Archive for April, 2009

News broke on Tuesday of a report issued by the Department of Homeland Security warning of the “threat of right-wing extremism”.  The report, sent to state and local law enforcement authorities, warns of potential threats from a wide array of the populace including military veterans, gun owners, those against abortion, and illegal immigration opponents.  Download [...]

Thousands of people fed up with the federal government and its constant intrusion into states’ rights and taxpayer pocketbooks rallied at the Colorado state capitol in downtown Denver today.  Guest speakers included  Congressman Mike Coffman, Gunny Bob, Jon Caldera, Tom Lucero  (7th CD candidate), Mike Kopp (CO State Senator), and Josh Penry (CO State Senate [...]

The Texas state legislature with the backing of Governor Rick Perry will take up the issue of government intrusion and its overriding of states’ rights by passing a resolution reaffirming the Lone Star State’s sovereignty under the United States Constitution.  The measure will challenge the federal government and perhaps serve as a wake-up call to [...]

So have you had enough yet?  Are you tired of a Congress and president that signed into law a $500 billion tax bill without reading it?  Had enough of the TRILLIONS of dollars of spending Washington DC is saddling us and our children with?  Are you sick to the stomach with the thought of the [...]

By Dave Larison Longmont Advocate How I regret voting FOR FasTracks in 2004–I even helped circulate petitions to get the issue on the ballot. Silly me, being a longtime sales tax watchdog. Did I really want to pay a full 1.0% sales tax for getting RTD table scraps on the northern fringe of the district? [...]

The continuing foreign policy gaffes of President Obama and his administration just seem to keep coming and are an embarrassment to the United States.  Since taking office the Obama team has had a continual string of blunders ranging from rather tasteless and poorly thought out gifts given to foreign dignitaries to breaches of protocol when [...]

The so-called ‘Tuition Equity’ bill which would have granted in-state tuition to illegal immigrants was defeated in the Colorado State Senate today.  As we wrote about last week, this bill would have required taxpayers to subsidize the education of illegal immigrants, something which is intolerable.  Five Democrats joined with Republicans to send the measure to [...]

In 2004 Denver voters approved a tax increase to fund and construct a commuter / light rail system that would service the entire metropolitan area.  Since that time, the project has had an extraordinary number of stumbles from extreme cost overruns to management issues.  Recently metro area mayors supported the idea that RTD should come [...]

The Colorado State Legislature yesterday approved a measure renaming portions of South Santa Fe Drive / State Highway 85 “Navy SEAL Danny Phillip Dietz, Jr., Memorial Highway.”  The roadway which goes from I-25 south to C-470 will forever memorialize one of Colorado’s fallen heroes.  However, what about other Coloradoans who have given their lives in [...]

What the heck is going on downtown at the Colorado State Capitol these days?  It seems as if our state legislators are absolutely out of control with all sorts of crazy things happening.  First up, we had the School Finance Transparency Act.  This bill was an important measure that would have provided voters and residents important [...]