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MESA COUNTY GOP VICTORY OFFICE OPENS WITH STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD
The Mesa County Republican Victory Office held its grand opening today with a standing-room-only crowd in attendance. Ruth Ehlers, Mesa County Republican Chairman, her officers, and about 150 people welcomed Colorado Republican leaders and campaigners to their...
When You Just Can’t Take No “Smore”
A Commentary by Tea Party Patriot Story links below (for those who don't know the story) They say diplomacy is the ability to tell a cowboy to go to hell in such a nice way that he looks forward to the trip. But they also say that war is just diplomacy by other...
TURNOUT MATTERS WHEN THE TIDE IS HELPING REPUBLICANS
A close reading of longitudinal Colorado data holds out the possibility Romney might beat Obama by 5% in our state. Read on for details. Nate Silver, the FiveThirtyEight blogger, recently reported on the “house lean” of various national pollsters. Of...
DISAPPOINTMENT: Jobs Report Misses Mark…Again
The Obama Economy strikes again! The Bureau of Labor Statistics today released its June unemployment numbers, disappointing economists and analysts. The report showed that U.S. payrolls expanded by just 80,000 (net) in June, stalling the unemployment rate at...
BANKRUPT: 6 Photos Of Colorado Democrats & Abound Solar
With Congress investigating how Abound Solar got a $400 million taxpayer-backed loan, only to go bankrupt less than two years later, it is useful to look back at how tightly connected Colorado's Democrats were with the company. As we noted yesterday, former...
UNEASY: Women, Independents, Older Americans Less Confident in Economy
Bloomberg published its weekly Consumer Comfort Index on Thursday. While the index showed an expected drop from negative 36.1 to negative 37.5 since last week, some of the survey results driving the overall average were unexpected. While respondents gave...
STRYKER ON THE STAND? Congress To Investigate Abound Solar Loan
Bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Abound Solar's troubles are about to get a whole lot worse. The Washington Examiner is reporting that U.S. House investigators are asking executives and former executives of Abound Solar to testify before Congress regarding its...
MORE PAIN: CO Manufacturing Shrinks Under Obama Economy
Recent reports of the US manufacturing sector shrinking for the first time in three years suggest that the policies of Obama and his Colorado cronies, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, Dean Diana DeGette, and Rep. Jared Polis, have halted resuscitation of our sickly economy. No,...
THEY SAID WHAT? Senate Dems Name Fundraising Levels After Fireworks
A week or so ago, we rolled our eyes when a partisan web site needled the Colorado Republican Party for hosting a mini-golf tournament at which teams who donated $10,000 would have an elected official play on their team. The guest blogger wrote, dripping with...
UPDATE: Legislators Share Their Holiday Plans
Yesterday, we asked select Colorado legislators to reveal their plans for the Fourth of July. Below are a few of their responses.Speaker Frank McNulty (R-Highlands Ranch) This Highlands Ranch legislator tells us that he will be at - where else - the...