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SOTU ARM CANDY: Bennet Cravenly Brings Vietnam Vet Guest After Being a No-Show for Veterans in 2014
Newspapers across the state are reporting that liberal U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is bringing as his guest for tonight’s State of the Union Address a Vietnam veteran whose daughter committed suicide while serving in the Air Force. We cannot imagine the grief of this...
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE EXACTLY? Adams County Hires Liberal Lawyer Marc Grueskin
It's safe to say that the 2014 Adams County elections were a clusterf&*% due to duplicate ballots, a delayed ballot count that left Colorado wondering about the results of the 2014 election for weeks, and signature verification issues. To clean up the mess, Adams...
WE REMEMBER: Republicans Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today, Colorado celebrated the life and contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Colorado Republicans were out en masse. Most visibly, many Republicans joined Colorado's annual Marade, which is the first and largest parade of its kind in the nation, according to...
FAREWELL FOR NOW: Rep. Szabo Trades State House for Jeffco Commissioner Role
The Colorado State House has lost one of its most colorful characters as Assistant Minority Leader Libby Szabo was appointed the newest Jefferson County Commissioner. Szabo is, perhaps, best known as a tireless advocate for tougher sentencing for child predators and...
MORE FACTS EMERGE: Were Students on Education Mission Used as Enviro Minions?
We reported Thursday just hours after the oil and gas task force meeting was underway that Jefferson High School students were witnessed disembarking from their Weld County school bus and joining in a protest staged by environmental activists who opposed fracking....
WOMP WOMP: Pueblo County Election “Scandal” Falls Flat
Last week, the Chieftain reported that Pueblo DA Jeff Chostner announced charges would not be filed against GOP County Chair Becky Mizel for allegedly removing confidential documents from a canvass board meeting because her actions were inadvertent. We wanted to take...
BREAKING BAD: Exploding Colorado Houses Make National News
The legalization of pot has sparked a “Breaking Bad” phenomenon that is causing houses in Colorado to burst into flames. The New York Times explains: But that is exactly what firefighters, courts and lawmakers across the state are confronting these days: amateur...
OFFENSIVE TO ALL: Laura Chapin’s Nauseating Comments Toward Disabled Coloradans
Longtime Democratic operative Laura Chapin revealed the true color of her heart (black) in a tasteless, demeaning tweet earlier this week. There is something endearingly sweet & humane about seeing developmentally disabled people get on the city bus, as I did...
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: Colorado’s Energy Sector Will Take Center Stage
It’s no coincidence, we suspect, that Colorado was chosen by the Republican National Committee to host the presidential debate later this fall that will focus on the economy. Sure, we’ve got the tourism gig down pat, but a significant chunk of our dollars come from...
PAYBACK: Gardner’s Bill Forces Feds to Reimburse Colorado for Park Shutdowns
Sen. Cory Gardner is attending to some unfinished business for Colorado to make sure the state doesn’t get stuck with the gargantuan bill for a government shutdown like Hickenlooper allowed in 2013. Several western states panicked after Obama’s toadies in the National...