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You don't have to read polls to know that real people (none of whom read this blog) are tired of our rude and extreme political culture. Journalists like to think of themselves as representing real people, so reporters should ask public figures to explain themselves when they make mean and sweeping statements. Case in point: Joe Coors, who's running in Colorado's 7th Congressional District, hopp...
Colorado Pols - 2:26 p.m. - 5 clicks 
Can't see the audio player? Click here . This is an excerpt from the testimony of Bob Enyart , spokesman for Colorado Right To Life , in favor of House Bill 12-1130 yesterday. We discussed earlier this month the defeat of Senate Bill 125 , a measure "concerning crimes against an unborn child," and HB-1130 is the equivalent introduced in the GOP-controlled House. HB-11...
Colorado Pols - 2:02 p.m. - 5 clicks
We get a lot of email here at Colorado Pols, and a lot of videos that different groups or campaigns have made to promote one thing or another. We don't pass along most of what we receive, because most of it isn't all that interesting in general. This short video from AFSCME about Mitt Romney made the cut because, well, it's pretty damn funny. ...
Colorado Pols - 1:27 p.m. - 5 clicks
‘The U.S. government and the American commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan apologized after Afghan laborers found charred copies of the Koran while collecting rubbish at the sprawling Bagram Airbase, about an hour’s drive north of Kabul.’ See Reuters Six killed, many wounded in Afghan Koran protests A fake D.C. ‘apology’ is not enough though. [...]...
Not My Tribe - 9:46 a.m. - 7 clicks
The Pueblo Chieftain's Patrick Malone reports today on the nasty debate in the Senate over Senate Bill 3 , legislation to forbid the use of credit reports to screen many job applicants: "I am here to speak for the people of Colorado who are unemployed right now and due to no fault of their own are facing plummeting credit scores, which threaten to keep them unemployed in perpetuity," sa...
Colorado Pols - 9:46 a.m. - 9 clicks
When somebody wins a lawsuit, even if no attorneys' fees are awarded, the prevailing party can submit a "Bill of Costs" for certain recoverable out of pocket costs involved in litigating the case, like court filing fees and process server charges. It so happens that I filed one in a case just today, so the issues are fresh in my mind. One of the items allowed as a recoverable cost in federal cou...
Wash Park Prophet - Tue 5:29 p.m. - 10 clicks
Parent refusals have increased every year since high-stakes testing began. In 2011 there were 1,427 parent refusals for CSAP, 2,070 tests not completed, 594 students withdrew before completion, and 90 listed as incomplete due to extreme frustration. In 2010 there were 324 parental refusals, 519 tests not completed, 157 students withdrew before completion, 20 were listed as i...
SquareState - Tue 2:28 p.m. - 15 clicks
As the Durango Herald's Joe Hanel reports: Southwest Colorado's representatives voted to fund a $33 per day increase in pay for rural state legislators last week. The bill quietly passed the House on a 34-28 vote with no debate Wednesday, two days after it was introduced. The Pueblo Chieftain reported Saturday that the bill appropriates money for a pay increase next year - a fact that is ...
Colorado Pols - Tue 11:40 a.m. - 10 clicks
No demonstrated traffic relief ... imposition of a 'toll tax' ... more suburban sprawl ... foreign operation of a 'pubic' highway ... no north or south connection ... toll avoidance leading to more traffic congestion in Arvada ... non-compete clauses......
Dave Chandler - Tue 10:44 a.m. - 8 clicks
There's a good chance someone is going to say something newsworthy when they preface it with, "some folks in my office cringed when I said this, but I'm going to say it again." That's what Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler told the a GOP group, as reported by the Colorado Statesman's Judy Hope Strogoff prior to repeating his view that the mainstream media hates uppity Republicans. I wro...
Colorado Pols - Tue 9:40 a.m. - 8 clicks
There's a good chance someone is going to say something newsworthy (and stupid) when they preface it with, "some folks in my office cringed when I said this, but I'm going to say it again." That's what Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler told a GOP group in January, as reported by the Colorado Statesman's Judy Hope Strogoff , prior to repeating his view that the mainstream media hates uppi...
