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GONG SHOW: Dems Spend Weeks Spinning Wheels Over Polis Oil and Gas Blackmail; Don’t Introduce Bill
UPDATE: Over the weekend Rep. Jared Polis was the focus of noticeably shrill attacks from Colorado Republicans, suggesting Republicans plan to make him the face of the job-killing initiatives he is funding, and more broadly, of the Democratic Party itself. GOP Chair...
IRONIC TWIST: Polis Funded Musgrave Defeat, Now Guilty of Same Hubris
Congressman Jared Polis seems to be developing a Marilyn Musgrave problem. He represents a safe congressional seat and has taken to using that position to raise his own profile on controversial issues. We also find Polis meddling in local policy, which falls far...
WIND AT THEIR BACKS: Pew Shows Republicans in Better Shape Than in 2010
Six months out from the election, it would seem that Republicans are in good shape, according to a Pew Research/USA Today poll released this morning. The generic Congressional ballot shows that 47% of registered voters support the Republican candidate or lean...
FRACTIVISTS EVEN LIE ABOUT BABIES: Garfield County Birth Defects Claim Discredited By State’s Top Health Investigator
Colorado's top public health officials rejected the latest made-up claim made by Colorado fractivists that oil and gas production was causing birth defects in a West Slope county. You can expect to see a story about it buried behind the comics in The Denver Post...
WE CALL DIBS: Colorado Dems $100K Giveaway for App that Already Exists
Upon hearing that state Democrats are willing to throw away $100,000 to create an app that lists all of Colorado’s businesses, we here at The Peak put a pot of coffee on last night, and were determined to create this new app (we mean, that new frozen margarita machine...
SOUR GRAPES: Udall Jealous of Gardner’s Legislative Ability
Rep. Cory Gardner did what liberal Senator Mark Udall failed to do, move a bill forward that would create American jobs, strengthen our allies, and weaken our foes. This week, Gardner passed a bill that enables America to export liquefied natural gas around the...
GUEST POST: Anti-Fracking Activism: A Game for Millionaires and Billionaires (Like Tom Steyer)
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer is reportedly interested in bankrolling “ban fracking” activists in Colorado. This is just the latest evidence of national environmental groups and the ultra-rich playing extreme political games with our economy, state budget and...
NOT SO ROSY: Dark Side of the Jobs Report
This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report. And hooray - unemployment is down to 6.3%! That's a good thing, right? Well, the real problem here is that more than 800,000 Americans have left the job market – bringing the total...
SIDING WITH CRIMINALS: Democrats Send Watered Down Jessica’s Law to Hickenlooper
It's now Governor Hickenlooper's decision. The words no Coloradan wants to hear. And, it's especially bad when it's a serious topic like sentencing for child predators. Yesterday, the state legislature sent a bill to Hickenlooper's desk that slightly resembles...
PLOT TWIST: Surprise Outside Group to Release Film Attacking Hickenlooper in September
Utter the name Citizens United around Lefties and watch them lose their minds. Come this fall, Colorado Lefties will have an even more personal animosity towards the group. The Denver Post reports that Citizens United, the group made famous for its successful...
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