Oh, Joe. Don’t you know it isn’t kind of make fun of your boss, the annointed one? During yesterday’s Air Force Academy graduation ceremony, Vice President Joe Biden’s teleprompter blew over. He quipped, “What am I gonna tell the president when I tell him his Teleprompter is broken? What will he do then?” See video [...]
President Barack Obama announced his pick to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court. Federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor would become the third woman to serve on the court and the first Hispanic justice.
Sotomayor is most likely assured confirmation by the Senate thanks to the Democrat majority but there is not doubt Republicans will be [...]
The Denver Metro Mayors Caucus has seen the writing on the wall and decided to recommend that RTD put off asking for a doubling of the FasTracks boondoggle tax until 2010. Previously the mayors recommended proceeding with the measure this year.
The FasTracks project has become Colorado’s version of Boston’s ‘Big Dig’ with ballooning costs and [...]
On April 25, 1976, a most incredible moment in baseball history happened. Chicago Cubs outfielder Rick Monday made the ultimate saving catch when he snatched an United States flag from two protesters that were trying to set the flag on fire.
I wrote about this a couple years ago but recently a video story about the [...]
Yesterday at ThorntonFest I had the opportunity to spend some time visiting with Cleve Tidwell, candidate for the United States Senate. Mr. Tidwell is seeking the Republican nomination to take on Michael Bennet in 2010 and from what I have seen, read and heard, of Mr. Tidwell, Senator Bennet may be out of a job [...]
Today, May 16, 2009 is Armed Forces Day – The one day of the year set aside to honor those brave men and women serving currently in the armed forces. Tony’s Rants would like to take this time to ask everyone to take a moment today and contemplate the sacrifices our servicemen and women make [...]
When Notre Dame announced President Barack Obama would be the ninth sitting U.S. president to deliver the school’s commencement address, the uproar was quick and furious. With the address coming this weekend, the protests are getting louder over not only the address but also the school’s decision to convey an honorary degree on the president.
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Last month the results from nearly 300 CSAP tests from Silver Hills Middle School had to be thrown away because the school’s principal cheated. Tracy Webber, looked at the CSAP test and then gave her teachers a practice question to administer that was so close to the real thing, the teachers raised the red flag [...]
With Memorial Day a couple of weeks away, I wanted to remind everyone to add one thing to your shopping list when you are planning that big BBQ.
In the wake of the Tea Parties last month, one of America’s founding fathers, Thomas Paine, applauds the action of the marchers and urges more action.
