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AND THEY’RE OFF! How the House is Undoing Obama’s Damage
The GOP House is off to a good start in rolling back the flurry of President Obama’s midnight regulations that will just keep coming for the next 10 days until Trump is finally sworn into office. They’ve already passed two bills to do so and prevent such overreach by...
OH, PLEASE: Guess What the EPA report of the EPA report at Gold King Found
For those of us who were not reassured by the EPA’s investigation of itself finding that no harm was done to the environment after it caused the Gold King Mine disaster, the EPA has done another investigation of its original investigation and finds they were correct...
FRIDAY FUN: Conservative Bloggers Troll Hollywood Elitists
Throughout the 2016 campaign, Hollywood elitists put together literally the most boring and uncreative videos we've ever seen urging folks not to vote Republican. And, finally, someone is calling them out on it. Frequent Colorado visitors Guy Benson and MaryKatharine...
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE: Perlmutter Again Tries to Bolster Liberal Creds
UPDATE: Perlmutter scrapped his challenge to the certification of the electoral college votes after there was no support in the Senate. In what can only be described as yet another political stunt, Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter is desperately trying to convince his...
THE DEMOCRATIC DIVIDE WIDENS: Hick Endorses Perez for DNC Chair
Governor Hickenlooper finally takes a stand on something. Anything. He's come out in favor of Labor Secretary Tom Perez to head the Democratic National Committee, according to CNN. Calling Perez an "organizer, a progressive, and someone who delivers results,"...
CONNECT FOR HEALTH: We Didn’t Know Any Better
The inspector’s general mind-blowing recommendation we reported on earlier this week that Connect for Health Colorado should be forced to repay $9.7 million because the money was misspent is Exhibit A for the system’s overhaul for U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. "Colorado’s...
DIRTBAG ACCESS? The Cost of Loving Nature
There’s a lesson to be learned in a lawsuit filed by a Pitkin County man against the Forest Service because he doesn’t want to pay for parking at the Maroon Bells Scenic Area. He wants to repeal language in the user-fee program because he insists he’s not using the...
DEMS’ TOP PRIORITY IS OFF THE TABLE: Grantham Says No to Hospital Provider Fee Negotiations
At this morning's Denver Chamber legislative preview breakfast, Democrats had their hopes and dreams squashed by Republican Senate President Kevin Grantham. When asked by the moderator what Senate Democrats' top priority is for the coming legislative session, Senate...
LOOKS LIKE A TREND: Priorities for 2017
Like most folks, we were busy on News Year’s Eve not paying attention to politics (it was our day off), so we missed our own U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner giving the Weekly Republican Address. It wasn’t just a recitation of GOP accomplishments from last year, but a blueprint...
WE’LL BE WATCHING: The New Year for the Western Slope
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton will have a lot on his plate in the new year, new session of Congress, and with a new Republican in the White House. Primarily, Tipton’s job will be to undue to the damage caused by Obama in the last eight years. It’s a hefty job, especially...