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A Conversation with Speaker Mike Schultz: Insights into Utah’s Future
https://politicit.com/a-conversation-with-speaker-mike-schultz-insights-into-utahs-future/
“Boots in Both Worlds”
(inspired by Speaker Mike Schultz and Utah’s Future)

[Verse 1]
He was born where the corn meets the mountain wind,
Hooper roots, deep as the fence line bends.
Milkin’ cows at dawn, twelve years old,
With a dream in his heart and hands in the cold.
Sun-up to sun-down, he earned every callus,
From the barnyard dust to the statehouse palace.

[Chorus]
He’s got boots in both worlds, dirt and the dome,
From ridin’ herd to raisin’ votes back home.
Built his life with a hammer and a prayer,
Now he’s buildin’ schools with the same kind of care.
He ain’t forgot where he came from—he won’t let go,
He’s a rancher, a builder, a leader who knows—
That Utah runs on heart, and he’s fuelin’ the spark,
With boots in both worlds and a flame in the dark.

[Verse 2]
Started roofin’ houses just outta school,
Learned how to lead by breakin’ every rule.
Framed his future with a mentor’s hand,
Turned grit and grace into a lifelong plan.
Got a “wannabe cowboy” soul, but that ain’t fake,
He’s got daughters in the rodeo raisin’ the stakes.

[Chorus]
He’s got boots in both worlds, grit and a grin,
One in the field, one in the Capitol spin.
Talkin’ tech trades and the power grid light,
Fightin’ for kids and the welders at night.
He’s pushin’ bills with the same old drive
That once got him up for the 3 a.m. milkin’ life.

[Bridge]
Now he’s standin’ tall where the sagebrush sings,
Talkin’ nuclear power and higher ed things.
Sayin’ cut the waste, let the welders rise,
Give our kids a trade and stars in their eyes.
He ain’t just talk—he’s lived every line,
With a back that’s broke and a spirit that shines.

[Chorus]
Yeah, he’s got boots in both worlds, soul and steel,
From ridin’ the range to signin’ what’s real.
He’s settin’ the course for the Beehive State,
Makin’ sure no kid’s dream comes late.
He won’t forget the folks down that old farm track,
‘Cause a man like that never turns his back.

[Outro]
So here’s to Schultz and that Utah sky,
To the welders, the dreamers, the ones who try.
With a heart full of faith and a voice that’s heard,
He’s a cowboy, a speaker, a man of his word.
With boots in both worlds… and eyes on the herd.

Boots in Both Worlds (inspired by Speaker Mike Schultz and Utah’s Future)

Meet Tawnee: Riverton City Candidate for Mayor, Financial Expert & Community Leader
https://politicit.com/meet-tawnee-riverton-city-candidate-for-mayor-financial-expert-community-leader/

This Girl Leads Riverton
[Verse 1]
From Cache Valley’s roots, through trials she grew,
Her family knew hardship, but she pulled through.
MBA in hand, with numbers she fights,
Turning debt into freedom, cutting bonds down to size.

[Pre-Chorus]
She knows the weight of every dime,
Keeps Riverton steady, one choice at a time.
Six kids at home, a city to steer,
She’s leading with courage, her vision is clear.

[Chorus]
This girl leads Riverton,
She’s saving millions, yeah, the work gets done.
With fiscal fire, with a heart so strong,
She’s guarding freedom where we all belong.
Oh-oh-oh, Tawnee’s the one!
This girl leads Riverton.

[Verse 2]
She said no to waste, yes to the plan,
Half the tax to debt, that’s a win for the fam.
Built a police force that calls this town home,
Safer streets, stronger trust, we’re never alone.

[Bridge]
No overreach, no heavy hand,
She’ll fight for your rights, she’ll defend your land.
From ducks in the yard to the barns out back,
She stands with the people — that’s a matter of fact.

[Chorus]
This girl leads Riverton,
She’s saving millions, yeah, the work gets done.
With fiscal fire, with a heart so strong,
She’s guarding freedom where we all belong.
Oh-oh-oh, Tawnee’s the one!
This girl leads Riverton.

[Outro]
Every vote counts, so make your stand,
For families, for freedom, across this land.
She’s the hometown choice, the people’s song,
Tawnee McKay’s been leading all along.

This Girl Leads Riverton

Inside the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: Rob Bishop’s Guide to Governing When Congress Can’t

https://politicit.com/inside-the-big-beautiful-bill-rob-bishops-guide-to-governing-when-congress-cant/

The Rules That Hold the Republic
[Intro – Guitar + Organ]

Low electric strum, steel slide accent. Kick drum steady.

