Every day is seeking to rise to the challenge, 'neath the shadow of the mighty Rockies.
God Bless Us Detroit Tigers Fans, ‘Cause We’re Crazy Enough to Believe
For the baseball fan, September is a sweet (or bittersweet) time of the year. As a Detroit Tigers fan, I've been accustomed to more of the latter. But the pennant race is on, and both my Tigers and my Colorado Rockies are in the thick of things. An interesting tidbit today from a Rasmussen survey of baseball fans:Fans of the Detroit Tigers are now the second most confident fans, with 68% who think their team will win a World Series title this year. Overall, only 4% of all baseball fans think the Tigers will win. The Tigers currently lead the AL Central division by 3.5 games. … [Read more...]
Watch Michele Bachmann’s Rousing Independence Institute Remarks
At a well-attended Monday Independence Institute event, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann gave a rousing speech about the rapidly growing specter of socialism coming from Washington DC, and how liberty-loving Coloradans can fight back. Lefty blogs have fixated their derision on one comment, prompting the Peoples Press Collective's El Presidente to respond: "Stay classy, lefties." Those who want to see the context of Bachmann's full speech and Q-and-A session can find the videos posted on Jon Caldara's blog. … [Read more...]
Bill Ritter Changing Tune on Harmful Energy Policies Simply Not Enough
Is Bill Ritter really going to backtrack on all the damage he's done on the energy arena? Or is it just lip service? From yesterday's Grand Junction Sentinel:Natural gas is “where the Western Slope is going to sing†in Ritter’s effort to build a new energy economy, said Don Marostica, director of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade. He spoke to an audience at the Business Incubator Center. Ritter is “very interested†in using natural gas as a clean source of power for electricity generation and no longer views it merely as a “bridge fuel†to an economy fueled only by solar, wind and renewable fuels, Marostica said. [link added] Showing one reason why he is the strongest candidate to challenge the … [Read more...]
Scott Gessler for Colorado Secretary of State Fundraiser, September 12
Colorado Republicans and others looking to have a Secretary of State's office under competent leadership, looking out for fair elections and an honest campaign process, will want to take note of a fundraising event coming up the Saturday after Labor Day in the Denver area. It's billed as "a great afternoon all-you-can eat BBQ featuring pints of Guinness & top Colorado microbrews to benefit the candidacy of Scott Gessler, Colorado’s next Republican Secretary of State." It starts at 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 12. The suggested contribution is $20. For more information on location and to RSVP, contact Shana -at- ScottGessler.com or call 815.790.1165. … [Read more...]
Keep Pressure on Michael Bennet Against Very Costly Obama Care Plan
Next week Congress goes back into session. The public passion and heat of the townhall meetings goes away, and attention once again drifts back to Washington, DC. As that happens, though, Coloradans still need to remain engaged and informed. As the Patient Power blog explains, a new report published by the Independence Institute (my employer) highlights one major downside of the current Obama Care proposal:The study concludes that President Obama’s health care reform agenda will cost $4,156 per Colorado resident in additional federal and state expenditures over the next 10 years. In addition, the proposed government health care expansion will reduce economic growth in Colorado by 4.3% through 2019. In other words, an economic … [Read more...]
Official Jane Norton for U.S. Senate Announcement to Come Tuesday AM
Update, 9/11: About 24 hours later, the Denver Post catches up -- but does offer some more detail about Norton's first day of scheduled appearances. Let the campaign good times roll.... Not that this news will shatter any earth, but you can say you read it here first: Jane Norton is making her candidacy official next Tuesday morning, September 15, with a 9 AM appearance in the Denver Tech Center followed by an 11 AM appearance in Colorado Springs. To little surprise, the "exploratory" phase of the campaign appears to be a brief formality. A cynic might conclude that Norton wanted to publicize her announcement while the September 2009 Survey of Colorado's Political Temperature was still open (as of 2:30 this afternoon, there have … [Read more...]
Liberty on the Rocks, Meet NPR: Response to Obama Care Speech
Over at Free Colorado, Ari Armstrong highlights the prominent role played by members of a local Liberty on the Rocks chapter in today's NPR Morning Edition story (complete with audio). Three LOTR members in particular responded to Obama's speech last night on health care reform to a joint session of Congress. Quotes below... … [Read more...]
Another Case of Jane Norton Deja Vu?
Yesterday the official news finally rolled out that Jane Norton is getting into the U.S. Senate race. Today one case of deja vu follows another. Norton of course is most well-known for running on the 2002 Bill Owens statewide ticket and serving as lieutenant governor during his second term. So (thanks to an astute reader who brought it to my attention) I guess this similarity is more than just a mere coincidence: … [Read more...]
Anatomy of a Dick Wadhams Rumor: Nevada’s Chuck Muth Gets Last Word
Last Friday, the Dump Reid PAC out of Nevada sent out an email update that included the following note about Colorado's Republican Party chairman and a leading Republican contender to take on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2010:Sources confirm that Dick Wadhams was in Las Vegas recently to meet with [Sue] Lowden and is prepared to join the campaign if/when it becomes official. Awakening from the long Labor Day weekend, the Dead Governors opined on Tuesday morning: "Dick Wadhams is reportedly considering a move to Nevada." Some time later that same day, fellow Right-leaning Colorado blogger Joshua Sharf reported on a memo from Wadhams that all but definitively indicated he had no plans to head to the Silver State. The Associated … [Read more...]
Jane Norton Is In U.S. Senate Race: It’s Kind of Like Deja Vu All Over Again
Eighteen days ago I told you Jane Norton was in the U.S. Senate race. Today it flies back at me like a bad case of deja vu. So goes the world. Politico's Josh Kraushaar notes:She announced her candidacy on her newly-launched campaign website, and said that she will formally kick off the campaign next week after talking to supporters across the state. I look forward to hearing about the events in which she talks to supporters across the state, who and where her supporters are, and how she addresses Republicans' questions and concerns. Because as Westword blogger Michael Roberts points out, her Web bio is long on former lieutenant governor resume (much longer than her Wikipedia entry) but largely short on details that concern … [Read more...]
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