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DRINKING GAME: Polis to Deliver State of State Address Thursday
How magnanimous of Gov. Polis to ask Coloradans what they want to hear in his state of the state address, after the speech was already written. I’m going over last-minute changes to the state of the state address with my team today. We’ve accomplished so much in the...
LOSERS: Fractivists Hope Fourth Time at Ballot Can Win Oil and Gas Setbacks
It’s déjà vu all over again for the folks over at Colorado Rising who can’t take “Hell no” for an answer. They got spanked two years ago when Proposition 112 for oil and gas setbacks was soundly defeated by more than 255,000 votes Now they’re planning to run with the...
HANG ONTO YOUR WALLET: Democrat-Controlled State Legislature Returns to Work Wednesday
What could possibly go wrong with House Speaker KC Becker’s pledge that when the legislative session begins Wednesday, Democrats will focus on making stuff affordable? And how does government make stuff affordable? With our tax dollars, of course! Becker pledges to...
SILLY SPIN: Colorado Dems Wrong to Criticize Military Strike
Are Democrats even listening to themselves as they spin criticism of the successful U.S. military strike that eliminated, forever, the threat of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani? For those not keeping score at home, Soleimani was targeted after hundreds of Americans and...
HITTING THE HOOCH? Here’s Who Made the Wildest New Year Resolutions
Who was drunkest New Year’s Eve when U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s resolution for 2020 was reported? The candidate, the reporter, or the editor who somehow thought any of this story from ABC News made sense? Shortly after midnight, Bennet boasted to the reporter his “New...
TRUTH IN LABELING: What these Campaign Ballot Measures Really Mean
The board tasked with truth in titles for all those ballot measures that require our expert legal opinion every election will take up several initiatives Thursday that should make for fairly easy labeling. Initiative 82, Tax credits for voting, would give a $40 tax...
NOT FAKE NEWS: Gov. Polis Takes Credit for TABOR Tax Refund
We’ve seen politicians take credit for a lot of stupid stuff — advances, accomplishments or even setbacks upon which they had absolutely no bearing. But Gov. Polis takes the cake with extra sprinkles in claiming credit for $428 million coming to taxpayers in income...
PARTY POOPERS: Breckenridge’s Bogus Excuse to Cancel Fireworks
The Town of Breckenridge is weaseling out of celebrating New Year’s Eve with fireworks claiming they don’t want to disturb wildlife. We’re not saying fireworks don’t scare the devil out of many dogs and have been known to annoy the occasional cat. Especially when the...
SUPREME COURT: Liberal Advocates Can’t Hide Tax Increases in Ballot Language
When liberal activists try to raise our taxes in 2020 — and it will happen — they cannot escape using that pesky proper title in ballot measures they have so desperately tried to shed. The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, sayeth the Colorado Supreme Court, is a clear title...
PLEDGE PUNK: School Board Member Wants to Get Paid for Publicity Stunts Like This
Tay Anderson was so generous to volunteer his time and devote his energy to educating children that he ran for the Denver School Board. And because it’s all about the children, Anderson waited until after he was sworn in to demand payment for “volunteering” his...









