Overshadowed by the big breaking news of the evening, a third Republican has thrown his hat into the ring for the state treasurer's race: Ali Hasan. Rocky Mountain Right reported it six days ago, but the official announcement came by press release earlier this afternoon, with news of a key endorsement:Avon small businessman Ali Hasan will formally announce his intention to be Colorado’s next State Treasurer in seven cities, over two days, starting in Colorado Springs. Republican Minority Leader Mike May will be on hand in Colorado Springs to endorse and introduce Ali Hasan. The 3-way Republican primary for state treasurer still leaves me undecided, but hoping that the primary stays clean and remains focused on unseating Cary "drive a … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Bill Ritter Not to Seek Re-election?
Update III, 7:45 AM: Joshua breaks down the pluses and minuses of potential replacement bids by Hickenlooper and Romanoff. Meanwhile, Michael at Best Destiny tells conservatives: "Don't start celebrating yet" Update II, 10:30 PM: Rossputin offers his analysis of the breaking news and handicaps the early possible Democrat rivals in general election matchups versus Scott McInnis. Rocky Mountain Right has its money on Ken Salazar. Don Johnson at Business Word also weighs in with some thoughts: "Pretty impressive" for McInnis, he writes. Update, 8:15 PM: The decision apparently is not "fundraising related". Is it scandal related? This story will be unfolding for awhile.... Wow, this news should get the local blogosphere buzzing... … [Read more...]
Imagine How Many Shoddy Websites Taxpayers Could Buy for $1 Trillion
In November I did a cursory search on the Obama administration's Recovery.gov website and found that my own Jefferson County is spending $1.1 million in stimulus money per job created. A couple weeks later, we learned about the phantom congressional districts that could make the $1.1 million figure wrong on the low side. Then, last month, we were treated to a humorous introduction to Connecticut's Fighting 42nd Congressional District. Now today, my Independence Institute colleague Todd Shepherd has uncovered Colorado spending reported on Recovery.gov that has been sent to zip codes that are out-of-state or don't exist:For example, the breakout shows that zip code 87420 has received $5,267,621 in ARRA funds. That zip code corresponds to … [Read more...]
State-Level Education Tax Credits Merit Place Near Top of Pro-Liberty Agenda
While we're busy waging battle on the defensive fronts against Obama Care and cap-and-trade and card check, pro-liberty forces also would be wise in 2010 to continue looking for opportunities to go on offense. Writing at the Washington Examiner, Michael Barone makes at least one point that deserves the attention of activists, strategists and officials:[Tech entrepreneur Jim] Manzi, citing models in Sweden and the Netherlands, calls for "the creation of a real marketplace among ever more deregulated publicly financed schools -- a market in which funding follows students, and far broader discretion is permitted to those who actually teach and manage in our schools." Democrats are prevented by their teacher union paymasters from pursuing … [Read more...]
Recent Plights of Penry and McDaniels Give Me a Little Pause about 33
There's no stopping the forward press of time. I'm not so sure about turning 33 today, but at least my name isn't Josh. A few months ago the combination of age and name seemed so charmed. They were a pair of Colorado wunderkinds: one 33-year-old Josh making strides towards one of Colorado's most powerful positions, the other 33-year-old Josh newly occupying the other. Josh Penry was making giant strides toward the Republican nomination for governor. Then one day in November the plug suddenly was pulled on his campaign. Now he isn't even running for re-election to his own state senate seat in 2010. What's going on? But he's on Cloud Nine compared to Josh McDaniels, who yesterday felt the bitter sting of missing the playoffs in his … [Read more...]
Night Twister Comes Through Again with Colorado Political Analysis 2010
Randy Ketner, aka The Night Twister, has outdone himself once again. He started off the year back in January with an encyclopedic blog post for political activists titled Getting Connected in Colorado. Now, to close down 2009, on the eve of a most crucial election year, he has created the thorough and aptly titled "Colorado Political Analysis: 2010". Red State's Erick Erickson describes the analysis as "masterful." Once again, we agree wholeheartedly. Anyway, read the post from cover to cover. Skim it for specific information. Follow the links you find useful. Jump into the conversation in the comments. Whatever you do, recognize that Randy has performed a valuable service. … [Read more...]
Josh Penry Closes Out 2009 with Good News … and a Head Scratcher
As 2009 winds down, some half-good, half-headscratching Colorado political news reported by the Grand Junction Sentinel:State Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, said he isn’t interested in joining the ticket of his onetime rival, Scott McInnis, as the candidate for lieutenant governor. “If I were hell-bent on being on the ticket, I’d still be in the race,” Penry said last week when asked about reports that he might be interested in the lieutenant governor slot. Penry, however, didn’t tip his hand on a question that has five Republicans watching closely — his decision whether to run for a second term in the state Senate. … [Read more...]
Really the Best 25 Christmas Movies?
With time off work over the holiday, I decided to survey some newly-posted lists on the Web to get a sense of which Christmas movies are widely believed to be the best ever -- with lists including (but not limited to) Moviefone, the Chicago Tribune, Saturday Evening Post, and the objectively-measured most loved Christmas movies list. Using a not-so-highly scientific formula (and not necessarily my own personal preferences), the result is the 25 most highly rated Christmas movies: … [Read more...]
Kevin Miller’s National Freedom Initiative: A Reincarnation of Frank Meyer’s Fusionism?
In his latest offering, former state legislative leader Mark Hillman praises the "freedom nationally, virtue locally" National Freedom Initiative of Colorado's own Kevin Miller -- not the first time it has crossed my path. It was last year about this time I wrestled a lot with the role social conservatism should play, and something that never strays too far from my mind. Therefore, I'm very intrigued by this initiative -- which, of course, is not altogether new, but rather a very sensible clarification and reformulation for our current political context. The opportunity definitely is there: To educate many social conservatives on the vital and wholly compatible value of liberty and limited government To build a strong bridge between … [Read more...]
Barone: Current Health Care Fiasco Resembles 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act
Writing for the Washington Examiner, Michael Barone makes an astute historical observation:It's time to blow the whistle on two erroneous statements that opponents and proponents of the health care legislation being jammed through Congress have been making. Republicans have been saying that never before has Congress passed such an unpopular bill with such important ramifications by such a narrow majority. Barack Obama has been saying that passage of the bill will mean that the health care issue will be settled once and for all. The Republicans and Obama are both wrong. But perhaps they can be forgiven because the precedent for Congress passing an unpopular bill is an old one, and the issue it addressed has long been settled, though not … [Read more...]
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