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THE TRILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: 5 Suggestions For The New Debt Ceiling Debate Coin
UPDATE: The NRCC is out with their own coin suggestion, after the jump. With all this talk of a trillion dollar coin being minted to avoid the debt ceiling debate, we got to thinking...if they're going to print this sucker, what should be on it? A few ideas. (Feel...
DRILLING DOWN IN JEFFCO
Newt Gingrich plans to spend six months in research to learn why Republicans lost so broadly in 2012 and what counter strategies may allow Republicans to regain the lead in American politics. Newt says the 2012 problem was not Romney, but – broadly – the Republican...
MORSE MUFFS OPENING DAY: New Senate President’s Rambling Speech Draws Sarcastic Reviews
Drama is about the furthest thing from anyone's mind on the opening day of the legislative session. Getting it right on the first day is not exactly a tough task for the legislature's leadership. Put on your nice clothes. Comb your hair. Smile a lot. Promise to work...
OPENING DAY: A View Of What’s To Come
It's opening day at the Colorado State Legislature with a record-breaking 31 brand new legislators just getting their feet wet. As Democrats, who control the Colorado State House and Senate, ponder just how to talk about moderation while kowtowing to their left-wing,...
A VULNERABLE UDALL? Fiscal Cliff Deal Continues To Plague Senator Up In 2014
Major opportunities are beginning to reveal themselves in the not-yet-started-campaign to oust Senator Maggie Fox Mark Udall. Republicans haven't a clue who their candidate will be, but Udall's phony effort to paint himself as a good government moderate is beginning...
SPENDING PROBLEM: Where Does Colorado Spend its Money?
With Colorado's state and local government spending outpacing population growth and inflation, the question becomes where does all of Colorado's revenue go? How is Colorado spending its money? Fortunately, USGovernmentsSpending.com has broken down Colorado's state...
SPENDING PROBLEM: Does Colorado Keep Spending in Check?
When Speaker John Boehner revealed yesterday that President Obama, during the fiscal cliff talks, absurdly asserted that the United States does not have a spending problem, we pulled out our excel spreadsheets and reviewed Colorado's spending habits. While Colorado...
EDUCATION REFORM SHOWDOWN: Evie Hudak vs. Michael Johnston
Ed News Colorado is out with a story discussing education issues that are expected to take a high profile when the Legislature comes to order this week. But Ed News missed the real story, as it has been described to us: Senator Evie Hudak (D-Westminster) vs. Senator...
DENVER POST’S NEW NAME: The Gun Control Is Great, Fracking Is Terrible Daily Tribune
Let us be short and sweet in this particular piece of commentary. Hardly a day goes by when The Denver Post does not present a journalistically disreputable attack on its printed pages and/or on its web version, antagonizing against gun ownership and hydraulic...
CONFIRMED: Sirota Is Out at KHOW
Last week, we reported that liberal gasbag David Sirota was fired from his show with Michael Brown on KHOW. This week, after several requests for commentary, Sirota announced on his Facebook page that he "no longer work[s] at Clear Channel Denver". We're just going...