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2/7/2026 By Ben 1 Comment

Rocky Mtn Alliance Blog Talk Radio at 8:30 PM: Jan Tyler, Sen. Greg Brophy

Tune in starting at 8:30 PM local Mountain Time this evening for the 11th edition of Rocky Mountain Alliance Blog Talk Radio, the third of 2009. Tonight's scheduled guests are locally-based elections expert Jan Tyler and state senate assistant minority leader Greg Brophy (R-Wray). Don't forget. If you miss the live broadcast of tonight’s show, you can go back and download the podcast, or just use the handy widget on my sidebar to listen directly from Mount Virtus. More information on past and future episodes is posted at Slapstick Politics. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Colorado Politics, General, My Life, PPC Tagged With: 2009, Blog Talk Radio, elections expert, Greg Brophy, guests, Jan Tyler, leader, live broadcast, Mount Virtus, podcast, Rocky Mountain Alliance, state senate, tonight's show

2/7/2026 By Ben 10 Comments

Nearly Half of Coloradans Admit They Don’t Know Who Michael Bennet Is

Congressional Quarterly says Michael Bennet "needs to get better known" -- who? Oh yeah! Colorado's junior junior U.S. Senator. The Democrats' Public Policy Polling - in a herculean effort to put an impossibly meaningful spin on an election that's more than 21 months away - finds almost half of Coloradans will admit they don't even know who Bennet is. (How many of the 54 percent were fibbing, or thought maybe pollsters were asking about this AFC West rival running back?) We're a long way from knowing much of anything about the dynamics for the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Colorado. But we'll at least begin to have a good idea of the terrain when we see how Bennet casts his vote on union card-check legislation. With the announcement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean government, Colorado Politics, General, Labor, PPC Tagged With: 2010, admit, AFC West, Attorney General, card-check, Coloradans, Colorado, Congressional Quarterly, dark horse, Democrats, election, fibbing, fundraising steam, herculean effort, John Suthers, junior, Michael Bennet, Michael Bennett, political junkies, pollsters, Public Policy Polling, Ryan Frazier, spin, terrain, U.S. Senate race, U.S. Senator, union, vote

2/7/2026 By Ben 3 Comments

On Best Behavior, Patriotic Opposition Rejects Obama-Lincoln Analogy

I don't have time to put down much original thought this morning, so here are three pieces I commend to readers on the Morning After the inauguration. First, the Denver Post's David Harsanyi eloquently asks the rhetorical question many of us have wanted to ask:Do all Americans truly have a yearning to fundamentally "remake" our nation? There must be a subversive minority out there that still believes the United States — even with its imperfections and sporadic recessions — is, in context, still a wildly prosperous and free country worth preserving. Some of you must still believe that politicians are meant to serve rather than be worshiped. And there must be someone out there who considers partisanship a healthy, organic reflection … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, General, History, National Politics Tagged With: "un-American", Abraham Lincoln, American Thinker, Andy Levy, apologize, Barack Obama, Bizarro flaws, compelling argument, Confederate Slave States, contrived imagery, counterproductive, David Harsanyi, Denver Post, differences, dissent, divisive, foreigners, free country, guidelines, healthy, historical scholarship, imperfections, inauguration, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Ashby, loyal opposition, morning after, organic, original thought, partisanship, patriotic, pieces, politicians, President, readers, recessions, rhetorical question, serve, souls, subjective, subversive minority, thesis, United States, unity, untenable, worshiped

2/7/2026 By Ben 1 Comment

Beware the Kremulakian Invasion

This may be the funniest thing I've read in a long time. (Tell me again why Iowahawk wasn't even nominated for Best Humor Blog?) I triple dog dare you to read through it without breaking out into uproarious, teary-eyed laughter. And that's saying a lot, as I also have been perusing through this book recently. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, National Politics, Random and Miscellaneous Tagged With: Amazon, book, funniest, Gastroanomalies, Humor, Iowahawk, James Lileks, laughter, nominated, satire, triple dog dare, Weblog awards

2/7/2026 By Ben 129 Comments

Sign the “No Stimulus!” Petition

Update, 2/9, Noon MST: Here is a wonderful, brief article by Dr. Paul Prentice explaining the fallacy of the name "stimulus" for this bill and why it's a terrible economic prescription. Update, 2/9, 11:30 AM MST: Many, many visitors report difficulty getting to Americans for Prosperity's No Stimulus petition. Thanks to one commenter for pointing out another No Stimulus petition you can sign (from John McCain's Country First PAC). Keep up the good fight, everyone! Update, 2/2, 2 PM MST: Numerous commenters have pointed out they've had problems getting on the site linked below to sign the No Stimulus petition. Site hosts confirmed to me that a sudden and dramatic increase in traffic occurred after a mention on Rush Limbaugh's show, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christianity and Faith, Fiscal Policy, General, My Life, National Politics, Random and Miscellaneous Tagged With: Americans, Americans for Prosperity, Barack Obama, debt, Democrats, future, generations, government boondoggles, leap, mortgage, nation, No Stimulus, online petition, pork bill, socialism, vent, voice, waste time