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[Verse 1 – Male Lead]

He started out teachin’ kids the story of this land,
With chalk on his fingers and truth in his hand.
Then he walked those marble halls,
Where the echoes never fade,
Learned that laws ain’t written clean,
They’re carved from deals we’ve made.

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[Pre-Chorus – Male Lead + Female Harmony Soft Echo]

Male: Don’t curse the system,
Female (soft echo): Don’t curse the system,
Male: Learn the way it bends and turns.
Female (echo): The way it bends and turns.
Male: If you know the rules that bind it,
Both: You can make the fire burn.

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[Chorus – Both Voices]

Both: These are the rules that hold the Republic,
The gears that grind behind the show.
It ain’t glory, it ain’t magic,
It’s sweat and truth and what we owe.
Female (soaring): When the nation feels divided,
Male: And the faith starts running thin,
Both (unison): He says, “Fix the frame before you paint again.”

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[Verse 2 – Male Lead]

From the foothills of Utah to the Congress floor,
He fought for miners, schools, and more.
Talked of filibusters, Byrd rules, and strain,
How power turns to dust when it’s chained by blame.
He said, “Don’t wait on D.C. skies,
Build your future where you stand.
Dig deep in your own red earth,
And make the promise with your hands.”

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[Chorus – Both Voices Stronger]

These are the rules that hold the Republic,
The gears that grind behind the show.
It ain’t perfect, but it’s progress,
And the people ought to know.
Female (call): From Juab’s mines to Cache Valley lights,
Male (response): He said, “Do the hard work right,”
Both (lift): And Utah’s future’s gonna shine tonight.

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[Bridge – Harmony Highlight]

Male: He’s seen the roll votes flash and fade,
Female: Seen the truth get lost in trade.
Male: But through the noise, his voice remains—
Both (unison swell): “Teach the truth, and don’t be afraid.”

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[Final Chorus – Full Band + Vocal Harmony]

Both: These are the rules that hold the Republic,
The hands that keep the dream alive.
It’s not the shoutin’ or the spotlight,
It’s the duty deep inside.
Female (softer harmony): So here’s to the teacher, the fighter, the friend—
Male (lead): Rob Bishop’s road don’t ever end.
Both (crescendo): ‘Cause freedom’s not a gift we spend,
It’s the rule we must defend.

The Rules That Hold the Republic


Opinion: Utah’s Redistricting Fight Isn’t About Politics — It’s About the Constitution
https://politicit.com/opinion-utahs-redistricting-fight-isnt-about-politics-its-about-the-constitution/

Who Draws the Lines
[Verse 1]
From the café in Park City to the steps of the Hill,
We asked who holds the power, and who holds the will.
The founders wrote it plain in ink divine—
Who draws the lines?—the Legislature, by design.

[Pre-Chorus]
No robes, no chambers, no shadow decree,
Can take what the people gave to liberty.

[Chorus]
Hold the line, let it shine—
The Constitution’s not out of time!
The Legislature speaks, the people decide,
That’s the covenant we cannot divide.
No “super-laws,” no tricks, no spin—
An initiative’s a bill, no more, no sin.

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[Verse 2]
The people are the Legislature, the Legislature the voice,
Bound by consent, not a judge’s choice.
Clear constitutional authority stands,
Not in courts, but in the people’s hands.
It takes a super-majority to amend the frame—
Not a single gavel calling its name.

[Bridge – Spoken over rising drums and cello]

“An initiative is a law—no more, no less.
It lives by statute, not holiness.
The power to amend is higher still—
Two-thirds consent, the people’s will.”

[Final Chorus + Coda]
Raise the flag, draw the line,
Truth and order intertwined.
From Wasatch peaks to the Senate floor,
Self-government is worth fighting for.
Hold the ground where freedom stands—
No judge rewrites the people’s hands.
*(Choir fades on “Who draws the lines… the lines…”) *


Who Draws the Lines

From the PoliticIt Podcast
When Science Isn’t the Problem: Dr. Mark Lewis on Prior Authorization, Precision Medicine, and Saving Lives

https://politicit.com/when-science-isnt-the-problem-dr-mark-lewis-on-prior-authorization-precision-medicine-and-saving-lives/

In This Life (Dr. Lewis’s Song)
Verse 1
There are stories he has carried
From a childhood X-ray’s glow,
Watching shadows on a screen
Tell a truth he shouldn’t know.
But from sorrow rose a calling,
From a father’s borrowed time—
A path toward healing others
Set his heart upon this climb.

