In case you've missed it, please take a minute to sign the National Republican Senatorial Committee's petition to stop the proposed censorship of restoring the Fairness Doctrine. This is an issue of free speech that should garner support from Left and Right. Also, bookmark N.Z. Bear's Fairness Doctrine Watch for the latest on the topic. Just doing my two cents' worth to stand up for the First Amendment on this issue. … [Read more...]
Schaffer’s Fundraising Figures “Inconvenient Truth” for Left
First, let's start with the good news: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer announced that he raised more than $717,000 in the second quarter (April-June). As pointed out in the campaign press release: Walt Klein, Schaffer campaign consultant said "Schaffer's contributions averaged more than $119,000 a week in the brief time Bob has been a candidate – a remarkable start for the long campaign ahead." There were 1789 individual contributions to Schaffer, with more than 83% coming from Colorado. The full report will be available on July 15th. [Full Disclosure: Mt. Virtus was part of the 83+%, contributing a small amount to Schaffer in June.] Schaffer's $119,000 a week surpasses liberal Boulder Democrat opponent Mark Udall, … [Read more...]
Merrifield: Math & Science Mandates Are So Last Millennium
Yesterday the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) raised admission standards for the state's public colleges and universities, effective in 2010. The final set of standards is less rigorous than originally planned, with no increase in the one-year foreign language requirement and the allowance of a watered-down math course to fulfill the requirement. Still, some weren't satisfied - among them one who believes charter school supporters have a "special" reservation in the torrid nether regions. From 9News: Other opponents worry that creating more emphasis on taking math and science will stifle student creativity. State Representative Mike Merrifield, who is also the chairman of the House Education Committee, told the … [Read more...]
Roan Plateau & Dem Priorities
No time for lengthy posts this morning, but quick links on an important timely topic. Echoing Colorado Senate News, Michael at Best Destiny points out the momentum growing for a Republican-sponsored plan to use revenues from drilling on the Western Slope's Roan Plateau to provide a windfall to the state's universities. Michael points out how out of touch Colorado's junior Senator and would-be senator on the Democrat side happen to be on this issue. Meanwhile, Democrat Gov. Bill Ritter, who has made higher education funding one of his leading planks, has stalled and hesitated on the opportunity to support the drilling. But wait, as Michael points out, even the Denver Post says it should go forward soon. Maybe the majority Democrats are … [Read more...]
“Baseball dominates in Detroit,” Mt. Virtus Relishes TigerMania
A fitting night for the Detroit Tigers to beat the Bo Sox in dramatic fashion - 3-2 in 13 innings. On 7/7/07, the game-winning hit came courtesy of #7, Pudge Rodriguez, off Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon. Comerica Park sold 44,193 tickets to the game - standing room only and a near record for the 7-year-old stadium. Sellouts have become the norm in the Motor City, where just four seasons ago the Tigers flirted with record futility. Now reigning American League champs, the team closes in on the All Star break in a first-place tie with Cleveland, despite having a decimated bullpen. Detroit's manager captured the city's love affair with the game, echoing statements I used to make regularly back when the team wandered in the wilderness … [Read more...]
Sicko Deception
The truth-challenged windbag Michael Moore - a blight on the honor of my home state - has been called to the carpet again by those stubborn, annoying facts. Canadian expatriate Sally Pipes writes in "More lies from Moore" to expose the left-wing filmmaker's problem in using a clip of her in his new movie "Sicko" to supposedly demonstrate American ignorance of the Canadian healthcare system. Unfortunately for Moore, Pipes actually knows the problems of the system firsthand: I am a new American, but I grew up and worked for many years in Canada. And I know the health care system of my native country much more intimately than does Moore. There's a good reason why my former countrymen with the money to do so either use the services of a … [Read more...]
On TV with the AG
As explained here, I will be guest alongside Colorado Attorney General John Suthers on tomorrow evening's edition of Independent Thinking: I2I Education Policy Analyst Ben DeGrow and AG Suthers will join I2I president Jon Caldara to Discuss Supreme Court Victory on Friday's episode of Independent Thinking. The show will disect the legal victory for the free speech rights of workers. The episode airs on KBDI Channel 12 in Denver (Channel 32 in Colorado Springs) TOMORROW (Friday) at 8:30 PM, and on Sunday, July 8, at 11:30 AM. Just remember: it's an episode labor union leaders don't want you to see. … [Read more...]
Know Your Parodies
Only a handful of political insiders have even noticed - especially three Colorado blogs (leave a comment or send an email if you want to know which ones) bent on bringing down all GOP presidential candidates except the obscure also-ran Jim Gilmore - but there are some weird things being said at a site styled as an official Sam Brownback for President campaign blog. And news being slow as it is around a holiday, the Denver Post's Karen Crummy had a full-length story published on it today. For those who have gotten a lot of mileage out of disparaging Senator Brownback based on the outlandish absurdity posted on the site in question - in other words, for those who have chosen to disbelieve the obvious - this may come as a startling … [Read more...]
Anchors Aweigh
Godspeed to Mr. Bob, the Daily Blogster, leaving this week on deployment aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. If you haven't read it before, check out Bob's essay explaining why he joined the Naval Reserves after 9/11 at age 38. I have great admiration for Bob and am glad to count him as a friend, a friend I may not have met apart from the strange and fantastic world of the blogosphere. Fittingly, Bob's last post before deployment includes photos and a brief account from yesterday's unveiling of the Danny Dietz Navy SEAL memorial in Littleton. (Also covered at Slapstick Politics and picked up by Michelle Malkin.) Though raised in a family with many more Army connections than Navy ones (and it's been a LONG time since the Cadets won an … [Read more...]
On This Independence Day, Why Not Listen to the Declaration?
When you celebrate the United States' 231st birthday tomorrow, here's a suggestion to make your family's Independence Day a bit more meaningful: Read aloud the Declaration of Independence. Or better yet, you can listen to someone read it aloud for you. The Independence Institute (where I work my day job) has released today a Podcast recording of Jon Caldara reading aloud the full text of the Declaration. A full listen from beginning to end will take less than 12 minutes, but it will help put into perspective where we've come from as a nation and the Founding principles that make America great. God bless America, and may you all have a Safe and Happy Fourth! … [Read more...]
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