SquareState - Tue 8:42 a.m. - 8 clicks
UPDATE: Tim Hoover of the Denver paper reports now that GOP House Speaker Frank McNulty is "clearly irritated" at the hubbub over raising legislative per diem pay. That said, McNulty's not giving what you'd call good answers on how this looks after years of unrecovered cuts, or might appear to state employees who haven't had a raise in four years. This looks less and less like a situation...
Colorado Pols - Mon 1:44 p.m. - 10 clicks
Image via 9NEWS Diverting from our usual political discussion, Mediabistro's TVspy blog: Shortly after a dog bit KUSA anchor Kyle Dyer on-air last week, the station's news director, Patti Dennis, called up every news director in Denver and implored them not to air footage of the bite. Dennis told TVSpy last week that she urged her fellow news directors to "show respect" because the ...
Colorado Pols - Mon 10:08 a.m. - 11 clicks
The race for precinct chair won't be competitive in Larimer County's two person precinct, with one house, and two voters who are married to each other, one a Republican, the other a Democrat. Usually a precinct has 1,200 to 1,500 voters, but precincts are drawn so that they have entirely the same set of elected officials and redistricting can confuse that issue. Larimer County was one of the f...
Wash Park Prophet - Sun 5:01 p.m. - 15 clicks
Zero-tolerance policies still lead school administrators to make absurd decisions, like the one made at Lewis-Palmer Middle School in Monument, Colorado where one thirteen year old lent her inhaler to a friend of the same age who seemed to be having an asthma attack. One girl was suspended from school, and the other was expelled, because the inhalers is a "controlled substance" and a zero-toler...
Wash Park Prophet - Sun 4:09 p.m. - 13 clicks
How foolish would you have to be to vote for more money for Colorado public schools? Pretty foolish. Two front page news stories in today's Sunday Denver Post highlight how discredited are the present 'reform' policies that have been running......
Dave Chandler - Sun 10:01 a.m. - 12 clicks
By now, the propaganda machine in capitalist society world wide has begun its coverup of the real truth about the Honduran prison gulags. Almost 360 burned alive in a fire at a prison system where it WAS NOT the first time the Honduran police authorities have burned prisoners alive, hundreds who never were even convicted [...]...
Not My Tribe - Sat 8:20 p.m. - 13 clicks
The Confederate invasion of New Mexico NPS / Robert Utley In early 1862 the Confederacy determined to mount an expedition from Texas into New Mexico with the objective of seizing that territory and using it as a springboard into Colorado, Arizona, and ultimately, California. Had this campaign succeeded, the Confederates dreamed of...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Sat 7:06 p.m. - 25 clicks
Last year at this time, Colorado's then-newly elected Secretary of State Scott Gessler was just beginning to recover from a major scandal that hobbled his first weeks in office. Gessler had announced in mid-January of 2011 his intention to continue working for his old elections-specialty law firm, the Hackstaff Law Group (formerly Hackstaff Gessler). After a massive outcry from Democrats a...
Colorado Pols - Sat 12:00 p.m. - 12 clicks
A new administrative feature from our blog software platform, Soapblox, gives us a simple view of the most active users of Colorado Pols, going back almost to our founding in late 2004 (the Soapblox and imported archives date to mid-2005). We thought you'd enjoy this snapshot of the most active voices in our community over the years: Top Ten Colorado Pols users by number of comments: 1. D...
Colorado Pols - Sat 9:47 a.m. - 15 clicks
As the Pueblo Chieftain's Patrick Malone reports today: The Colorado House of Representatives quietly and without debate passed a bill on Wednesday that would raise the daily pay of lawmakers who live outside of Denver by 22 percent. Pay for non-metro members of the Legislature would climb to $183 per day from $150 a day on July 1 under HB1301, which deals with appropriations for the Legi...
Colorado Pols - Sat 6:27 a.m. - 11 clicks
FOX 31's Eli Stokols: Five of Colorado's seven members of Congress voted for the compromise bill: Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette of Denver, Jared Polis of Boulder and Ed Perlmutter of Golden; and Republican Reps. Scott Tipton of Grand Junction and Mike Coffman of Centennial. "With our economy rebounding, it is essential we extend tax relief for thousands of hardworking Coloradans and 160 mi...
