Posts Tagged ‘House of Representatives’

Gauging what is going on in Colorado voters’ minds can be a tough one.  In a state with an evenly split electorate between Democrats, Republicans and independents, trying to get voters to agree is a lot like herding cats – not an easy task for sure. The latest Rasmussen poll provides some interesting insights into [...]

An oldie but a goodie – updated for today’s government. 

These types of stories aren’t surprising anymore by any means but that doesn’t make them any more palatable.  The long and short of it is that taxpayers footed the bill to send 101 Congress-related personnel including 21 Congressmen and Senators to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last month.  The sad part is, that [...]

If you were on the government payroll at a salary of $174,000 and your office was operated at taxpayer expense to the tune of at least $1.3 million, is it out of line to explain to taxpayers how you are spending their money?  Of course it is not.  As much as those in Washington D.C. [...]

Aurora city councilman Ryan Frazier announced today he was dropping his United States Senate bid and instead will run for Congress in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District.  That seat is currently held by Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and had been considered relatively safe – until today.  Frazier’s announcement today wasn’t much of a surprise.  Rumors about the [...]

As legislators in Washington D.C. debated a climate change bill that would levy new taxes on businesses and potentially cost consumers, political theatre was in full view Friday at the House of Representatives.  The House Energy and Commerce Committee held hearings all last week on the legislation, culminating with the appearance of former Vice President [...]

I came across this on CNN.com this morning and found it pretty interesting and entertaining.  Congressman Jared Polis who represents much of Thornton and Adams County is a freshman to the House of Representatives and CNN gave him a video camera and asked him to document much of his first week on the job.  The [...]

If you read my ‘endorsements’ then you know the election didn’t exactly turn out the way I would have preferred.  Here is my analysis of the winners and losers. Barack Obama wins Presidency.  Being a pessimist, I fully expected this to happen and it did.  I am glad that the margin of victory was large [...]