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COLORADO VOTERS: Andy Kerr Thinks You’re Stupid
State Representative Andy Kerr (D-Lakewood) thinks Colorado voters are stupid. In leading the lawsuit to get rid of TABOR, the voter approved constitutional amendment that requires a vote of the people to raise taxes, Kerr is signalling that he thinks Colorado voters...
Do We Want Bi-Partisan Compromise?
Many, from all sides, cry out for compromise at all levels in our politics. Excuse me, but I thought the issue was good vs. evil. In a county, State and republic where people are suffering because of government policies, it is the duty of good people to speak...
Picture This: Film Tax Credits Demonstrably Wasteful, Ineffective
Journalists assigned to the capitol beat must feel like they’re stuck in the film Groundhog Day. Many important political battles take years before they’re resolved. Sadly this is also true of inane political battles that shouldn’t happen in the...
MORE ETHICS PROBLEMS FOR HANEY: Colorado GOP Files Complaint Over Election Law Violation
As a candidate for Congress whose only notable attribute is having your medical license restricted for "excessive use of massage," it would probably be best to make sure your Congressional campaign isn't beset by violations of election law from the...
Colorado’s NCLB Waiver Won’t Mean Much without Deeper Reforms
Last week news broke that Colorado was one of 10 states to receive U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act. The Peak editors promptly emailed me with a note that someone was "dying" to get my take on the development. I hope the...
TEMPER, TEMPER: Sal Pace’s Inability To Control Himself Will Kill His Congressional Campaign
State Rep and CD3 Congressional candidate Sal Pace (D-Urination) lost control of himself last week, again. Readers of this site are well aware of Pace's struggles with controlling basic bodily functions, but last week it wasn't his bladder, but his temper. In...
SCREW IT, DUDE, LET’S GO SPENDING: Obama’s New Budget Continues Trillion Dollar Deficits
Just like after Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski screwed up the cash hand off with Bunny Lebowski's captors, Barack Obama is throwing his hands up after driving the economy into the ground through reckless and record trillion dollar deficits. Screw it, Dude,...
Left and Right Uniting on Campaign Finance?
By Jessica PeckAhhhh, campaign finance reform. It sounds so nice, doesn’t it? If only we could keep money out of politics without that pesky First Amendment getting in the way. More than a decade into America’s boldest experiment with regulating the type...
WELLINGTON WEBB: Secret Special Interest Money In Reapportionment Is “Democracy In Action”
Former Denver Mayor and lover of false accusations of racism, Wellington Webb, did a bang-up job of making a fool of himself on the Reapportionment Commission. Between making up prison populations out of thin air and calling major Democrat donor Mario Carrera "an...
Cash Is King
By Peak News Contributor Dave Diepenbrock When Barack Obama makes a U-turn, he's a superb stunt driver. Obama just embraced Super PAC spending to help his re-elect. He'll make available “senior White House advisers and campaign staff" to beg fat...