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HEALTH CARE DEBACLE: Bennet Wants to Take Away Your Doctor, Again
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s health care plan proposal called Medicare-X is not, we repeat not a single-payer tax scheme. We know, because Bennet assures us that it’s not. He also says that under his plan, we can keep our own doctor. Now where have we heard that before?...
WILL AMAZON BITE? Here’s The Pitch, Decide For Yourself
We were wrong about the delivery, but we were right about the pitch. In a post yesterday, we poked a little fun at what Gov. Hickenlooper’s incentive package to Amazon might be to lure them to Colorado and build the company’s new second headquarters. We weren’t too...
SINGING FOR SUPPER: Enviro Broomfield City Council Candidate Strikes Gold With Campaign Payoffs
Broomfield Ward 3 candidate Deven Shaff, a former opera singer and current stay-at-home dad, appears to have turned running for local office into a new source of household income. This probably won’t please his donors, including anti-fracking Congressman, Boulder...
BLUE ON BLUE VIOLENCE: Noel Ginsburg Slams Michael Johnston’s WPA-esque Program
A new video created by Revealing Politics offers and preview of the nasty Democratic primary to come and all we can say is "delicious." Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michael Johnston developed a concept in which people could work for the state in exchange for...
MISFIRE: Studies Show 2013 Gun Control Legislation Not Working
Who knew that the radical gun control legislation wouldn't actually work in Colorado? Pretty much everyone except for the radical liberals who shoved the 2013 legislation down Coloradans' throats. New research conducted by Johns Hopkins University and the University...
DID SOMEONE SAY TAX BREAK? You Have Our Complete Attention
Congress hasn’t passed a major tax reform package in 30 years. Just let that sink in for a few minutes. Under President Trump, they are finally going to do something and U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner wants Coloradans to join in the fun. His office has created a website where...
OCEAN VIEWS INCLUDED: Amazon Recruiters Play Hardball While Hick’s In India
While Gov. Hickenlooper is in India recruiting IT workers to come work here, we’re watching the prospect of Amazon choosing Colorado as its second headquarters slip further and further behind in the rearview mirror. And if cheap labor combined with a hip lifestyle was...
“IS THIS WHAT BROOMFIELD HAS REALLY BECOME?” Anti-Fracking Campaign Brings Division, Hate and Threats
Years of constant campaigning from outside activist groups – we’re looking at you Clean Water Action, Food & Water Watch, 350.org, etc. – are taking a heavy toll in Broomfield. Just ask the members of the Broomfield City Council who are speaking out against the...
HICKENLOOPER PONDERS HIS FAILURE: Say’s He’s Lousy At His Job
Gov. Hickenlooper has been a taxpayer-paid politician for 15 years but he’s still lousy at politics. That’s what he told the Colorado Springs Gazette in a backhanded compliment to himself, because it’s not cool these days to be a politician. But it is cool to be good...
NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME: Lynne’s Weak Reasons She’s Running For Governor
Donna Lynne offered several weak excuses for going back on her word when she pledged not to run for governor when Hickenlooper handed her the reins of the lieutenant governor’s office. What’s changed, she says, is she now has a year’s experience as Lt. governor and...