Why we love Provo 10/22

We had so much fun doing the "Why we love Provo" post, that we've decided to make it a weekly thing. This week's edition keeps with the political theme and deals with a guy named Jason Chaffetz. This guy is the Republican nominee for (and certain winner of) the Utah District 3 Congressional seat, which includes our beloved Happy Valley. Chaffetz won the Republican nod by beating incumbent Chris Cannon, and did so in an impressive fashion (60%-40%). This was surprising since Cannon was endorsed by Dubya Bush and both Utah senators, and he outspent Chaffetz 6 to 1. How did Chaffetz pull this off? I believe he had the perfect platform for success in this area.

First, his main TV ad is mainly focused on a game-winning field goal he kicked when he was the place kicker for BYU's football team. 'Nuff said.

Second, Chaffetz's proposal to fix the immigration problem is...let's say... interesting. Basically, he wants to round up 12 million people of a certain ethnicity, give them a temporary working visa, on the condition that they return to their country of origin when it expires. Anyone who refuses to come forward to receive this visa, and is subsequently found without one, will be deported. And since it's not feasible to deport so many people at once, he will send them to prison in the meantime. Of course, there is not enough room in the current prisons for all these aliens....err....people, and it would cost far too much to build new ones. Therefore, his plan is to place them all in tents in a field surrounded by barbed wire. That's right..... "tent cities."

So, you ask, why do we love Provo????

Because in this place, there is a simple, two step recipe for dominant political success--

1) Be a former BYU football player. (Honestly, this one is the kicker. No pun intended... ok, maybe it was intended).

2) Propose an immigration plan that cannot possibly be perceived as anything less than pure, blatant, racism.

Welcome to Congress, Mr. Chaffetz.
And way to go, Utah District 3 voters!