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CHEW ON THIS: Reactions to Democrats’ Change from Jefferson-Jackson Dinner to Obama Dinner Are Priceless
Over the past few years, it's become apparent to the Democratic Party that the name of their annual fundraising dinner, the Jefferson-Jackson dinner, perhaps was not PC. If you recall from history class, Democratic Presidents Jefferson and Jackson owned slaves. Ouch....
OFFICE POLITICS: Colorado’s CFO Files to Run as a Democrat for Treasurer
Well, this will make the office Christmas Party awkward. Today, Colorado's chief financial officer, Charles Scheibe, filed to run as a Democrat in the State Treasurer's race. Scheibe has been running the day-to-day operations in the Treasurer's office for 11 years...
ICYMI: Doug Jones Validates Gardner’s Invitation to Vote with Republicans
Last week, after Democrat Doug Jones beat Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama U.S. Senate race, Colorado U.S. Senator Cory Gardner invited Jones to consider voting with Republicans. Here's what Gardner said the night of the election: "Tonight's results are clear-- the...
DESPERATE IN PUEBLO: Democrats for Governor Running Sad Campaigns
It appears that Pueblo has had enough of Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, who is now holding events there described as “intimate” — code for “hardly anyone showed up.” She’s certainly starting to reek of desperation for the Pueblo vote, as she’s been there 16 times in the last...
FOR REAL THIS TIME: Fractivist Threatens Oil and Gas Industry with Destruction
Energy in Depth covers happenings in the oil and natural gas industry, but rarely is the blog an occurrence itself. On Friday, the blog posted a story claiming that fracktivists' political theater was losing steam. Fair point. Unless you're a fractivist. Apparently,...
GARDNER: Taxpayers Should Not Foot the Bill for Sexual Harassment
Members of Congress like soon-to-be former U.S. Sen. Al Franken would have to pay sexual harassment settlements out of their own pocket instead of taxpayer dollars under a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. Gardner’s bipartisan legislation would also remove the...
POLIS PROMISES NOTHING: His Central Campaign Pledge is a Dud
If U.S. Rep. Jared Polis wants to run a serious campaign for governor, a good start would be to make promises to Coloradans that are actually doable. And it turns out his pledge to make us reliant on 100 percent renewable energy by 2040 is not serious, just a...
TRUMP ACCUSERS WERE PAID: Hey DeGette, Investigate This
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette demanded earlier this week that Congress investigate President Trump for allegations of sexual misconduct, including some that arose during the campaign. Now an exclusive report in The Hill reveals that several women were being offered money to...
GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING: EPA Can’t Stop Polluting Its Own Hallways
Well, this wasn't what we told Santa we wanted for Christmas, but it's certainly a gift. According to a tweet (with a picture!), the D.C. headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency once again has contaminated its hallways. This time, a water fountain backed...
MR. BIPARTISAN? Hick Names Liberal CU Professor to Supreme Court
Gov. Hickenlooper’s campaign to become Mr. Bipartisan quickly came to a close this week with his selection of the most left-leaning, liberal lawyer he could find to fill the Colorado Supreme Court seat with CU Boulder professor Melissa Hart. The Democrat from Harvard...