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LIBERALS EXPOSED! Activists Demand Protests Be Air Conditioned

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Our fake news meter went off the charts when we read this headline:

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner traps health care protestors in hot office on 90-degree day

Just to be clear from the get-go, they were “trapped” because they chose not to leave the office, it happened to be very hot outside, and they chose to wear heavy cloaks made out of some awful polyester blend that doesn’t breathe.

And while they staged one video of them fanning a women and her baby, the rest of the crowd appeared rather cold.

They allege that when they crowded Gardner’s small outer office wearing these heavy costumers it got hot in there. On purpose. And because they weren’t permitted to open the office door and disrupt the rest of the building, they were trapped.


All they could do was suffer, and Tweet Rachel Maddow to get media attention.

To break it down, liberals are no longer content with real world problems.

National Democratic activists have organized women from all 50 states to adopt fictional careers from “The Handmaid’s Tale” who live under Sharia law a totalitarian theocracy, which is what they seem to think will happen if people have a choice when it comes to buying health insurance.

The ultimate irony here is that liberal activists are complaining about not having enough air conditioning.

So by all means, let’s mine some more coal, crank up the AC, and give liberals what they want most when they protest.

IN: Bernie Sanders’ Choice Levi Tillemann (Dick) Finally Commits to Entering the Race

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In the least surprising political move of the 2018 political cycle, Levi Tillemann Dick finally announced that he intends to seek the nomination to be the Democratic nominee to run into the buzzsaw or electoral Zeus that is Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the Sixth Congressional District. Yawn. The move comes after Tillemann (Dick) has been fundraising for the last couple of months, which is obviously not Federal Election Commission-compliant. But we digress.

According to Colorado Politics, Tillemann Dick plans to announce his run on July 9.  Tillemann Dick is generally thought to represent the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party whereas his opponent, handpicked by the establishment Clinton or Pelosi wing of the Democratic Party is lining up behind Jason Crow, who doesn’t even live in the district.

Of course, the real question in this Pelosi vs. Sanders cage match is why couldn’t Pelosi, who allegedly is still in full control of the Democratic Party, clear the field for her man, Crow?

We can’t wait to see this primary play out. It’s going to be delicious.

POLITICAL GRANDSTANDING TOUR: Why is Hickenlooper Sleeping in Gardner’s Front Yard?

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Gov. Hickenlooper is teaming up with John Kasich to present themselves as the dynamic duo who can reinvent healthcare.

Hickenlooper proposes to do this by lobbying U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner to vote against the current Senate bill, and Kasich by running for president  urging the entire Congress to ditch the current proposal.

“Trust me, by hook or by crook I will get a hold of him before there’s any vote. I’ll go camp out on his doorstep if I have to,” Hickenlooper said. “He is someone who is, you know, a very conservative Republican. But he also doesn’t think being a conservative Republican means putting hundreds people of thousands at risk” of losing their health insurance in Colorado.

Essentially, folks would “lose” health care under any plan put forth that proposes to either stop giving it away through Medicaid and force taxpayers to foot the bill, or by eliminating the tax that forces everyone to buy health insurance on their own.

Hick and Kasich were grandstanding jointly at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Tuesday and have also been making CNN appearances to promote their ideas on health care — free for everyone except taxpayers.

They even signed their names to an essay on the issue, which can be found on the Washington Post’s website, if you are a subscriber.

We’re hoping Hick can take a break from his grandstanding national tour to stop in at the Western Governor’s Association meeting to do his actual job as governor this week and stop acting like a presidential candidate wannabe.

We’re certain Sen. Gardner can get along just fine and do his job without Hickenlooper camping on his doorstep telling him how to be a senator.

FINALLY: EPA Is Throwing Away WOTUS!

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Ranchers, farmers and landowners are applauding something the EPA did, which is news in itself.

And Western lawmakers are also cheering the government’s decision to stand down on a particularly divisive and destructive piece of regulating work, the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.

The repeal of this rule by the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers means no more confusion as to whether dry creek beds and streams were subject to EPA inspections and fines if it didn’t meet the same water standards as rivers flowing into the ocean.

