9News.com is running an article about wind power in Colorado. For those of you from outside the state, our current Democratic governor Bill Ritter ran his campaign based heavily on the promise of renewable energy. He said that he would go out of his way to make Colorado a leader in renewable energy, including wind… Read More »
There’s a continued push here in Colorado to abolish the death penalty: The bill to abolish the death penalty in Colorado and create a cold case unit is moving forward in the state legislature.In a 7-4 vote, the House Judiciary Committee approved the measure Wednesday. State Representative Paul Weissman, a Democrat from Louisville, says abolishing… Read More »
Now as I’ve said before, I don’t know this for certain, but I am fairly certain that Tom Tancredo is a racist. How else can you explain most of his anti-immigrant stances, or his racist-tending ideas? For example, 9NEWS reports that Tancredo wants to have the black and Hispanic congressional caucuses abolished. Apparently, Tancredo believes… Read More »
Iraq War Demonstration: Saturday, January 27th at noon, on the west steps of the Capitol in Denver, there will be a demonstration in favor of peace in Iraq, diplomatic solutions to the current conflict and the safe return of American troops. For those who favor a change in the policy that our administration has been… Read More »
I am going to repeat this post for everyone coming to my blog after this series of posts: Every election year, I spend a lot of time researching the localballot issues. But I almost never share that research with anyoneexcept for my wife. I figured that I need to start sharing my hard workwith others,… Read More »
This probably won’t be a surprise, but I’ll be voting (and recommend everyone votes) a straight Democratic ticket: Governor: Bill RitterCongress (CD6): Bill WinterSecretary of State: Ken GordonState Treasurer: Cary KennedyAttorney General: Fern O’BrienCU Regent: Stephen LudwigState Senate: Shelly TokerudState Representative: Allen DreherDouglas Co. Commisioner: Jerri HillDouglas Co. Clerk & Recorder: Barbara HoranDouglas Co. Treasurer:… Read More »