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DEMS STILL SEARCHING: Another Carpetbagger Democrat Declares Candidacy In 6th CD
Today, Dr. Perry "Massage Therapist Millionaire" Haney officially declared his bid for the Democrat nomination in the 6th Congressional district. His candidacy, which we previewed last week, follows the trend of a host of Democrats either declaring or being...
Dem Blogger, Allison Sherry, continues to show her true colors
As many of you are aware, The Denver Post reporter Allison Sherry clearly writes favorable to the Democrats and hostile to the Republicans. She's like Susan Green, only worse. I couldn't help but be struck by her most recent blog...
THE GREATER MARIO: Denver Post Messes Up The Marios On Reapportionment Winners & Losers List
The Denver Post put out a winners and losers list yesterday from the reapportionment process. Rather than annotate their entire (flawed) list we wanted to focus on one area they got it totally and completely wrong -- the placement of the two Marios. Belonging at the...
DIRTY, DIRTY JOB KILLERS: Compass Colorado Targets Twelve Legislators Who Are Killing Jobs
Anybody who paid attention to the Legislature in the last few years is well aware of the "Dirty Dozen" tax increases passed by the Democrat majority in the state House and Senate and signed into law by failed one-term Governor Bill Ritter. Today Compass...
NAME THAT SCANDAL: Give Us Your Best Reapportionment Map Flap Moniker
UPDATE 2: We've officially selected "Mario-Mander" as the winner of our "Reapportionment Map Flap Moniker" contest. Thanks to the reader who submitted it on our Facebook fan page. The Great Colorado Carve-Up, Mario-Gate and "We're sorry, but your Republican map...
BACKLASH GROWS: Hickenlooper Calls Out Democrats On Reapportionment
Governor Hickenlooper has joined the Peak in criticism of the Democrats' behavior and maps on the Reapportionment Commission, saying he is "disappointed" in the result. In a townhall meeting caught on tape by WhoSaidYouSaid, Hick goes off on the...
LAW-BREAKER: Senate President Caught Blatantly Disregarding DoD Directive In Fundraising Email
State Senate President and Congressional candidate Brandon Shaffer, affectionately known on this site as T-GRAC, or the Guy Running Against Cory (Gardner), has been caught ignoring a Department of Defense directive over the use of military uniforms in a political...
GINGRICH’S ENEMIES: Two 2008 GOP Contenders Not Named Mitt Romney Putting The Target On Newt’s Back
With Newt Gingrich the clear and undeniable frontrunner in the GOP Presidential primary a lot of artillery fire is now being directed his way. While Mitt Romney's campaign has rolled out its surrogates to blast Gingrich, it is not that 2008 contender that Gingrich...
THE LEFT BECOMES WHAT IT ONCE DESPISED: Mario’s Corrupt Bargain Beckons Ghosts Of Past
After our post yesterday mentioning the resemblance between the Democrats' dirty games on reapportionment and the "Midnight Gerrymander," a number of readers emailed to point out the striking similarities. One attentive reader went back and pulled the...
LIBERAL OVERREACH: Reapportionment Decision A Wake Up Call For Conservatives
UPDATE: The Peak's not the only one who thinks Mario the Corrupt's reapportionment bargain conjures images of the midnight gerrymander.... ---------Today the Colorado Supreme Court, dominated by a Democrat-appointee majority, sided with Democrats over legislative...