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Red Face: Denver Post Endorses McNulty, Delgrosso Budget Fix, Just Can’t Say Their Name
We got a big AM chuckle out of the Denver Post editorial supporting a move by Republican House Speaker Frank McNulty and political-comer Rep. Brian DelGrosso that would allow local governments and schools to ask their employees to pick up more of their pension tab....
Conservative and in Need of a Pick Me-Up? Watch Ritter Get Steamrolled
Vince Carroll in his most recent column writes about Bill Ritter's debate at NYU on the topic of green energy and it's ability to help get us out of this Great Recession. The proposition that Ritter was arguing on behalf of stated: "Clean energy can drive...
When Did the Democrats Hire Hoover as Their Press Flack?
While Marianne Goodland has proved herself to be an out-and-out liberal hack, two pieces by the Denver Post's Tim Hoover in the past few days have us wondering if the Democrats have hired him as their new spokesman.On two contentious issues, SB 200 (health care...
State Capitol Budget Brouhaha: Will Conservatives Lock Arms or Surrender?
In the rancorous world of the state Capitol these days, it is a good idea not to take reporters' accounts of the "you said, who said" at face value. So we are going to give Senate Republican leader Mike Kopp and the Senate Republican budget committee member Kent...
Conservatives Cheer, Liberal Post Bemoans: Stephens’ Healthcare Hip Toss
The Denver Post editorial page -- ya know, that conservative right wing house party that Jason Salzman and Colorado Pols blustered about earlier last week -- took an unfair side-swipe at Majority Leader Amy Stephens on Saturday. The Post ed board said that her demand...
Will Bachmann Be the “Grassroots” Pick?
In the first fundraising quarter of 2011, Michelle Bachmann brought in a combined $2.2 million between her Congressional re-election campaign and her leadership PAC. Mitt Romney, by comparison, only pulled in $1.9 million. Bachmann was also the top fundraiser of any...
Proof God Loves TABOR
The reasonable but still liberal, anti-TABOR Donnell-Kay Foundation announced the hire of a new communications director. Her name (drumroll): Kristina Tabor. Liberals doubt that God supports TABOR. Donnell's hiring of Kristina TABOR, err, Tabor, proves they are...
Schultheis, Hedges Most Respected Leaders on Right, Left
Move over Hank Brown and Dick Lamm. A new poll from RBI Strategies of statewide voters found that former Colorado Springs Senator Dave Schultheis is the most revered and admired man in the Colorado Republican Party. Meanwhile, liberal budget maven Carol Hedges edged...
Busted! The Peak Gets Outed
That didn't last long. Per 'Bob': Wow it's been a month already? Who knew! This one will be short and sweet. Through my use of awesome internet skills, I have found out that State Senator Shawn Mitchell is the voice behind Colorado Peak Politics. I have...
Want Exchanges Hick? Well Then, Opt Us Out of Obamacare!
Majority Leader Amy Stephens' last minute maneuver to force Democrats to opt-out of Obamacare in order to benefit from health exchanges seems to be working.The maneuver seems to be having its intended political effect, shifting the debate back toward Obamacare. In...