It was a massive water power grab by the Obama administration, and a rule that Trump pledged to reckon with if elected.

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is pleased:

“The harmful impacts of the EPA’s Waters of the United States rule on Colorado’s farmers, ranchers, and small business owners cannot be overstated,” said Gardner. “Colorado’s agriculture community is already facing hardship and it is welcome news that this over burdensome regulation will never go into effect. This decision was necessary to protect Colorado’s economy and put a stop to Washington’s unconstitutional takeover of our state’s rivers, streams, and local waterways.”

We haven’t seen a statement yet from Bennet, but predict that he will continue to be disappointed that Washington isn’t controlling Colorado’s water.

SCHOOL CHOICE WHIPLASH: Supreme Court Rules on Two Landmark School Choice Issues, Douglas County in the Crosshairs

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If you’ve been feeling whiplash with all the movement around school choice legal fights, you aren’t alone. The last two days, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled on two major school choice lawsuits in the past two days. Yesterday, SCOTUS ruled on Trinity Lutheran, as explained by the Denver Post ed board:

“The high court argued that Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources was wrong to prevent Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia from taking part in a program that uses shredded tires in playgrounds to protect against scrapes and bruises. The church operates a preschool and hoped to replace decidedly less-cushioning pea gravel. Its application for the program ranked near the top of a list of competitors, meaning it would have won on the merits, but officials reading their state’s constitution, and its inclusion of so-called Blaine Amendment language, disqualified the church.”

This overview was part of an editorial on why this case could mean good news for the Douglas County voucher case, which, this morning, SCOTUS sent back to the Colorado Supreme Court to consider given the ruling Trinity Lutheran case. In this case, SCOTUS is offering the Colorado Supreme Court a chance to get this case right. If it rules the right way – according to Trinity Lutheran – Douglas County voucher programs can proceed. If it doesn’t, the case may go back to SCOTUS to get another hearing.

Both cases are dependent on something called Blaine Amendments, something we’ve covered extensively. Blaine Amendments are a not-so-veiled attempt at religious bigotry, particularly against Catholics. From the Denver Post editorial:

“The language, a holdover from the 19th century, was meant to isolate Catholic schools during a time of heightened Protestant prejudice. Colorado’s version bars any funding that helps “support or sustain” any school “controlled by any church or sectarian denomination,” a high bar indeed. This despite the fact that when lawmakers inserted the Blaine language in 1876, it was common for other religious-based instruction to receive support in public schools.”

This ruling means that the Douglas County case is the best chance that our country has at righting this intolerable religious bigotry. Unfortunately, all four of Douglas County School Board’s pro-school choice are up for grabs this year. The teachers union, which has made this race a top priority as we first reported, has to take just one of these seats and this opportunity disappears. The stakes are high in Douglas County and national eyes are watching.

BEER WAR: Trade Dispute Threatens Beer Prices, and Our Will to Live

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There’s a trade war looming, and before the feds go imposing tariffs on high-grade aluminum, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is riding to our rescue and asking that beer be exempt.

Gardner and other senators are asking that rolled can sheet used for beer cans, as well as food and lids and simple aluminum products be exempt from the madness.

“Colorado is a major beer-producing state and the results of this investigation could have an enormous impact on Colorado’s beer industry,” Gardner’s office said in a press release.

Yeah, and prices will go up for customers. The price of beer. Beer!

The reason for the tariff is to promote more domestic production of aluminum used primarily in the production of military weapons.

It’s a noble effort, but we’re talking about the price of beer.

If the Trump administration wants to hand over control of the House and Senate to Democrats in the mid-term elections, raising the price of beer will certainly do the trick.

But we’re taking politics out of the equation, just this once, and making a plea for pure humanitarian reasons. The future of our planet depends on the affordability of beer. To our friends on left, it’s also a safe bet that somewhere, some study probably says that cheap beer also prevents climate change.

So get on the bandwagon, stop the madness, and save beer!

