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LOOK-A-LIKE, TAKE FOUR: 5 Reader Suggestions For Colorado Legislator Carbon Copies
Our ongoing series on Colorado legislator look-a-likes has been a booming success, despite grumbling from some unhappy lawmakers -- so much so that readers are now regularly sending us their suggestions for additional doppelgangers. Below are the five funniest...
POLITICAL HACK: Opposition To Susan Rice Has Nothing To Do With Race & Everything To Do With Her Qualifications
Liberals nationwide, and here in Colorado, have been slamming critics of UN Ambassador Susan Rice as "bullies" and claiming it's stupid politically to oppose her nomination to Secretary of State because she is black and a woman, as former Denver Post liberal columnist...
STAFFING UP: DA Brauchler’s New Hires a Boon to Holmes Trial
When newly-elected 18th Judicial District District Attorney, George Brauchler, submitted his paperwork to run long, long ago, he could never have anticipated that his office would be trying one of the most-watched trials of (possibly) the decade - the trial of human...
SMART CHOICE: Colorado Springs City Council Picks Jobs Over Enviro Jokers In Fracking Fight
The fracking fight came to Colorado Springs yesterday, and energy development won out over a radical environmentalist "mob" of about 20 people. In a 6-3 vote to allow exploratory drilling on private land in the Springs, the city council decided to not make the same...
NEW FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR: Rep. Lois Court Says Math Is Not Her Friend And Basic Arithmetic Is Hard
With new leadership comes new strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for ridicule. Never has that been more true than with the selection of HD6 Democratic State Rep. Lois Court to head the Colorado State House Finance Committee. Rep. Court has, on more than one...
NEW COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Incoming State House Speaker Mark Ferrandino BLEWD It
4pm UPDATE: Apparently the Ag committee's name hasn't been shortened. It was just a press release mistake. Can't say we blame the House Dem staff for being a bit off today, seeing that nearly all of their friends working for Senate Democrats were just summarily fired...
RED/BLUE FRIDAY: Does Political Affiliation Affect Shopping Habits?
Following Black Friday and in honor of Cyber Monday, which seems to have morphed into "Cyber Week", we thought we would review the shopping habits of those on either side of the aisle. The Wall Street Journal's Wash Wire blogger Dante Chinni offers some insight to the...
DEMS IN DISARRAY? Three Weeks After Election, No Committee Chairs Appointed In State House
Are House Democrats starting the coming legislative session in disorganized disarray? It's been three weeks since the election and newly-crowned House Speaker Mark Ferrandino has yet to appoint anyone to head State House committees. After the 2010 elections,...
TARGETED: Liberals Work to Destroy Spending Roadblock ATR
At the helm of Americans for Tax Reform is anti-tax activist, Grover Norquist. He's no stranger to controversy, but liberals are taking their foaming-at-the-mouth hatred of Norquist to new levels following their election victories. Norquist's arguably most famous...
BIPARTISAN NO MORE? Mark Udall’s Vote On Harry Reid’s Filibuster Bomb Could Prove Pivotal
Ditching any semblance of bipartisanship, Senate Majority Leader and Mark Udall's boss Harry Reid, is looking at ditching the filibuster...a move that could shut down DC and do damage to Udall's carefully crafted "bipartisan" image: Reports Politico: A partisan war is...