Register to Vote!
Scores of volunteers spent Sunday outside churches and inside city parks in a down-to-the-wire effort to register voters before today’s deadline.
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Unless you’ve been under a rock somewhere, you’re probably aware that today is the last day to register if you want to vote in November’s elections. To quote a former co-worker, “If you don’t [...]
Musgrave Opposes Bailout
U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Fort Morgan) voted against the $700 billion bailout of the nation’s financial industries Monday and pushed for a new bill that includes more financial reform and taxpayer safeguards.
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I’m not sure I support her stance on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as I suspect these last vestiges of the New Deal [...]
Drill, Baby, Drill!
More drilling permits still being requested.
Udall Turns on Fellow Democrat
In an election year, everyone is fair game.
Stuff You Should Read – September 28, 2008
Here are a few stories from the blogosphere today that shouldn’t be passed over.
Paul McCartney Plays Tel Aviv
Thursday night was a historic one for Israeli fans of the Beatles – the most successful and lauded pop-rock band ever. Thirty-eight years after the band’s breakup and 28 years after the death of his longtime partner in songwriting, John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney performed in Israel for the first time ever. The concert took [...]
Colorado Congressmen on the Bailout
Rep. Tom Tancredo left a meeting of House Republicans earlier this week thinking there was no way the Bush Administration’s Wall Street bailout proposal could pass Congress.
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If you read between the lines on what all politicians are saying, you get: “Something needs to be done, but I haven’t the slightest idea what, if anything, [...]
Schaffer & Udall to Debate
Colorado’s Senate race heats up this weekend with two televised debates between Republican Bob Schaffer and Democrat Mark Udall.
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One debate is already in the can, and the other airs live Sunday morning. Knowledge is power, so check ‘em out and be informed before voting!
Protesting the Bailout
Several dozen protesters gathered Friday on the steps of the state Capitol to oppose a proposed federal bailout of the financial industry.
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I have to be honest, if I knew of a group whose politics I agreed with that was headed to Denver to protest, I’d probably join them! While I’d prefer that my bank [...]
Schaffer Gaining Ground…Slightly
The U.S. Senate race in Colorado has gotten even closer over the past month. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state now finds Democrat Mark Udall with a modest 46% to 44% edge over Republican Bob Schaffer.
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My uneducated opinion: A lot of these races are going to be close, with the winner [...]
