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Ryan’s Wisdom
Rep. Paul Ryan released a budget proposal in the House this week that is, if anything, even better than his remarkable first draft last year. While not perfect, it makes for a good starting point. It is also moot. The Senate will not pass this, or any other budget...
PAY TO PLAY? Pat Stryker’s Curious Donation Habit Of When To Mention Her Role At Bohemian Companies
We've said repeatedly that Pat Stryker's role in Abound Solar getting a $400 million taxpayer-backed loan from the Obama administration always reeked of pay to play. Today The Colorado Observer's Mark Stricherz reports on Stryker's curious habit...
TRANSPARENT BS: Sal Pace Loves Him Some Sunshine, Except On His Extensive Criminal Record
On Sunday, Charles Ashby of the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel wrote up a piece on Colorado's less-than-stellar record on ethics and openness in government. A report by the Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International and Global Integrity gave Colorado a...
ELI STOKOLS: American Bad A$$!
It's no secret, the Peak prides itself on picking on the Denver press when they deserve a picking on. Some reporters -- cough, cough, Allison Sherry, cough, cough -- we have been especially tough on. Which is why we are excited to highlight the...
DECLINING STANDARDS: CBS4 Fawns Over Obama, Slanders Gardner With Innuendo
CBS4's credibility is taking on water, fast. Last week it conducted an embarrassing interview with President Obama, making itself look foolish. Now earlier this week, it piled on its national affiliate's tabloid-esque report on Congressional fundraising,...
MARY HODGE “Blatant Vote-Seeking”
Our State Senate Dems shot a video (h/t Lynn Bartels, also the DP for the title quote) of their so-called jobs creation bills. In the video was Adams County Sen. Mary Hodge's spaceflight bill. A similar operation – well funded with New Mexico tax dollars...
How Serious is Douglas County Union about Open Negotiations?
On February 21 a Douglas County grassroots citizen group came forward and urged the reform-minded school board to open union negotiations to public observation. Two weeks later the Douglas County Federation (DCF) surprised many by adding the union's voice to...
BRIBING COLLEGE KIDS: Obama Campaign Employing Celebrities To Boost Turnout At Events
The Obama campaign realizes that if they have any hope of prevailing in November, they must recapture the excitement of young people as effectively as they did in 2008. But now that the shiny ideas of "hope" and "change" have lost their luster,...
Say No to the U.N. Hub in Aspen
"U.N.’s Mountain Partnership program looks to establish new North American hub in Aspen"Are we insane? The U.N., their goals, and the desires of those who support them make perfect sense in a world where God does not exist. "Good" big government, the bigger the...
READ IT HERE FIRST: The Coming Assault On Walker Stapleton By Big Labor
Earlier this week we noted Denver Post reporter Karen Crummy's piece highlighting that public sector unions were the biggest campaign donors in 2010. With such deep pocketed resources, and no statewide races this year, save for Regent and President, you have to...