Chorus
And in this life… all the lives he’s healing,
Each face, each fear, becomes a part of who he is.
Through all the trials… and the tears revealing,
He follows hope where science lives.

Verse 2
There are cancers rising younger,
Genes and chances intertwined,
A microbiome disrupted
In the years we form our minds.
And he studies every pattern,
Every clue that sparks a lead,
For the twin whose health is steady
While the other’s in great need.

Chorus
And in this life… all the lives he’s healing,
He fights for time the system steals along the way.
Through long delays… he keeps appealing,
So patients see another day.

Bridge
Though the breakthroughs shine so brightly,
They can vanish in the haze—
Of a form denied,
A review delayed,
A treatment lost in maze after maze.
So he stands beside the suffering,
Saying, “Trust, we’ll make it right,”
For compassion is his compass
When the road falls out of sight.

Verse 3
There are medicines like sunlight
Made to fit one fragile key,
Turning dread from something fatal
To a quiet, long reprieve.
Yet the cure means little waiting
When the clock is counting down—
Every moment holds a meaning
When a life hangs all around.

Final Chorus
And in this life… all the lives he’s healing,
He lifts them up with evidence and open hands.
May every law… and each unfeeling ceiling
Be changed so healing understands.

Outro
In this life… he keeps believing,
If we delivered what we know, we’d save so many more.
In this life… he keeps on weaving
A hope worth fighting for.



In This Life (Dr. Lewis’s Song)

Nathan Edmondson: The Storyteller Who Went From Comics to Conservation, Geopolitics, and Narrative Warfare

https://politicit.com/from-marvel-to-conservation-the-story-of-comic-writer-and-eco-defender-nathan-edmondson/

“Stronger Story” — A Killers-Style Song
[Verse 1]
He grew up in the Southern lights,
Where the pine trees frame the edges of a restless mind.
Art books open on a kitchen table,
Learning how to read the world through every line.
He saw a story carved in marble,
He felt a truth in every brushstroke in the Louvre.
A blank page staring like a long horizon,
And he learned how to shape the form before it moved.

[Pre-Chorus]
All those years, all those faces,
Watching how the world hides what it chases.
From the canvas to the battlefield—
He found the story underneath the shield.

[Chorus]
Oh, Nathan, you carried the stronger story,
Across the pages, across the borders of the world.
From the comics to the plains of morning glory,
Where the rangers fight the darkness for the rhinos and the girls.
And when the critics try to write another ending—
You carve the truth and let the noise fall away.
Oh Nathan… your story’s stronger anyway.

[Verse 2]
He wrote Jake Ellis in the midnight hours,
Tactical lines like lightning on the page.
Then Marvel called with broken heroes,
And he gave their haunted pasts a wider stage.
But stories never stay on paper—
Some of them demand a heartbeat and a name.
In Africa he found a battleground,
Where the stakes are real and nothing reads the same.

[Pre-Chorus]
In the dust, in the shadows,
Where the poachers track the buffalo’s echoes—
He learned a different kind of war,
Where the future’s something worth fighting for.

[Chorus]
Oh, Nathan, you carried the stronger story,
Across the borders where the satellites collide.
You saw the truth behind the foreign glory,
And the quiet deals they try to make on mountain sides.
And when the world tried selling weaker versions—
You cut the stone until the form stood clear.
Oh Nathan… your story’s stronger year by year.

[Bridge] (Big Killers build — Brandon Flowers energy)
Hold fast—
’Cause the world will try to break you with a whisper.
Stand tall—
When the lies start rolling in like winter.
Speak truth—
Like a sculptor with a hand that never trembles.
Strip it down—
Till the heart of every story reassembles.

[Final Chorus]
Oh, Nathan, you carried the stronger story,
Where the brave men ride and the lonely mountains rise.
From the battlefield of headlines and the quarry—
To the Buffalo Soldier’s honor in his enemy’s eyes.
And if the night falls hard with manufactured thunder,
And they try to twist the truth you carved from clay—
Oh Nathan…
Your story’s stronger anyway.
Stronger anyway.

[Outro]
Be still now,
Be steady in the things you know.
Every map, every legend,
Starts with one man’s shadow on the snow.
Your story’s stronger—
Let the stronger story show.




Boots in Both Worlds (inspired by Speaker Mike Schultz and Utah’s Future)

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