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#ObamaFirstTermStories: Obama Says Biggest First Term Mistake Was Not Telling A Better Story
UPDATE 3: #ObamaFirstTermStories is now trending on Twitter! (See image to the right) UPDATE 2: The #ObamaFirstTermStories tweets are flying "fast and furious" now. After the jump, we have a few of our favorites so far. UPDATE: ...and the meme has taken off. We'll...
SAY WHAT? DNC Press Secretary Says Stimulus Was For “Pet Projects” With Some “In Other Countries”
In the fight over who is the bigger outsourcer, the Democratic National Committee recenty gave Barack Obama a migraine-level headache. In a recent radio interview, DNC Press Secretary Melanie Rousell said the federal Stimulus program had been spent on "pet...
Removing the Public from Public Land
A commentary by Tea Party Patriot The powers that be have decreed that the area of the Pine Ridge fire will be closed to humans for at least a year. No doubt they can show sound scientific and biological reasons for that decree. Equally certain are the human...
AD BLITZ: Crossroads GPS, Romney Camp Up With New Colorado TV Spots
As Allison Sherry reported yesterday, based on Washington Post numbers, Colorado is home to three of the four hottest media markets in the country this week. Helping drive that ad blitz are the triple threat of Crossroads GPS, Americans for Prosperity and the Romney...
DEM BIG SPENDER: Private Equity Founder Black Buys Painting for $120M
The Wall Street Journal’s “Deal Journal” yesterday revealed that the anonymous winning bidder of Edward Munch’s “The Scream” painting was the infamous Leon Black, founder and CEO of Apollo Global Management, an alternative...
Removing the Public from Public Land
A commentary by Tea Party Patriot The powers that be have decreed that the area of the Pine Ridge fire will be closed to humans for at least a year. No doubt they can show sound scientific and biological reasons for that decree. Equally certain are the human...
PAY TO PLAY? Hickenlooper and the disgraced trustees
As most Colorado news junkies know by now, 9 of the state's 10 appointed public trustees resigned this week and another "retired" following a Denver Post investigation into their offices' spending habits. While the Hickenlooper administration...
EXCLUSIVE: Romney Raised $2.5M At Record-Breaking, Bipartisan Aspen Fundraiser
Sources tell Colorado Peak Politics that Mitt Romney shattered presidential fundraising records in Aspen while in town on Monday, pulling in a staggering $2.5 million at the event, which included an audience of 20% non-Republicans.The event was hosted by long-time...
“I DON’T KNOW”: Congressional Candidate Sal Pace Trying To Dodge Obamacare Position
Congressional candidate Sal Pace (D-Urination) made a major mistake yesterday in trying to skirt The Denver Post's questions about his position on Obamacare. When asked whether he would have voted for Obamacare when it came up for a vote in Congress, Pace was...
LEGACY: Andy Kerr Compromised PERA
Recently, Colorado’s Public Employee Retirement Association unveiled its 1.9% return on investment for 2011. While PERA touted the returns, Colorado State Treasurer Walker Stapleton sounded an alarm about the low returns given the 8% per year assumed...