. I have met her and found her intelligent with a good grasp on the problems afflicting our nation.

She will not be depending on millions of dollars in this campaign as will Mr. Shurtluff and Sen Bennett. She plans to run a grassroots campaign similar to that of Rep Chaffetz. So those that like the best government that money can buy stick with the "good old boys" Mark Shurtluff (attorney general and sen Bennett). Personally I think it is time to bring the government back to the people.

Holding up Cleon Skousen's book as a guide? Ruzicka's endorsement? Similar to Rep. Chaffetz? No thanks--don't need that kind of 'change.' I'd rather stick with the "good old boys" -- at least Bennett.

She is such a breath of fresh air.

As someone who is not a fan of Gayle Ruzicka or the Eagle Forum, Gayle can vote for who she wants, but no way is Eagar in her back pocket. I am surprised that Gayle has been trying to get press out of Eagar.

I loved the fact that Cherilyn wanted Romney. That has got to tick off a few Ron Paul fans.

Mitt Romney supporting Bennett is nothing new. He always supports the republican in office. He supported Cannon last year, until Chaffetz was the party nominee and them supported Chaffetz.

Romney supporting Bennett might bring in a few $$, but it won't bring in a votes for Bennett.

Eagar is correct that Bridgwater and Shurtleff were early McCain supporters. That single move will wipe out many of their votes.

I agree, this is a Granato v Eagar race.

Now let's see how the left challenges our senate seat. Except for Blue Dog Jim Matheson, Utah Democrats, especially at the state level, are pretty much party line union and big government lap dogs. So far, Bennett has no one to test his experience and knowledge. Few in the current US senate come close to his knowledge of finance.

Bennett and finance? yes he is smart, but has made some real major mistakes lately and he isn't willing to admit it.

@zulu1 The 5000 years is being promoted by Glenn Beck. I don't give a rip what Ruzicka thinks.

@Tab

I agree that

fiscal restraint
limited government
free-market solutions
energy independence
strong national defense

are principles most American's agree with. With that focus, Eagar will pick up some of the Democrats.

That book in the article is titled
The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World
and no, I haven't read it yet.

Cherilyn Eagar posted the full text as a note on Facebook.

I like this:

"Im an American. I love this country. I love Utah. Its freedom was dearly bought. My brother served in the Air Force as a test pilot for the F-100. He gave his life in that service. During one of the Department of Defense tours, I not only saw Guantanamo Bay, I stayed in its barracks. Ive seen the brave but vulnerable eyes of young men stationed at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines the night before they awaited a helicopter mission, from which only half returned the next morning."

I'm a close friend of Bridgewater and Eagar, and admire them both. I'm sure the other people in the race also are good folks. But why would anyone in their right minds vote against Bob Bennett? He is one of the fe people in DC who really understands the economy and what we need - and who has fought tirelessly for Utah's rights. He did not vote for the bailout - he voted to maintain the liquidity of the credit markets. Any small business owner who has to wait 60 or 90 days to get paid by clients understands what that means - without available credit, you die. By voting for that first 'bailout,' he stood up for the people who employ us and drive our economy: small business. And he is senior enough to really represent our principles with clout. When will Utah learn to stop eating our own young, and start sending people to DC and keeping them there long enough to accomplish something?

I love it! "Bailout" Bob Bennett. That just rolls right off the tongue. And since campaigns are about bumper stickers he is in trouble.

It is so ironic that we Republicans are being told that in order to win we must nominate middle of the road candidates. Well, we just did that! We nominated McCain and got whooped. So what now?

Bridgewater is a pretty good guy. Shurtleff is a good gus as well though there is very little conservative about him. He is going to have to deal with video of him promising to not enforce the law when it comes to illegal immigration. This puts him in the same camp as Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton on that issue.

This should be a fun race. One suggestion to Eager, don't let Gayle run your campaign. Gayle loves to pretend like she doesn't have to have attention lavished on her as she muscles her way to the front of any crowd. She will hurt your campaign, not help it.

Be your own person, stand on your own values and let the Eagle Forum do their own thing, NOT your campaign.

Bennett is too OLD. By the time the Republicans regain control of congress, Bennett will likely be 84 years old or older. For the sake of Utah, we need to elect new blood now so they can start building seniority now.

Galyle is not running it. They obviously know each other and have for years. I have friends I don't agree with.

You look at the basic Eagar principles and you will find people from both sides of the aisle agreeing with. One of my more liberal friends agrees.

I was there. Lee didn't interview anyone else and Gayle shows up. What do you do?

Eagar has much more common sense followers that Lee is giving here credit from.

Someone has been posting this around today:

"Personally I've worked in the performing arts for most of my life and consider my gay friends some of the best and most talented. I've lost some good friends to AIDS. Fifty percent of my NYC-based company employees were gay. I would never, ever do anything to treat them unfairly in the workplace or in my personal associations with them. "

agree w astute zulu1 ... she comes across as about 1 inch "deep" ---- spouting the same old usual Fox / Beck / Hannity / Rush claptrap. her one-liners are gems though. its the Ds that will find the Diamonds (workable, pragmatic solutions... H Care, the banks, Nat Sec, etc) atop the Dung Hill of a mess the Rs and their Free Market as Solution to Everything have left us. Adam's Smith invisible hand sure has given us a slap!

Sorry guys, but I honestly see no substance here. Every word that has come out of her mouth in the public eye this week has been nothing but parroted campaign talking points. Quoting Reagan has been step one in the playbook for nearly a decade, but her problem is her predecessors who did the same never followed through with actions. The "I'm the true conservative" quote just gives me bad flashbacks to the presidential primaries. Then claiming to be a fan of Romney (Neo-Conservative/fiscally liberal) and being endorsed by Ruzicka (Neo-Conservative/questionable integrity after last legislative session) makes me think that when she says "conservative" she is referring to Sean Hannity's definition of the word, not Abraham Lincoln's.

I have no faith from her public statements that she will not just be a continuation of political drive to expand government reach into my private life. I want to see her talk about reducing the size of government and then explaining HOW she would do it. Simply repeating a bunch of buzzwords (bailout, socialism, true conservative) without any meat behind it kinda reminds me of a recent vice-presidential nominee. All show, no substance.

Read Eagar's actual statement, under notes, from her facebook page.

I can assure you that you will get the "real deal" from Mrs. Eagar. She is genuine. I have known her for many years and have always been impressed with her zeal for conservative principles.

I can also assure you that Gayle Ruzicka does not thrive on the lime light. She is one who works tirelessly to defend God, family and her country, and the principles that this nation was built on. These are basic Republican ideals as I recall.

Both of these women are to be admired and respected and counted on to uphold the values that I hold dear.