Update: As Face The State's revealing story today reminds us, another good venue to express your views is at a townhall meeting hosted by your representative. Here in the 7th Congressional, Democrat Ed Perlmutter is hosting but one such meeting during the summer recess, and it's this Saturday ... Aug 08, 2009 Time: 1:00PM Title : Government in the Grocery (1:00-3:00pm) King Soopers 500 Bromley Lane Brighton, CO 80601 The Hands Off My Health Care Bus Tour is making its way around Colorado later this week. The tour provides the opportunity to build on the grassroots momentum generated by last week's rallies along the Front Range. Hope you can make it to a location near you to show your opposition to the Obama Care government … [Read more...]
Dead Guvs’ Anti-TABOR Crusade Exposes Ignorance, Anti-South Bigotry
Talk about betraying your ignorance in service of political posturing. Looking for a way to cling to the idea that Colorado ranks 49th in something and bash the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights over the head, the Dead Guvs jumped on one particular set of rankings in the latest U.S. Census Bureau school funding data -- with an attempted one-two punch on supporters of government spending limitations and on the Southern states:We like to imagine that it's Mississippi, Alabama, or another stereotype Deep South state that saves Colorado every year from ranking dead-last in education spending as a percentage of income. Okay, Florida then. Close enough. The problem is threefold, and bears out when you look at the actual rankings (PDF). First, … [Read more...]
Beneath the Surface of Survey Results: A 2010 GOP Youth Ticket Emerging?
Last week we released the results from our mid-summer survey of Colorado's political temperature. In the meantime we've added some more analysis that suggests profiles of support for certain candidates. Without further ado, here's our amateur cross-tab analysis that raises the question ... Is there a 2010 Republican "youth" ticket emerging here in Colorado, and what are the implications? (click on the magnifying glass icon to zoom in, or on the top icon right for a full-screen view): … [Read more...]
Are Colorado Democrats Prepping for Another Raid on Pinnacol Assurance?
Back from technology-imposed blogging exile, Joshua has christened the new-look View from a Height with a terrific catch of Democrat state senator Morgan Carroll on a "fact-finding" expedition to prep the next round of attacks on the state's privately-funded Pinnacol Assurance. Both he and I find Carroll's response less than persuasive. What say you? … [Read more...]
Wrapping Up Colorado’s Well-Attended Rallies Against Obama Care Takeover
El Presidente at Slapstick Politics followed up Tuesday's top-notch coverage of the anti-Obama Care rally in Denver with links to Wednesday's action further north and south along Colorado's Front Range. Andrew Boucher has the lowdown on the Fort Collins showdown that saw more than three times as many activists out in opposition to the government health care takeover than their counterparts. Another source tells me that about 1,200 people showed up to protest Obama Care in Colorado Springs. You can find pictures from the event posted here. Makes you wonder if our elected officials are paying any heed. … [Read more...]
How Many U.S. Senate Candidates Can Fit in a Phone Booth? … A What?
If things keep up, we soon may be unable to fit all of Colorado's Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in a phone booth. (How long before the phone booth loses broad cultural recognition? Where does Clark Kent go to change his identity? But I digress....) Already in the race are Ryan Frazier, Ken Buck, and Cleve Tidwell. I received an email announcement today that Crested Butte attorney Luke Korkowski is officially on board. Senate Watch at Rocky Mountain Right reports that Tom Wiens is about to enter the race. And I'm hearing rumors that former Congressman Bob Beauprez soon may throw his hat into the ring. If it all develops, we may start needing some sort of official guide to keep track of who's who and what's what. Regardless, the … [Read more...]
Happy Independence Day, 233 Years
Other days leave us to ponder and fight for the future of personal and economic liberty. Other days leave us to dwell on the financial challenges that face so many Americans. Today we celebrate and commemorate the blessings of liberty enshrined in sacred words of our nation's founding, ratified 233 years ago during a remarkable time that tried the souls of patriots: … [Read more...]
Quick Hits: Clear the Bench, Crumbling Bridges and Dem Polls, Cool July
Rather than take the time to write a substantial, coherent post on any one topic on this Friday, July 31 -- the birthday of the late, great Milton Friedman -- I offer you four quick hits to amuse, inspire, frustrate, and activate. Without further ado: … [Read more...]
Really Wanting to Know More About Why Mr. Curtis Left the Colorado GOP
Congratulations appear to be in order for Jeremy Pelzer, who has landed some sort of gig at the new online Rocky Mountain Independent. Jeremy's fairly long feature today is the latest Colorado GOP postmortem piece, with the standard news hook of a lifelong moderate Republican switching parties in disgust:The Colorado Republican Party has had few supporters more loyal than Brandon Curtis. The 32-year-old sales marketer from Denver had voted straight Republican in every election since he first cast a ballot in 1996. Last year, he was a delegate for John McCain in the Republican presidential caucus. But in the general election last November, Curtis voted Democratic for the first time in his life, picking Barack Obama and Mark Udall for … [Read more...]
Join Steamboat Institute for Big Event with Grover Norquist, Michael Reagan
You haven't heard of the Steamboat Institute? Well, neither had I, until recently. But it's an organization co-founded by my Leadership Program of the Rockies classmate Jennifer Schubert-Akin, and it's dedicated to five principles: Limited Government Lower Taxes Free Markets Strong National Defense Individual Rights and Responsibilities The group is getting off to a strong start by hosting a conference on August 28 and 29 at the Steamboat Grand Hotel in beautiful Steamboat Springs, Colorado, featuring some big name champions of the free market, limited government, pro-liberty movement, including: Grover Norquist Congressman Mike Pence, Indiana Michael Reagan Former president John Adams ??? Hey, I think seeing a … [Read more...]
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