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AUDIT THEM ALL: Which Colorado State Program or Department Needs to Be Audited Next?
Yesterday, an audit of state sponsored film subsidies caused a kerfuffle among Colorado's chattering class because (shocking!) the audit showed that the film subsidies wasted taxpayer dollars. While we have railed against the film subsidies for ages, we came up with a...
GRANDSTANDING: Mayors Think They Are The Federal Government
More politicians are committing to enforce the unenforceable Paris Agreement by pledging to use more clean energy they hope will reduce greenhouse gases across the planet. That’s not exactly abiding by the agreement, but the mayors who are making the fake pledge are...
PAY WALL: When Statesman and Colorado Politics Collide, We Get This
Joey Bunch at Colorado Politics writes that he is losing his hair. We are desperately worried about him, because the headline suggested this had something to do with journalistic integrity, of which Joey has plenty. Insights: Colorado Politics’ success depends on your...
MOVIE THEATER POPCORN: Colorado Film Commission Was Exactly the Boondoggle We Said It Was
Ed Sealover at the Denver Business Journal today unveiled that the Colorado Film Commission, a black hole of taxpayer money, has misspent millions of taxpayer funds. We hate to say we told you so, but we told you so. From the DBJ: "Colorado’s film-incentive program...
UNBEARABLE: Is This the Next Democrat Running for Governor?
Do we have a new Democratic candidate rehearsing their entrance into the gubernatorial race by following in the footsteps of our banjo-playing governor? Check out the surveillance camera: It appears the potential candidate is uncertain about their skills as a...
HYPOCRISY MUCH? Trump Golfs with Manning, Media Faints
Obama played golf more than 300 times during his presidency, but when President Trump takes a day off to hit the links, it’s news. Peyton Manning played golf with Donald Trump as he tweeted about the London attacks We’re going to go out on a limb and guess that it...
WE NEED A HERO! Democrat AG Candidates Pledge to Save the World!
Democrat Attorney General hopefuls are piling onto Trump’s decision to ignore the Paris Agreement in the hopes of distinguishing themselves from the pack, but instead they all come off sounding like a pack of wild hyenas. Rep. Joe Salazar is “disgusted” and submits...
HOLD THE PRESSES: NPR Admits Republican Ideas Are Worth Stealing
In a rare show of appreciation for Republican ideas, NPR has highlighted an idea that Republican Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry piloted in his city to combat panhandling - asking the panhandlers to work for the city for money instead. Albuquerque's "There's a Better...
MOVE TO PARIS: Making the Planet Great, Again
Mayor Michael Hancock has vowed that Denver will save the planet by continuing to “uphold” the Paris Agreement rejected by President Trump Thursday. “Denver has been a leader in combating climate change and in growing the clean energy economy,” Hancock said in a...
MISSING IN ACTION: Accountability by the VA on Veteran Suicides
Government spends millions of taxpayer dollars on bogus “scientific” studies on things like shrimp aquaculture, potatoes, pickles and even wool — waste so outrageous it brings tears to our eyes. But here’s a study we can get behind. U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, responding...