2/7/2026 By Ben Leave a Comment

Remembering the Clarion Call for Life After 36 Years of Roe v Wade

Update II: El Presidente has posted an excellent video produced by Catholic Votes, which makes the case against abortion using Barack Obama's own story. Updates: Gateway Pundit notes that Obama is using the occasion to expand American taxpayer funding of abortions overseas. Kyle-Anne Shiver appreciates taking on intellectually honest, pro-abortion atheists in debates. And LaShawn Barber points us to a sad account of a woman who deeply regrets her abortion. Lest all the pomp and circumstance accompanying the 44th President's bold new Leftward agenda drown it out, we should pause to remember that today is the 36th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision. The devastating consequences of this terribly rendered Supreme Court ruling rest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colorado Politics, Cultural Conservatism, General, Labor, My Life, National Politics, Random and Miscellaneous Tagged With: 36th anniversary, Alternatives Pregnancy Center, Americans United for Life, Barack Obama, belongs, births, Blogs for Life conference, circumstance, Colorado, conservative, daughters, decision, demoralizing, Denver, disagree, emotionally, establishment media, fantastic work, friends, intellectually, Leftward agenda, March for Life, middle, nation's capital, neglected, occupant, overturning, personal, persuade, poignant, policy differences, pomp, pray, pregnancy, President, private groups, pro-life, ranking, Roe v Wade, speak out, spectrum, spiritually, state lawmakers, states, support, theoretical, U.S. Supreme Court, unborn child, Washington DC, White House

2/7/2026 By Ben 2 Comments

Intriguing… A Ryan Frazier Run for U.S. Senate Might Not Be a Bad Idea

Update, 1/23: Slapstick Politics has great analysis on the speculation and ideas for the GOP to seize these sorts of unique opportunities that 2010 provides. Face The State went deep into the rumor mill today:The U.S. Senate race recently made its way on to Republican radar after Ritter appointed the little known Michael Bennet, who at the time was serving as DPS superintendent, to the seat. Bennet’s biggest weakness right now is that he’s part of the East Coast political aristocracy. Republicans need a fresh face and a down to earth candidate to challenge him, which is why we were so excited to hear that Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier may be considering a run for the seat. “It’s fair to say that right now I’m considering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colorado Politics, General, National Politics Tagged With: aristocracy, Aurora, Big Line, Bill Ritter, candidate, Colorado, councilman, Dead Governors, Denver Public Schools, down to earth, East Coast, Face the State, fresh face, intriguing, Left-leaning, liberty-loving, Michael Bennet, outside the box, political establishment, Republican, Republican Party, Ryan Frazier, strong credentials, superintendent, U.S. Senate, youthfulness

2/7/2026 By Ben 1 Comment

Huzzah: The Oklahoma 3 Are Free!

Months ago I introduced readers to the story of outrageous injustice against Paul Jacob and the Oklahoma Three. For a little closure, yesterday brought some great news:Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has dropped criminal charges against The Oklahoma Three–Paul Jacob, Susan Johnson and Rick Carpenter–who had been accused of conspiring to violate the state's now unconstitutional law against out of state petition circulators. Kudos to these three for their courage and conviction. In this age, we all should be proud to have citizen watchdogs like them on our side. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean government, General, Random and Miscellaneous Tagged With: accused, Attorney General, citizen watchdogs, closure, courage, criminal charges, Drew Edmondson, great news, Oklahoma Three, outrageous injustice, Paul Jacob, readers, state petition circulators, story

2/7/2026 By Ben 17 Comments

Governor Bill Ritter Wants to Welcome Gitmo Terrorists to Colorado Prison

Update: Welcome, Michelle Malkin readers. Perhaps you'll agree that Colorado can do much better than our current Democrat governor. Any article (this one happens to be from 9News) that starts with the following line spells bad news:Gov. Bill Ritter supports the idea of bringing terror suspects to Colorado to be housed at the federal Supermax prison in Florence. Go ahead, read the rest of the article. Governor Bill Ritter clearly has a long way to go making a compelling case to the people of Colorado. So why do it? Theories abound: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean government, Colorado Politics, General, National Politics, PPC, World Events Tagged With: 2010, 9News, article, Barack Obama, Bill Ritter, Buffie McFadyen, Bureau of Prisons, California, Camp Pendleton, chief executive, civilian prison, Colorado, compelling case, Congressman, contracted. campaign plan, convicted felons, Democratic Party, Department of Defense, enemies, federal cash, federal prison, Fort Leavenworth, Governor, Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, legislation, line, magical money tree, military detainees, Obama administration, operatives, persuaded, prisoners, Pueblo West, Republicans, San Diego, skepticism, state budget cuts, stooge, Supermax, terror suspects, terrorists, theories, thesis, truckloads

2/7/2026 By Ben Leave a Comment

Michigan Can Keep the Bitter Cold; I’m Glad to Be in Colorado

From an article that appeared yesterday highlighting weather conditions in the region in which I grew up:Here's the bad news: Flint broke a 95-year-old record early Wednesday morning when the temperature plummeted to a frigid 19 below zero. The previous record? Minus 10, set in 1914, according to the National Weather Service. Here's the even worse news: We won't seeing relief in the next few days. Early morning lows Thursday are expected to be 9 below zero, with a 20 below zero wind chill. Highs on Thursday will reach 4 degrees. Friday's lows are expected to be 5 below, with wind chills reaching 25 below. Highs are expected to reach around 6 degrees. Wind chills will reach 25 below again on Saturday. Two quick … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Hysteria, General, My Life, Random and Miscellaneous Tagged With: bad news, cold, Colorado, Flint, frigid, global warming, hype, Ice Age, National Weather Service, region, weather

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