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142 COUNTS: DA Throws the Book at Aurora Shooter

BREAKING: Westword has reported that the Aurora Shooter has been charged with 24 counts of first-degree murder and 116 counts of attempted murder at a hearing this morning in the 18th Judicial District DA’s office.  He also was charged with one count of...

BUST DUST UP: Where Is That Churchill Bust, Really?

Perhaps White House Communication Director Dan Pfeiffer hasn’t heard that old Mark Twain adage, “Don’t pick fights with people who buy ink by the barrel.”  It’s typically the first rule PR flacks are taught when interning at their...

Impending Jobs Crisis

It has been said that the U.S. Congress only gets serious about tackling a controversial issue when there is a crisis.  Whether this crisis is real or manufactured, our national representatives usually need some sort of fire to get legislation moving. But our...

HECKUVA JOB, EDDIE

"Perlmutter Supports Help for Main Street" That's what Ed Perlmutter's official government website says.How's that working out for us?The US Bureau of the Census has an official answer for us. They just released a census of small business numbers for 2010....

STOP WHINING: You Invented This Game

Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hosted an informative hearing on proposals to amend the U.S. Constitution in the wake of the Citizens United ruling and the rise of "Super PACs".  For those of you who haven't heard, Citizens...

PACE TO PERLMUTTER: “Now Is Not The Time” For A Gun Control Debate

Congressman Ed Perlmutter is finding himself increasingly isolated from his fellow Colorado Democrats in his attempt to politicize the awful events of the Aurora shooting. In an interview with The Pueblo Chieftain today, Congressional candidate Sal Pace said "now...

VOTE REGISTRATION FRAUD, PART XXX

In February, Colorado became the poster child for the importance of voter ID laws when 17,000 Coloradans received voter registration forms without a signature space from a liberal-backed group called the Voter Participation Center.To register, by law, you must sign...

FRACKING FIGHT: Longmont’s New Regs Draw State Lawsuit

After passing a controversial ban on drilling, Longmont city officials were waiting for word of the State's lawsuit.  Yesterday, it arrived in the form of an email from assistant attorney general Jake Matter, who typically covers natural resources. ...