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Blog Connections: Military Reminders
Thanks to Amy, who I met last night at the Independence Institute's Dan Rather party, I've discovered some more blog connections. My pastor's son - who is a lawyer at the same firm as Amy - has been called up from the Reserves to serve active JAG duty in the Middle East, leaving his wife at home with their five children. Andy has a blog and a photoblog. His wife Amy (different from the Amy I met) has her own blog, too. A good reminder of what our servicemen and women and their families sacrifice and face on a daily basis. Keep them in your prayers, and send a military person or his/her family your thanks. … [Read more...]
Bloggers at Dan Rather Party
If you missed last night's Dan Rather farewell party hosted by the Independence Institute, you missed a good time. I saw and chatted with The Daily Blogster, fellow Rocky Mountain Alliance blogger and Rossputin (aka Ross Kaminsky) - if you haven't been to his site, check it out: he's got great resources and arguments on behalf of genuine Social Security reform. He also has a letter in today's Denver Post arguing against the proposed buyout of Ward Churchill's contract as a CU professor. If you are a blogger and were at the party last night and I missed you, I'm sorry. It was a pretty big turnout after all - and I'm not a noteworthy social butterfly. … [Read more...]
Delusions Continue
The Curious Stranger, a New England Democrat import to Colorado politics, has written to clarify his views on the change of power in the state party: Don't be misled by those with points to score, these comments don't imply a lack of confidence in Pat Waak, just an aversion to change in the wake of success. That's all well and good. Though he may not worry as much about Waak's hard-core left-of-center ideology - not a nice fit for Colorado - he does recognize the inherent dangers of trying to fix what "ain't broke." And perhaps the dangers of such a closely divided and disputed vote, as well. I'm going to be frank here. The Republican Party in Colorado has its share of problems and divisions, too. But moving leftward … [Read more...]
Support for Schaffer Mushrooming
Help keep Clay and me posted on names we may have missed. Drop us an e-mail. Five days ago I wrote and urged former Congressman Bob Schaffer to throw his hat into the ring for the position of Colorado Republican Party national committeeman. Clay has talked about the truly personal response he received from Bob Schaffer when he sent him an e-mail encouraging him to run. I got an individual response from Rep. Schaffer, as well, after he received my e-mail and had read my original post urging him to run. Have no doubt, my fellow Republicans: he is the right man for the job! You can do the same: write him at Schaffer.Bob@gmail.com. There are less than 10 days until the State Central Committee meeting for you to join the growing … [Read more...]
Introducing…
..."Adult Supervision," the official RMA blog dedicated to: First, accepting and weighing endorsement applications for the next president of the University of Colorado (current deadline: March 21) Second, announcing our endorsement Third, lobbying our support for that candidate as far as it will go. Check it out! … [Read more...]
Saving Time AND Money
This morning's Rocky Mountain News reports that candidate searches for university presidents not only often take many months but can also cost a pretty penny: It took seven months and $142,000 to hire a new president last year at the University of Nebraska, a Big 12 school like the University of Colorado. Other public universities spent more in their presidential searches. In the last year, the University at Buffalo in New York spent $219,824 and the University of Iowa $177,204. The University of Michigan spent $334,600 in 2002 to find a top executive. But the Rocky Mountain Alliance is already doing its part to screen potential candidates. A streamlined search process could save officials time and the state's taxpayers … [Read more...]
Official Notice for CU President Candidates
The Rocky Mountain Alliance of Blogs has been solicited for its endorsement of a candidate to replace Elizabeth Hoffman as president of the University of Colorado. On Monday during his radio show, the eminent Hugh Hewitt submitted his name in candidacy. On Tuesday King Banaian of SCSU Scholars also submitted his name in candidacy, specifically requesting the RMA's endorsement. The RMA, as the premier representative of Colorado's new center-right media, will issue its official endorsement for the new CU President on Monday, March 21. The RMA will take into consideration all available posted information on candidate qualifications and is not immune to various forms of flattery and other inducements. Hugh Hewitt is the apparent … [Read more...]
“Go Left… Go Left”
From today's Denver Post: sour grapes and contests of election results inside Democrat party headquarters. Permit me just a moment longer to chuckle gleefully.... "Progressive" environmentalist / ecofeminist Pat Waak won a narrow victory over incumbent Chris Gates to become the new chair of the Colorado Democratic Party on Saturday, and things are looking up. It appears the lesson Colorado Democrats learned from their statewide electoral victory was simply: "Go left." The party's substantial body of left-leaning grassroots activists gave Waak the needed support to outballot Gates, 187-184. Reports indicate they were angered at the way US Senate candidate Mike Miles was treated during the primary. Maybe somebody should tell them … [Read more...]
Campaign Finance Hypocrisy?
Mr. Clean Government himself, Republican Senator John McCain, is under investigation for taking big money from a corporation whose interests he was advocating. The point isn't to launch a "gotcha" at McCain but to take a closer look at the folly of his anti-free political speech so-called "reform". I've got an answer for McCain-Feingold: "Nix it, don't fix it!" … [Read more...]
Hewitt After Hoffman’s Job
The ink has barely had time to dry on the story of CU President Elizabeth Hoffman's resignation, and uberblogger Hugh Hewitt has openly declared his candidacy for the job on his nationally-syndicated radio show. Having read off a list of qualifications that include his vast array of personal connections with the state's leading political leaders, Hewitt seems prematurely confident that he would have an inside track for the University of Colorado presidency. Well, this politically active, taxpaying Colorado citizen remains skeptical. Let's just say I need to see and hear more first. After Hoffman's ongoing media fiascos, we need a state university leader who can keep his snowmobile from crashing into trees. Then again, maybe a … [Read more...]
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