Live in Colorado and getting ready for your federal rebate stimulus check to arrive? Don’t get too excited yet.

Republican leaders in the state legislature have taken a Letterman-esque stab at letting you know what the Democrat majority has already done with your money:

10. Higher auto premiums

9. Higher energy premiums

8. $25 marriage tax

7. Higher fees on everything from birth certificates to tire recycling

6. College tuition hikes for everyone!

5. Up to a $100 dollar car tax

4. Gov. Bill Ritter to an aide: “Recession? Hey, let’s go out and hire another 1,300 state employees!”

3. “…and let’s make sure they all have collective-bargaining rights, too!”

2. Gov. Bill Ritter’s legal bill for defending his unconstitutional property-tax hike

1. Gov. Bill Ritter’s unconstitutional property-tax hike

Raising taxes and fees … It’s the modus operandi for Democrats in Colorado and elsewhere.