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Scott Gessler: IN (for Governor)
Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced a run for governor yesterday. As The Denver Post's Kurtis Lee reports: The ability to break the status quo and defeat Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's "good ol' boy network" will be a difficult task, but Secretary of State...
PeakFeed: Meet Senators-Elect Bernie Herpin and George Rivera
Meet newly elected Republican Senators Bernie Herpin and George Rivera at an event this Friday hosted by the Colorado GOP. In case you haven't been paying attention, Herpin and Rivera were elected to replace recall targets Democratic Senate President John Morse and...
BLOOMBERG’S RED HEADED STEPCHILD: Anti-Gun Group Colorado Director May Be Worst Operative In America
Let us introduce you to what may be the worst political operative in America, Seth Ford. Or, as we like to call him, Mayor Bloomberg's red headed stepchild. Ford was recently the Colorado Director for Bloomberg's gun control group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG)....
PeakFeed: 2 Hilarious GIFs of John Morse & Angela Giron Losing It On CNN
A reader sends along some hilarious GIFs of now-former Senators Angela Giron and John Morse losing it on CNN on consecutive days. Last week, when the CNN anchor told Giron that she was going to cut off her lame "voter suppression" argument because that doesn't explain...
WHAT RECALL? Senate Democrats Find A Stand-in For Giron For Fundraising
Two days after Senator Angela Giron was recalled from office, Senate Democrat women sent out a fundraising solicitation to lobbyists that had a noticeable absence. The picture appears to show all 12 Senate Democrat women, until you look a little closer. Standing in...
DOLLARS AND SENSE: Quantifying the Shale Revolution
So, it turns out that cheap fossil fuels lead to more disposable income for middle class families. Go figure. Last week IHS, an Englewood-based market research company, published a study that affirmed what we knew all along: fracking and horizontal drilling will...
PeakFeed: John Morse Calls Mag Ban “Arbitrary” On CNN’s Crossfire
Last Friday, former Senate President John Morse took to the airwaves of CNN's Crossfire in a strangely smug performance to spin away his historic loss in the recall election. He followed in the footsteps of his fellow recalled Senator, Angela Giron, who melted down on...
HOW COLORADO HANDLED THE 1965 FLOODS
Our state has faced flood disaster before. Leaders in 1965 solved their problem expeditiously. A special session raised taxes – for a 13-month period – to pay for highway restoration projects. Local projects shared in the revenues. They suggested legislation to handle...
GRADE INFLATION: Colorado Teachers Blow Away New Evaluation Pilot Program
In Colorado, all of our teachers are above average. Or at least that's the take away from the new teacher evaluation pilot program, where 87 to 92 percent of teachers scored proficient across five different evaluation criteria. Recent public school grads in the...
WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME AGAIN: Hick Parties While Colorado Suffers
Another natural disaster for Colorado, another black tie event for Governor John Hickenlooper. Saturday night, Hick wined and dined with Denver's top oil and gas folks at a black tie gala as Coloradans suffered with intense flooding throughout the state. Of course,...
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