And now a brief diversion from politics & public policy: Simply put, today is the best day on the American sports calendar. A lot of fans today are donning orange and blue to root the Florida Gators to success in an unprecedented feat: simultaneously winning back-to-back NCAA basketball titles while defeating the same school they beat to win the NCAA football title earlier in the year. Whoa! Yes, this game will be fun to watch for sure, and here's hoping that Ohio State can make it a close contest. But around this house today, sports fans don their blue and orange to celebrate Major League Baseball's Opening Day. My beloved Detroit Tigers begin their American League pennant defense at home against the Toronto Blue Jays, with emerging … [Read more...]
Big Government Health Care Looming for Colorado
Colorado, get ready for Hillarycare, Bill Ritter-style. The Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Healthcare Reform has narrowed its proposals for changing the state's healthcare system down to four. As the Rocky Mountain News reports, all would bring increased taxes and government control: "We're disappointed," Lin Zen-ser, of Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine, said at a news conference announcing the four plans. "They take away the freedoms of individuals and doctors." The presence of a lone dissenting voice on the commission was not enough to bring forward any proposals that would have promoted freedom: Commissioner Linda Gorman, from the free-market Independence Institute in Golden, disagreed with the four selected plans, and … [Read more...]
Newt in Denver This Week
FYI - in case you might be interested and able to attend: Dr. Malik and Seeme Hasan are hosting an afternoon reception for Newt Gingrich and his American Solutions for Winning the Future this Thursday, June 21st, to be held at the Denver Center for Performing Arts from 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm. If you're interested in listening to Newt and learning more about American Solutions, please RSVP directly to Seeme at rsvpseeme@aol.com or 970.620.0391. Reservations are required for security purposes. … [Read more...]
McInnis Out?
It's not often I get into rumors here on this site, but a credible source tells me that Scott McInnis soon may announce that he is withdrawing his bid for the Republican nomination for Colorado's 2008 U.S. Senate election. If it's true, there's clearly a close connection with the story breaking this weekend that the National Republican Senatorial Committee is recruiting Attorney General John Suthers to run for the seat vacated by Wayne Allard. Seems like it might be about time to start a "Draft Bob Schaffer" campaign. But let's wait and see if there's any truth to the rumor first of all. … [Read more...]
Schaffer Wins Straw Poll
The results are in from the unofficial Mount Virtus grassroots "Who Should Replace Wayne Allard?" straw poll. I kept the polls open a couple days longer than originally planned, but it did very little to change the final tally. So who was your first choice to be the Republican nominee for Colorado's open U.S. Senate seat in 2008? No surprises. While he lost some of his early commanding lead, former Congressman Bob Schaffer never trailed from start to finish - earning 54 of 120 votes cast (45%). While it's still early to have to announce his candidacy, at the moment it looks like the field is clear for Schaffer to enter. A crowd fought for the next four slots with about 10 percent of the vote each. Scott McInnis (who is officially OUT … [Read more...]
My Brother the Hero
My big brother the police officer has been recognized for his heroism above and beyond the call of duty (please read the whole article): A Jefferson County police officer is being hailed as a hero for going beyond the call of duty and saving the life of a woman trapped inside a sinking car. Brad Degrow become a police officer for the excitement, but never expected a March call that brought an experience he never imagined. "One of the things that drew me to this job," Degrow said, "you never know what's going to happen today or tomorrow." My brother is mostly embarrassed at all the attention, which is why it's my job to shine a little more light on his heroic deed. The Colorado branch of the DeGrow clan are all proud of you, … [Read more...]
Democrat Leader Faces Campaign Ethics Challenges
Face the State has the skinny on a leading Democrat state lawmakers' campaign ethics challenges. The conservative website has uncovered evidence that the House Majority Leader exceeded campaign expenditure limits, misused campaign funds for personal purposes, has received numerous fines for repeated late paperwork filings, and more. In case you missed it earlier this week, Face the State exposed serious allegations that an ostensibly "nonpartisan" conservation group has manipulated votes to rate Democrats higher than Republicans. They're both worthwhile reads. … [Read more...]
Tupa Joins Right Side of School Accountability
It's not often I praise a liberal Democrat in our state legislature. But it only seems appropriate to highlight the fact that Sen. Ron Tupa (D-Boulder) demonstrated some common sense on the matter of school accountability today. Tupa joined the 3 Republicans on the Senate Education Committee - Nancy Spence, Josh Penry, and Mike Kopp - to kill House Bill 1284, which would have stripped the CSAP test of any effective meaning as a way for parents to judge the quality of schools. So kudos to Tupa on this one. I don't see eye to eye with him on many issues, but I have admired him more than some of his other Democratic colleagues for at least taking a more free-thinking approach to education issues. Of course, it would be a lot better if his … [Read more...]
Giving a Hearty Second to “Colorado Call to Action”
Coloradans need to be more aware of and engaged with what's going on at the state legislature, especially when economic freedom, educational choice, individual rights, and good judgment are regularly under attack by the Democratic majority. Hello ... are you paying attention? Well, to help facilitate more interest in the goings on under Denver's Golden Dome, I commend you to check out Backbone America's "Colorado Call to Action" on 710 AM KNUS. I'd be interested to hear from someone who got a chance to tune in for this evening's 7 PM debut, since I was occupied at the time. Of course, if you're a reader of some of Colorado's active center-right blogs - like Best Destiny, View from a Height, The Daily Blogster, Exvigilare, Slapstick … [Read more...]
The Phony “Watchdog Group” That Cried Wolf Before
Today's Rocky Mountain News gives a platform for partisan criticisms from Colorado Citizens for Ethics in Government (CCEG)'s Chantell Taylor of the Senate Republican website Colorado Senate News. Democrats under the Golden Dome are too clever to launch the same frivolous charges and half-baked conspiracy theories that Taylor has made, yet it's apparent they are politically allied. Is there any thing legally or ethically wrong with their political alliance? Of course not. Let's just be a bit more transparent about it, so people can judge fairly for themselves. As far as Taylor goes, she has been exposed before. When she came forward to hurl ethics accusations against Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez and then-Secretary of … [Read more...]
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