Though David Harsanyi hints at the possibility, I'm not going to dissect every paragraph of his column in today's Denver Post. After taking compromised conservative columnist Armstrong Williams to task for his pay-off from the US Department of Education and recounting Dan Rather's narrow escape "after a weak-willed report cleared him of any politically motivated bias," our friend David Harsanyi examines the "New Media," and the Rocky Mountain Alliance in particular. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2005
Irony: Completing Today’s TABOR Trifecta
One might call this ironic: even as the Colorado General Assembly's session gets underway with the new Democrat majority planning to dismantle our state's cherished Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR), another state's public policy think tank recommends their state give TABOR a try. Where, you might ask? Kentucky. Read "A Taxpayers' Bill of Rights for Kentuckians," compliments of the Bluegrass Institute. It's certainly not the first time someone has recommended another government model Colorado's system. How about The Heritage Foundation recommending TABOR for the federal government, our friend Bill Hobbs lauding the NFIB for endorsing TABOR for Tennessee, or The Taxpayers League of Minnesota wishing their state would model a … [Read more...]
Historic Day Tomorrow
The Rocky Mountain Alliance forges new ground tomorrow: a private bloggers' press conference with Colorado Governor Bill Owens following his annual State of the State speech. A delegation of three RMA members (Michael, Clay, and Joshua) will represent the group. Correction: Jim and Richard should also be there. … [Read more...]
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Visit These Colorado Bloggers
Following the leads of Clay and Rich, I'd like to welcome Charles Dilley of Littleton to the blogosphere. Check out his site! (Finally, a good center-right Colorado blogger who's younger than I am.) Then there's Christopher "Nevski" of Conifer, who has an intriguing and esoteric blog on modern chivalry and other conservative Western Orthodox Christian themes. You may learn something. … [Read more...]
More on TABOR: A Kindred Spirit
Read this letter published in today's Gazette (Colorado Springs) from John Leonard of Monument: With liberals in charge, hold onto your wallets Colorado taxpayers had better hold on to their wallets as the tax-and-spend liberals take over the state Legislature. Already, liberal organizations such the League of Women Voters, AARP and the Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation have begun their assault on TABOR so taxes can be raised to have state taxpayers support their pet programs. The Democrats controlling the Legislature are more than willing to support the move as long as Amendment 23 is not changed. That allows them to pay back the teachers’ unions for their political support and to pour more money into the public … [Read more...]
TABOR Watch: Day 1
Today is the first day of the new legislative session here in Colorado, as members of the House and Senate swear an oath to uphold the state constitution. They've come for your wallets, so hold on tight. Stay in touch with what's going on. Hold your elected officials accountable. Today is officially Day 1 of "TABOR Watch" from the lookout posts at Mount Virtus. TABOR, short for the Taxpayers Bill of Rights, approved in 1992 by the voters of Colorado to check the size of government. And it has worked successfully. Yet among many in the media and the center-left of Colorado politics have made TABOR the scapegoat for all the state's fiscal woes - ignoring the real problem of Amendment 23, which mandates a certain percentage of state … [Read more...]
Response from Telluride
From my recent post about the controversy in Telluride, I received a comment from the man under fire. I decided to give it more light by posting it here: Thank you for the kind words and thoughts. Here is an e-mail that we just sent out this morning. "Dear Friends, We have been informed that Telluride Ski and Golf Communications Director Maryhelyn Kirwan has begun a smear campaign against Al Heirich in an effort to divert attention away from the Telluride Cyberguide Family Posting controversy. This smear campaign is an effort to drive a wedge between our conservative Christian supporters and the Telluride Cyberguide. Do not let them do this. This issue is about nothing but our ability to notify parents and the subsequent (and … [Read more...]
Vacancy Filled
In an earlier post I mentioned the vacancy committee's search for a Republican candidate to replace outgoing State Representative Don Lee of Littleton. Congratulations to Jim Kerr, the newest member of the Colorado House of Representatives - to be sworn in tomorrow with 64 of his colleagues. As for my friend Justin Everett, there may still be a future in elected office. … [Read more...]
A Call to Action
Rob at It'sComeDown2This has sent out a call to action in defense of one Al Heirich of Telluride, who runs a website to help people set up ski vacations. Mr. Heirich has apparently stepped on the toes of the politically correct police by posting the following information about the upcoming Gay Ski Week (read the WorldNetDaily article): Although this week should be fun for those not offended by alternative lifestyles, with scheduled events including: The Pleasure Hunt, The Blue Ball Dance, Drag Races and more, we are strongly suggesting that families concerned with exposing their children to the homosexual lifestyle and homosexual behavior schedule their vacations another time. Events are planned throughout the week in both towns … [Read more...]