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POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS: Colorado GOP Picks New Leadership, Readies for Battle
Over the weekend, the Colorado Republican Party changed its guard without much fanfare. Former El Paso County chair Jeff Hays handily bested George Athanasopoulos for the role of state chairman, and Sherrie Gibson defeated Grand Junction activist Kevin McCarney....
DOUBLE STANDARDS: Dems Get a Pass, GOP Doesn’t on Upcoming Town Halls
Members of Congress are beginning to announce their town hall schedules for the upcoming Easter recess, but only the Republicans are getting extra scrutiny for how meetings are conducted. It’s sort of like the pass Democrats received for holding teletown hall...
STOP THE PRESSES: Tipton Holds Town Hall Meetings
National Democratic activists will have to find something else to complain about during the Easter recess when U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton is holding town hall meetings. This is in addition to the teletown hall meetings he hosted a few weeks ago, and the faux town hall...
PARTY OF NO CHOICE: CO Democrats Troll Mike Pence for His Choice
Vice President Mike Pence attracted some ire from his foes for saying that he does not eat alone with women who are not his wife, citing his Christian faith and respect for his wife, Karen. It's not everyone's choice and it may not be practical, but it's Pence's...
DOG BITES MAN: “Environmental Groups are Mobilizing”
PeakNation™ remembers well when environmentalists tried to shut down the Colowyo Mine, and failed. Now President Trump has struck down a rule that supports the tactic they tried to use, and not surprisingly, Bruce Finley at the Denver Post reports that...
STAFF CLEARS THE AIR: Hick Takes Credit for Nothing
Gov. Hickenlooper had a challenging day. First there was his announcement that he’s standing up to President Trump’s decision to ease overregulation on fossil fuels for by declaring himself as the savior of Planet Colorado. Here’s the big announcement: Hickenlooper...
WOMEN’S MARCH ON WASHINGTON: President Trump Hosts CO’s Women at White House
Yesterday, President Trump invited several Colorado women to participate in an event honoring Women's History Month titled, "Empowering Women." Colorado's ladies had the opportunity to rub elbows with female Republican superstars First Lady Melania Trump, Kellyanne...
PARTY OF NO: Democrats Kill Republican Bill to Raise Transportation Funds without Raising Taxes
Let's just call the "bipartisan" transportation bill, HB17-1242, what it is - a massive tax increase. If this bill (and the transportation debate) was really about providing transportation funds, a different bill, HB17-1171 would have passed easily. HB17-1171 would...
BUDGET BLUES: Democrats Blame TABOR for Their Unwillingness to Prioritize
It's that time of the year again when the long bill, or the state's budget, is debated. Naturally, Democrats blamed TABOR, or the taxpayers bill of rights, for budget cuts. Here is a verbal weeping and gnashing of teeth by Democrat state Rep. Lois Court from Colorado...
GOING NUCLEAR: How to Confirm Gorsuch, and Why Democrats are Wrong
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner says he will support using a Senate rule popularly known as the “nuclear option” to break a filibuster to ensure that Judge Neil Gorsuch is confirmed to the Supreme Court. This means that Democrats will go bonkers and start screaming how it...