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Recall Reverberations
The recall effort in Wisconsin was a particularly epic failure for the left. It ultimately boiled down to a contest between economic reality and progressive ideology. Reality won out. Despite the outraged caterwauling from the left about the election being bought...
BREAKING: Colorado’s Unemployment Numbers Rise – Again
Have we mentioned lately that the economy is tanking? Today, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) released its May unemployment numbers – and the numbers reveal more bad news for the Obama economy. The unemployment rate creeped up...
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW: The 2012 Colorado Peak Politics Legislative Wrap Up
Now that the legislative session is over, and the social issue special session concluded, and the bills signed by the Governor, we figured it was time to look back at the totality of the 2012 legislative session and give the politicos, press corps and politicians a...
FORE MORE YEARS? RNC Web Video Tells Obama “No Mulligan” On Economy
President Obama's cocky tone and self-assured nature on full display throughout 2009 is coming back to bite him. The RNC is out with a new web ad using Obama's infamous promise from 2009 to turn the economy around: "If I don't have this done in three years,...
DISCLOSURE FOR THEE, BUT NOT FOR ME: Why the delay in CO Dems Financial Disclosures?
Colorado Democrats have long bucked the national party when it comes to financial disclosure of campaign contributions--after all, Stryker, Gill et al practically invented SuperPACs. But now it appears Democrat members of Colorado's congressional...
DANCE WITH THE ONE WHO BRUNG YA: AFL-CIO To Pull Funding From Political Campaigns
Following the Wisconsin union smackdown the AFL-CIO has announced its decision to shift funding from political candidates to bolstering its own infrastructure and advocacy. Probably wise, as critics are calling the failed recall a death knell for unions. ...
STILL “DOING FINE”? U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Climb To 386,000
The U.S. Labor Department reported today that the economy continues to deteriorate for Americans out of work, with unemployment claims continuing to rise. Don't worry, though, Obama has a solution. Blame Bush! Per the Labor Department press release: In the week...
FLASHBACK: In July 2009 Obama Said He’s Responsible For Fixing The Economy — “Give It To Me”
A video clip of President Obama demanding responsibility for the economy has recently been unearthed and is likely to show up on your TV screen in the not-so-distant future. In July 2009, Obama bragged about how he was proud to own the economy, about how it was his...
“SLICK SALESMAN”: Democratic Focus Group In Colorado Gets Ugly For Obama
Last night in Colorado a focus group conducted by a veteran Democratic pollster got ugly for Obama. The group, made up of twelve undecided voters, expressed their decidedly sour view of President Obama, which National Journal summed up in saying "the prevailing...
Dougco Union Power Not Worth Sticking Out a Neck?
In a superb column today, the Denver Post's Vincent Carroll raises a question that not long ago would have stretched the bounds of reason: Are these the final days for the Douglas County Federation of Teachers? With June 30 looming as the current collective...