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(BLIND) MAP QUEST: Senate Dems Throw Out a Map That is Destined to Fail
The Denver Daily's newsstands screamed the word "radical" today to describe Senator Rollie Heath's latest bid to divide and conquer rural Colorado through his Congressional redistricting map, which as of yesterday is now in bill form. Not exactly the media...
PAGING HERBERT HOOVER: Obama Presidency in Historic Free Fall
While it's no simple task defeating an incumbent President, it's looking like it will be easier by the day. Two days ago it was Obama holding a press conference to respond to Donald Trump and now it's word that Obama's approval ratings are at a bargain...
WHAT THE HUCK? Rumors of Huckabee’s Departure and Entry
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee's two-step with the 2012 presidential is taking front-and-center stage. Huckabee's affable manner (plus a couple of year's of free advertising on Fox News) make Huckabee a real life contender for the GOP's...
HEDGES HEARTS NATIONAL DEBT: Liberal Loon Fights Attempt to Restrict Growth of Federal Budget
Liberal Loon Carol Hedges reminds us of the self-righteous trust fund kid from Boulder, who, when they go over their budget demand their parents replenish their bank account, rather than curtail spending. When you suggest that maybe they live within their means they...
KEYNES IS DEAD!
We have said before that we were among those who snickered at the idea that Barack Obama would make history during his hype-filled election back in 2008. But we continue to be proven wrong. Today, the WSJ wrote the obituary of the big government economic theory...
TRUE STORY: Massachusetts Democrats Vote To Strip Unions of Health Care Bargaining Rights
Late Tuesday night, Democrats in the Massachusetts Legislature voted to strip teachers, police officers and other municipal employees of their health care bargaining rights. It wasn't even close, with the vote 111-42 in favor. Important to note: Democrats have a...
EARTH TO POLS: Wild Lands Wild Without Wildlands Policy
The worst part about being a garage band of well funded two-bit political hacks is that, no matter how many bells, whistles and shiny objects you put on your website, you are still only a garage band of two-bit political hacks. This is the essential problem of...
MEDIA SAVVY: Why Trump Plays the Media Better Than Anyone
Yesterday's media circus over Barry Obama's release of his long-form birth certificate made one thing clear: Donald Trump can play the media like his own personal fiddle. The conspiracy over whether Obama is a naturally born citizen has existed in the...
RACE FOR DENVER MAYOR: Tiny Candidates, Tiny Turnout
UPDATE: A reader just emailed the Peak ([email protected]) and told us that the Michael Hancock campaign just sent out a robodial from former George Washington Patriot and Denver Nugget hardwood hero Chauncey Billups, urging Denverites to vote for Hancock....
Who is the next Denver Mayor?
I'm glad to see the Right finally come up with a good community blog. I'm a big Romer for Mayor staffer and I'd like to know who you guys would prefer to have as mayor? Romer did a fantastic fundraiser with Senator Penry a few months ago (it really fried...