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TIPTON’S “NO” VOTE LOOKS SAGE: Has The Freshman Congressman Finally Found His Footing?
With the Dow dropping faster than the New York Times' circulation, and the S&P downgrading the country's credit for not cutting enough government bloat from the deficit, the "no" vote by Congressman Scott Tipton on the debt ceiling deal is...
JOE MIKLOSI: Already A Congressional Candidate Joke
It's never a good sign when a reporter begins an article about your campaign with a joke about your carpetbagging. But that's how a story about state Rep. Joe Miklosi's campaign kick-off begins in the Colorado Statesman, with reporter Ernest Luning joking...
OBAMA UPSIDE DOWN: Colorado Approval Ratings Show President’s Re-Election in Precarious Position
Gallup is out with a state-by-state breakdown of President Obama's approval rating and things are not looking good for his re-election in Colorado. With an approval rating of 44, but a disapproval of 48, Obama's numbers are upside down in the Centennial State....
Political Mountain Climbing
Friday, August 5, 2011Congratulations on winning the award. It's nice to see a ray of hope. I've been fighting a tendency to become depressed.I'm headed, hopefully, toward becoming an old man. I'm over 60. I spent the majority of my life with a...
DOLLARS AND CENTS: Steve Hogan Tops Aurora Mayor’s Race in Fundraising
In the race to raise resources for Aurora mayoral candidates, former City Councilman Steve Hogan takes the top spot. Raising $159,722 so far, including $24,263 from the previous fundraising period, Hogan tops his nearest rival by over $30,000 and retains a nearly...
SACREBLEU! Terrance Carroll Praises A Republican Standing Up To Actual Bigotry
Maybe Speaker Carroll is feeling a little guilty about throwing around the charge of racism. Swept up in the sudden, liberal political-machine-driven rising tide of racism accusations in Colorado, Carroll made a few foolish remarks about Mayor Hancock's new DIA...
GOVERNOR HICKENLOOPER: Hydraulic Fracturing Is Safe; Groundwater Contamination “Inconceivable”
In one simple stroke, John Hickenlooper may have inadvertently blown up the blowhard-ed and BS-laced arguments being systematically spewed by environmentalists all over the countryside that hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") is unsafe to the nation's...
TERRANCE CARROLL: Westword Is Racist
UPDATE: Lynn Bartels informs us that the Speakers' race baiting bromides were not initiated by the Hancock operation. To you, we relay this. That doesn't excuse the context or content of Carroll's perfectly stupid accusation that Westword's "whip it, whip it real...
FRAZIER CAMP THUMPS CHEST: Big Dollars & Double Digit Lead In Poll Has Frazier Feeling Confident
The Peak has learned that Aurora mayoral candidate Ryan Frazier has raised $125,000 since entering the race in May. In addition to their sizable fundraising haul, Frazier's campaign has also commissioned a poll with Magellan Strategies that shows Frazier with a...
THE BUCK STOPS ELSEWHERE: Bennet and Udall Try To Dodge Blame For Taking Vacation Without FAA Vote
During a townhall meeting today, armchair cheerleader and US Senator Michael Bennet blamed "nothing but politics" for the shutdown of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). He refused to take any responsibility for the mess, despite the fact that the Democrat...