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BIG MONEY TALKS: Polis Single-Handedly Boosts Anti-Fracking Funding
When it comes to killing jobs and damaging Colorado's middle class, nobody does it better than U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who has more money than sense when it comes to fracking issues. According to The Colorado Observer, the original fractivist has "outraised" the oil...
FRIENDLY FIRE: Obama Appointee Praises Evaluations That Teacher Union Abhors
Apparently, President Obama’s Secretary of Education Arne Duncan didn’t get the memo from the Denver Public Schools teachers union that only pestilence and disease can come from the teacher evaluations Colorado passed a few years ago. PeakNation™, you may remember...
HIDDEN THREAT: Anti-Gun Activists Petition Ballot To Ban Conceal Carry On College Campuses
We noted back in December the creation of a new issue committee seeking to ban conceal carry on Colorado college campuses. But compared to how much attention the high profile fracking bans are receiving, this damaging ballot measure appears to be largely flying under...
CASH DASH: Gessler Tops Fundraising, Tancredo Has Most Cash on Hand
It's that time again, PeakNation™, in which we break down the funds raised by Colorado gubernatorial candidates. Campaign finance reports were due last night. And, there were some surprises. Secretary of State Scott Gessler raised $28,278, which topped both...
DUCK AND COVER: American Crossroads Buys $2M Of Airtime, Udall Hides
Yesterday, it was announced American Crossroads would invest almost $10 million dollars in four senate races over the next couple of months, Arkansas, Alaska, North Carolina and Colorado. Of that $10 million dollars, Colorado is receiving $2.3 million of it; twice as...
ALL THAT GLITTERS: Why Colorado’s Economy Is Failing Under Hickenlooper
The Left was out in full force on social media last week, touting what they want Coloradans to believe are great growth numbers. Don’t get us wrong PeakNation™, we love seeing more Coloradans getting an opportunity to work hard to provide for their families, but we...
KICKING THE CAN: Sens. Udall and Bennet Stonewall Requests for IRS Correspondence
There's hardly anything more reprehensible than using the tax collection arm of the United States government to punish political opponents. But, that's possibly what the Obama administration has done with the Internal Revenue Service and it's executive Lois Lerner. ...
WE NEED TO TALK: Grassroots Group Urges CO Women To Break-up With Udall
Earlier this month a good patriot with a great sense of humor launched a movement urging Colorado women to “Break Up with Mark Udall.” The website and Twitter account are pretty hilarious and worth checking out. The author explains the motivation behind the site: I...
STANDING ON HIS OWN TWO FEET: Gardner Shows Udall How To Think Independently
The comparisons between Tom Steyer and the Koch Bros. have been rampant. The connections between them and Colorado's U.S. Senate candidates seem almost synchronized; each side using the same playbook against the others. Yet, when it comes time for Sen. Mark Udall to...
LIAR: VA Secretary Shinseki Accepts Resignation of Under Secretary Who Planned to Retire Anyway
Earlier this week, Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman circulated a petition demanding that Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki resign following appalling news of treatment delays at VA hospitals, some of which may have led to the deaths of veterans. After the...