WHIFFED IT: DCCC Uses Same Spin Regardless if Electeds Supported or Opposed AHCA

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In a hilarious tweet, 9News reporter Brandon Rittiman nailed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for being lazy. According to a site called DiffChecker, which compares text differences between two text files, regardless of whether a legislator voted against the American Health Care Act, like U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, or for the AHCA, like Rep. Scott Tipton, the messaging was the same. Here is Rittiman’s tweet:

In response, DCCC national press secretary Tyler Law said, “Nailed It.” Um, not exactly Tyler. Could he be any more craven and cynical? This damned if you do, damned if you don’t approach to politics is one of the big reasons people hate politicians. Law isn’t winning hearts and minds – or votes – he’s just alienating average voters. So, good luck with that in 2018.

SUPREMES SAY NO: Lawsuit Against Colorado For Gold King Spill Now Homeless

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New Mexico’s lawsuit against Colorado for the Gold King Mine spill will not be heard in the U.S. Supreme Court, the proper court to hear lawsuits between the states.

No reason was given by the court justices for their decision.

It doesn’t mean an end for the lawsuit’s accusations that Colorado is to blame for the spill for recklessly permitting mining in decades past, just that New Mexico has to find a new venue to pursue their case.

That means Colorado taxpayers will have to keep paying the legal bills for the fight, in which Colorado blames the EPA, which once admitted to causing the spill, for causing the spill.

We understand New Mexico’s anger and desire to be recompensed for the spill, because we are literally in the same mess.

Instead of turning against each other, though, the states should really focus on the federal government agency that caused this environmental disaster, and work together to hold the EPA accountable.

PLEASE, JUST MOVE TO PARIS: Hancock Complains About Heat In Miami

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Saving the planet, the Miami way.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is in Miami Beach for the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, where the lefties among them signed a pledge Saturday vowing to push the oceans back from our shores, like Moses parting the Red Sea, and stop climate change by adopting the Paris Agreement.

We applaud them on their choice of location for this brave stand against global warming.
Complaining about the heat in Miami must be as challenging as convincing humans we must also breathe to survive. And everyone knows how much Florida cares about protecting its own environment.

What will Hancock and these mayors do to stop global climate change?

Spend taxpayer money to buy new things, It’s how Democrats solve every problem they encounter!

A whole new fleet of cars that run on electricity fueled by coal will be needed for city employees. And brand new green buildings! They want new construction and development of buildings, which will also provide new jobs for their union buddies — Bonus.

Last, but not least, they will make plans, plans to save the planet.

It won’t exactly fall in line with the Paris Agreement, but that’s not the point. The point is to criticize President Trump.

If Hancock really wanted to cut down on climate change, he could have just signed that silly letter from his desk in Denver and saved taxpayers, and the planet, from the climate-killing fumes spewed from that First Class trip to Miami.

OH, BOO HOO: Government Jobs Aren’t More Important Than Ours

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Private businesses have had to cutback, lay off and slash jobs while desperately trying to stay in business during the Obama administration, all while paying more in taxes and watching the government bloat with newer and higher paying jobs.

Well, the piper is calling and now it’s time for bureaucrats to line up for pink slips. And yes, we will feel that out here in the West.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said this week he wants to cut 4,000 jobs from his department that hosts 70,000 jobs, with about 1,000 coming from the BLM that has nearly 12,000 employees.

But not to environmentalists who want to kill private sector energy jobs, and they need these government sheep to do their dirty work for them.

To PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, the prospect of cutting Interior Department jobs is just one step short of murder, a “starvation diet.”

“According to Trump’s fantasy plan, BLM is supposed to achieve energy independence before its coffee break, stimulate rural job creation by lunch and do it with substantially less resources,” Ruch said. He predicted that reductions of that magnitude would likely require layoffs.

The Park Service is dealing with proposed cuts in a typical manner — through emotional blackmail and threats of closing parks early or eliminating some visitor services.

Government workers have avoided cutbacks and losses for decades by pleading to the media to convince the public those jobs are needed or it’s the public who will suffer.

But after eight years of Obama administration job loses in the private sector, we don’t expect to see much sympathy.