Category: Colorado Politics

What part of "hoax" does Michael Bennet not understand

I got an e-mail (as did many thousands of others) from the Michael Bennet campaign yesterday containing the following message (fund-raising links edited out):   Dear Ross -- Global warming a hoax? Really? In Fort Collins yesterday, Ken… more »

The real impact of a vote for Dan Maes

On the radio yesterday morning, my friend Joe Harrington conceded, somewhat differently from the implication of his Facebook note which was picked up by the Denver Post, that nobody associated with the Tom Tancredo campaign did anything illegal regarding… more »

The 2010 Colorado Governor's race as enacted by Monty Python

I hope you enjoy watching this as much as I enjoyed subtitling it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRZwrtwyu5Y more »

Back for Buck

I wrote an aggressively critical note the other day following Ken Buck's weak performance on Meet the Press.  But in this emotional election season, I want to take a deep breath and remind myself and readers of these pages what's important here. What's… more »

Correcting Joe Harrington's claims about the Dan Maes non-deal

Let me begin this note by saying I am not enjoying this.  I consider Joe Harrington a friend, having known Joe for several years due to a common business interest.  We only started talking politics in a serious way in the past several months. It pains… more »

Dan Maes' new low

As I was watching Dan Maes' most recent video, posted yesterday on YouTube, I actually felt a little sorry for the guy, at least for 4 1/2 minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPkcNYNiNrc I mean, it was a little pathetic for him t… more »

Ken Buck said what?

Colorado Republican candidate for US Senate Ken Buck had a bad day yesterday on Meet the Press.  "Shaky" is the kindest characterization, starting with Buck's repeated erroneous statements that we pay for tax cuts and get other benefits by "grow(ing) gov… more »

New poll shows Tancredo within margin of error

A Rasmussen Reports poll released today shows former GOP Congressman Tom Tancredo surging in his bid to become the next Governor of Colorado. Tancredo now trails liberal Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper by 4%, at 42% for Hickenlooper to 38% for Tancredo,… more »

Complete Colorado: Real Gubernatorial Genius

Thanks to Todd Shepherd for sending this along...great way to start the day with a laugh. How much hate-mail will we get from the oh-so-sensitive supporters of Dan Maes? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBdduM7sFU8 more »

Michael "Paid For" Bennet

The other day in a blog note asking rhetorically "Does Michael Bennet think he's fooling anyone?", I missed the opportunity to make an important point, one which is often overlooked in these times of huge debt and deficits but which merits pounding into… more »