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STAY CLASSY, ANDY STONE: Dem Super PAC Calls Veteran Mike Coffman A Terrorist
The Communications Director for a Democrat Super PAC attacked Marine combat veteran Congressman Mike Coffman as a "hostage-taking" member of a "suicide squad" for his role in voting to defund Obamacare. Spokesman Andy Stone leveled the over-the-top charge in an...
PeakFeed: Vice President Joe Biden Promised Shutdown Wouldn’t Impact Flood Relief
UPDATE 2: U.S. Senator Mark Udall just shut down his office, we hear, proving that even on a good day, Senator Udall is non-essential. We encourage the Senior Senator to spend his free time getting back on message. Class, repeat after Crazy Uncle Joe...The shutdown...
AILING SYSTEM: CO Obamacare Exchange Runs into Snafus
Coloradans were warned that there may be snags with the new health care exchange that opened today as part of the Obamacare implementation, but perhaps it was worse than predicted. Several people today tried to sign up for the new health care exchange, dubbed Connect...
Mike Kopp: IN (for Governor)
Former State Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp will file today for a run for governor in 2014, The Denver Post's Lynn Bartels scoops. His announcement is expected next week, per Bartels' anonymous sources. Kopp oversees corporate affairs for the Intermountain Rural...
MOOD MUSIC: Shut It Down
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BRINKSMANSHIP BS: VP Biden & FEMA Promise No Colorado Flood Impact From Shutdown
Democrats in Colorado have been trying to use the fear of a government shutdown effectively shutting down the Colorado flood relief efforts. But both Vice President Joe Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have promised a shut down would not affect...
SHUTDOWN: Obama Will Delay Obamacare Mandate For Biz, Negotiate With Iran, But Neither For GOP
House Republicans are seeking to avoid a government shutdown by pushing for what President Obama has already given to other constituencies - a negotiation and the one year delay of the insurance mandate in Obamacare. President Obama unilaterally delayed the mandate...
HOPES DASHED: CO Dems Vote to Keep Pacemaker Tax
When the U.S. House voted to repeal the job-killing medical device tax over the weekend, 17 Democrats voted to repeal. We hoped three of the 17 were the fair Democratic representatives from Colorado, Reps. Degette, Polis, and Perlmutter. Alas, these three have...
When it comes to education, how much should parents owe?
(Peak note: Leading proponents of Amendment 66 have admitted raising taxes by a billion dollars won't decrease student fees. For parents - a billion bucks more and you still have to pay textbook fees?) Undoubtedly, our society has pooled its financial resources to...
96% OF NFIB SAYS NO: Members Polled, No Support for Amendment 66
The Colorado chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, an organization that serves as an advocate for small businesses, released the results of a vote it took among its members about Amendment 66. The results were clear - its membership wanted the...