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The recently passed House Bill 1001 mandates that 30 percent of Colorado’s energy be generated from renewable sources by 2020. But can mandates and subsidies really get us to the “New Energy Economy”? On this week’s Independent Thinking, Sate Senators Kevin Lundberg (R-Berthoud) and Mike Johnston (D-Denver) join me for [...]
As Obamacare hurtles toward possible (probable?) passage, national revulsion against the cost, intrusiveness, and impact of government-run health insurance poses a serious threat to the presidential ambitions of Mitt Romney.
Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, was responsible for implementing Commonwealth Care, the closest thing in the nation to Obamacare.
Massachusetts not only [...]
Below is a poll commissioned for Joe Hoeffel, running to capture the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania Governor. Take a look:
Hoeffel Poll: March 2010View more documents from DocJess.
I find this poll fascinating for two reasons: first, notice the comparisons, both Hoeffel and Dan Onorato against [...]
Yesterday, the Gallup Organization’s daily tracking poll of presidential job approval showed a 47% disapproval to 46% approval for Tuesday, March 16th, representing the first time in that particular series that Obama had a net disapproval.
There has also been a consistent downtrend in the weekly job [...]
Section 1 of HB1351 reads
The general assembly finds and [...]
Michael Cannon at Cato pulls some choice quotes from David Goldhill’s piece in the Huffington Post, includes a video of Goldhill interviewed by Cato, and links to Goldhills’s eye-opening Atlantic Monthly article. Check it out at Cato-at-Liberty: David Goldhill: “A Democrat’s Case [...]
A quick follow-up on the ripple effect that has come after I did a little firsthand reporting on the shadowy third-party group Taxpayers for Liberty (click the link if you need a refresher). I had a friendly phone conversation earlier today with Sue Rehg of Larimer County, whose name [...]
The Good: Late this afternoon Major Diggs Brown dropped out of 4th CD GOP race and endorsed Cory Gardner. Diggs is an officer and gentleman — and a statesman. Just a suggestion, but how about a Draft Diggs campaign to challenge Rep John Kefalas. Diggs for HD [...]
[...] Ken Buck and Jane Norton virtually tied in the Republican’s caucus preference poll Tuesday with Buck beating Norton by 181 votes, 9,712 to 9,531 or 38.17% to 37.46%. Tom Wiens finished with 16.5%. A total of 25,444 votes were cast in the seven-candidate race, according to http://www.cologop.org. While Moffat County [...]
With all but Moffat County’s Republican caucus preference caucus vote totals accounted for, Scott McInnis scores a landslide victory over Dan Maes of 15,285 votes to 10,351 or 59.2% to 40%. A total of 25,843 votes were cast in Tuesday’s Republican caucus preference polls. Moffat County is shown as reporting [...]
After a shaky start a year ago, Republicans in both the House and Senate have been steadfast in your opposition to the fundamental transformation of America from a constitutional republic toward a socialist nanny state.
Thank you for listening to and supporting the voices of the American people! Come November, we [...]
Today was the first day we got into the 60 degree plus temperatures in 2010. In honor of St. Patrick, I took this photo of some poppies that have recently emerged to welcome Spring in a few days.What if the Right Wing Mob are being spoon-fed Bullshit AGAIN only this time, instead of non-existent WMDs in Iraq, an equally non-existent Domestic Terror Network in America?
One of the New World Order mouthpiece organizations, Associated Press, in their propaganda headline says “Jihadi Janes are living ‘normal’ suburuban lives” so, [...]
Maureen DowdThe health reform vote is coming in the House. Representative Betsy Markey (CO-04) needs to listen to us, not the insurance companies.
In Markey's district, the House's improvements to the Senate health reform bill will [pdf]:
Improve coverage for 464,000 residents with health insurance.
Give tax credits and other [...]
President Barack Obama's much-challenged health care overhaul gained traction Wednesday as a liberal lawmaker became the first to switch his opposition and Catholic nuns declared their support in an unusual public break with the bishops.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, long a supporter of Medicare-for-all, voted against the [...]
The Cory Gardner for Congress campaign will be making a "major campaign announcement" today at 5 PM.
In light of last night's straw poll results in CD-4 which indicate that Gardner's closest competitor, Diggs Brown, will fall far short of obtaining ballot access via the assembly it is entirely possible that [...]
The Cory Gardner for Congress campaign will be making a "major campaign announcement" today at 5 PM.
In light of last night’s straw poll results in CD-4 which indicate that Gardner’s closest competitor, Diggs Brown, will fall far short of obtaining ballot access via the assembly it is entirely possible that [...]
#climategate #globalwarming #tcot
From Big Hollywood – watermelon politics (green on the outside, red inside) has hopefully worn out its welcome for a while.
…two things happened last year that shot an arrow in the heart of the beast; one of the worst winters on record and Climategate. And the [...]
Representative Ryan looks forward to running his campaign about a passed Health Care Reform bill.
And Texas Representative Chet Edwards doesn't get it.
Rep. Chet Edwards, a Texas Democrat who remains a firm “no,” said he’s getting calls spurred by Organizing for America, the president’s unofficial outreach arm. He said [...]
