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TABOR IN ACTION: Refunds Means It’s Working
Democrats like to lament any tax refunds as a sign the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) is screwing over Colorado. Except, as Sen. Kevin Grantham points out in this morning’s Denver Post, these refunds just remind people why they like TABOR and that it works. In...
TAKE A HIKE: Building a Better Colorado Org Chart Shows More Tax Hike Darlings
"We're just having a conversation," proponents of Building a Better Colorado, a new effort to pass liberal-leaning reforms throughout the state and then to close the door, coo whenever their intentions are questioned by skeptics. If that's the case, it might be...
VICTORY! Sage Grouse and the West Escape Endangered Listing!
A half-million sage grouse dispersed throughout the West will not be declared as a nearly extinct species by the federal government in what is being hailed (by us) as a major victory for mankind, and a crippling defeat for Big Green. Also in mourning is the Denver...
GUIDE TO MENDACITY: Government Shutdown Schemes and Who’s to Blame
When the federal government shuts down because Congress can’t agree on spending, it’s the fault of the Republican Party. Why? Because Democrats say so and the media believes them. That’s not to say that Republicans have never deliberately shut down the government to...
SAD TROMBONE: Bennet’s Colorado Donors Total 35%, but PACS Love Him!
It turns out that only 35 percent of political donations raised by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet from January through June came from folks who actually live in Colorado, while the other 65 percent came from out-of-state interests. Judging by his travel and out-of-town...
DEAFENING SILENCE: Nobody Shows for Sixth Congressional District Candidate Carroll’s Listening Tours
Is it possible that state Sen. Morgan Carroll has been so nakedly partisan that nobody even wants to share their opinion with her? It would appear that's the case as Carroll last weekend kicked off her District-wide listening tour only to find herself sitting in an...
LET THEM USE PRICEY TOILETS: University of Colorado Developed the Greenest $12,000 Toilet Available
Only in Boulder would a $12,000 toilet for four people be billed as a solution to help sanitation for poor people. According to CNBC, a new toilet developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a toilet that turns human waste into...
OUT OF PROPORTION: Paul Strategist Claims Coloradan Punched Him in the Face, Video Shows Otherwise
When we read the headline that John Yob, a strategist for Republican Presidential candidate Rand Paul accused Coloradan and Marco Rubio deputy campaign manager Rich Beeson of punching him in the face at a Republican Leadership Conference, we expected to see a legit...
DOCUMENT DRIBBLE: Building a Better Colorado Shows No Clear Message, Path Forward
We’ve been aggressively slamming a newly formed political organization called a “Building a Better Colorado” that is gearing up to implement some major Democrat-driven reforms including: dismantling TABOR, altering campaign finance laws, changing term limits,...
POT MEET KETTLE: Morgan Carroll Uses VA Hospital Crisis to Fundraise
Earlier this year, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Colorado Democrats criticized Rep. Coffman for fundraising off of the Veterans Administration scandal (he wasn’t) because he sent an email asking people to sign a petition so he could continue to...