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For Old Times’ Sake

Ever get nostalgic for the 2004 Colorado US Senate race? It played a big part in putting the Rocky Mountain Alliance on the map. Time marches on in the political world, and those who were the fodder for such discussion less than a year ago have moved on in their endeavors. It's kind of like skimming through your high school yearbook and wondering, "Where are they now?" While the new Senator Ken Salazar has been hard at "bipartisan" work on Capitol Hill pulling weight for new Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and urging a block to funding of Army chemical transportation studies, some of the other political actors from the recent campaign season have popped into the news today. … [Read more...]

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I’m Back

In case you hadn't noticed, I'd taken a prolonged hiatus from posting. While I was gone, Mount Virtus passed the one-year anniversary mark. A lot has changed since the first post last February, but I hope the commitment to quality remains the same. So why has the site been so quiet of late? I very recently spent a week at the Biblical Counseling Training Conference in Lafayette, Indiana, a positive and intense experience that has already brought me greater attention to two things: 1. The need for personal spiritual discipline and focused spiritual growth in my life; AND 2. The need for more serious spiritual interaction in the lives of those God has placed in my path. The conference was a tremendous experience and one I … [Read more...]

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Pats to Beat Patsies

For what it's worth, taking my pro-Tom Brady bias into account, here's my prediction for Super Bowl XXXIX: NEW ENGLAND 27 PHILADELPHIA 13 Or, as you can envision the headline on Monday's sports pages... "PATS BEAT PATSIES" New England claims dynasty mantle with 27-13 Super Bowl win … [Read more...]

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More on Churchill

The Independence Institute's Amy Pryzgoda, who was familiar with Churchill's "scholarship" before the big brouhaha erupted, takes an in-depth look at his "warmed-over, 1960s revisionist historical narrative" that has long since morphed into a myopic, agenda-driven, hate-filled crusade. This essay is concise and pithy and well worth the perusal. For motives not altogether clear, Senator Peter Groff (D - Denver) was alone among the 100-member Colorado General Assembly in voting against a resolution condemning Churchill. The liberal editorial board of the Boulder Daily Camera has sought to stake out middle ground on the issue, writing the following: Gazing ever so briefly in the mirror, Churchill and his sycophants see no evil. … [Read more...]

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Right Step for CU Regents

Kudos to the University of Colorado Board of Regents for their handling of the Ward Churchill matter, for: 1. Their public apology on behalf of the university. 2. Opening up a 30-day public investigation into the matter of Churchill's future employment status. I hope that the investigation report will be made fully public in detail, so the people can judge fairly as well. Much ore pathetic are those who were arrested for disturbing a public meeting and those who came to show support for Churchill's views. At least those who defend his employment status on the basis of the First Amendment are just ignorant. … [Read more...]

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Your Tax Dollars on Vacation

A bit of interesting news from the State Capitol... freshman Representative Kathleen Curry (D - Gunnison), also the chair of the Agriculture Committee, has asked for and received permission to take her committee on a field trip. Rep. Curry believes - and Speaker Andrew Romanoff agrees - that it is worth the taxpayer expenditure for all 11 members of the committee (and who knows how many staff?) to jaunt over to Glenwood Springs in order to discuss a bill on surface mineral rights. When they board the bus for the Feb. 14 field trip, what lobbyist will be packing the brown-bag lunches? Will the committee members have to write a one-page essay on their experience? Although I haven't accessed state archival material, the course of … [Read more...]

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The Case for De-funding Higher Education

The House of Representatives censures him. The Governor calls for his resignation. The CU Board of Regents hides behind tenure. Hamilton College in New York cancels his speaking appearance. Native American groups disagree whether he's an oppressed member of the victim class or a mere poseur. The whole affair has brought jerks out of the woodwork. The ignorant and uneducated - many graduates or current students of CU - believe that the First Amendment guarantees his job, no matter what he says. And yet, most still think he should be fired. In the current climate and under the current circumstances, I have to agree wholeheartedly. The case has been made repeatedly that Churchill is making his over-the-top … [Read more...]

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Sloppy Thinking in the Academy

I read through a letter in today's Boulder Daily Camera, and was amused by the flat thinking, the broad general assumptions, and the absurd use of undefined terms. I thought to myself that some well-meaning liberal soul had just spouted off on his or her computer and sent off their little diatribe to the Daily Camera's editors. I've seen that enough before. No problem. But then I reached the end of the letter and saw the writer described himself as an associate professor of classics at the University of Colorado: … [Read more...]

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Welcoming Mrs. Virtus and Her Beauty to the Internet

Please welcome my wonderful wife to the world of blogging and drop by her Beauty Spot. The lovely Mrs. Virtus read Hugh Hewitt's Blog and was inspired to add a new marketing dimension to her Mary Kay business. I know this will be of most benefit to the few female readers of this blog. But then again, gents, Valentine's Day is coming soon.... So go ahead, visitor her, welcome her to the growing world of bloggers! … [Read more...]