I happened to catch the news that U.S. Senator Bob Bennett (R-UT) was beaten in his attempt to run for a fourth term when he lost at the Utah State GOP Convention.

Yes, that’s right, the 18 year senator lost at the Utah GOP convention. Incredible.

The righties in Utah decided Bob Bennett was not conservative enough, so 18 years of seniority goes down the drain.

I don’t know if it happened or not, but I imagine Bennett was called a RINO (Republican In Name Only) a few times by the far righties who defeated him. That’s their method of operation.

Bennett has a lifetime conservative rating from the American Conservative Union of 83.63. The other senator in Utah, Orrin Hatch, has a lifetime rating of 89.15. In 2009, Bennett’s rating was 84. Hatch’s was 88.

So, somewhere between 83.63 and 89.15 is the dividing line of being a “good conservative” and a “bad conservative” at least according to the righties in Utah. Continue reading →