Colorado Pols - Fri 12:27 p.m. - 12 clicks
As the Colorado Independent's Troy Hooper reports: A bill designed to encourage oil shale development cruised through the House on Thursday evening. But a wind production tax credit didn't fly, and now layoffs and abandoned projects loom... House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, bundled the energy bills into a broader transportation package, most of which still hasn't made it out of the Hous...
Colorado Pols - Fri 7:47 a.m. - 16 clicks
This year's 40 Intel Science Talent Search Finalists have been announced (none were from Colorado this year). The contest is the nation's premiere science fair for U.S. high school students. Finalists are typically doing work worthy of a PhD dissertation in its significance and quality, although not necessarily in its length and the depth with which the literature in the field is reviewed. Fo...
Wash Park Prophet - Thu 9:20 a.m. - 17 clicks
Proving he's always had the Colorado taxpayer at heart, Doug Bruce will be performing a first-person study into the effects of tax revenues on prison food, accommodations, and the societal effects of hypocrites in jail : Small-government rabble-rouser and convicted tax evader Douglas Bruce received a sentence Monday of 180 days in jail followed by strict probation, and on the same day, prosecut...
SquareState - Feb 14 - 10 clicks
The Colorado Republican Party's selection of Rick Santorum as its choice to battle President Obama has given birth to a new element in Colorado politics: zombie delegates. These are delegates born at the GOP caucuses last week when caucus goers voted for delegates to represent them at the GOP county and state conventions. So Santorum supporters, for example, designated delegates to go forth and ...
SquareState - Feb 13 - 3 clicks
Education 'reform' in Colorado is still a failure. Last week the Denver Post headlined this report: More Colorado graduates than ever not ready for college. It is about as bottom-line as you can get ... after thirteen years of 'education......
Dave Chandler - Feb 13 - 2 clicks
According to the Denver Post, eight sheriffs from Colorado (one in eight of them) attended the "Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association's inaugural convention" in Las Vegas sponsored by "the John Birch Society, the Gun Owners of America and the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute," and attracting advertisers including survivalists, tax protesters, and gold salesmen. ...
Wash Park Prophet - Feb 12 - 4 clicks
In 2011, 8.7% of Denver Public Schools' high school graduation pool was academically prepared for college when they entered. This revelation comes in the wake of the release of the 2011 Legislative Report on Remedial Education. The report, released On February 7, 2012, and embargoed by the Lt. Governor's office until Caucus Day in Colorado, was produced by the Colorado Commission on ...
SquareState - Feb 10 - 2 clicks
From one side of The Denver Post Wed., Political Editor Chuck Plunkett told me that The Post doesn't like to "cry in public about having a rough time getting someone to talk to us." Then, from the darker side of The Post , Editorial Page Editor Curtis Hubbard, wrote on The Post's Spot blog , that he has a "hunch" that FOX 31's Eli Stokols' strategy of calling Mitt Romney out for avoiding ...
SquareState - Feb 10 - 2 clicks
I can pay a company to send out a robocall that tells voters Election Day is changed to a day later, when that’s not actually true. I can also pay someone to beat up my annoying neighbor. But just one of these morally reprehensible behaviors is illegal in Colorado. I bet many of my friends are tired of hearing me talk about how important voting is, especially those friends who th...
SquareState - Feb 9 - 6 clicks
Pro-zygote, anti-woman bills are being presented all across the nation, in an effort to awaken the evangelical Republican base before the election of 2012. Most of these bills have been written by, or championed via Personhood USA. In Oklahoma, our not-so-distant neighbor, Senate Bill 1433 states a fetus "at every stage of development (has) all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to ...
SquareState - Feb 9 - 3 clicks
Yeah, I know it's crazy to look forward a decade in redistricting when you only have 2010 Census data to work with, but something piqued my curiosity. I saw in a forecast that Colorado is expected to gain an 8th Congressional District after the 2020 round of the Census. I decided to open up DRA and see how far Democrats could go with 8 districts to work with, assuming they control the entire sta...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 9
Dear Daily Kos Community, Thank you for the donations! I've posted two other diaries related to Asbury House Extended Care Treatment Center for Women located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Beyond the fold I have provided our fact sheet and our first capital campaign letter and beyond that are some studies and research that support our purpose and our goals. Mahatma Gandhi suggested that if we wante...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 9
Pro-zygote, anti-woman bills are being presented all across the nation, in an effort to awaken the evangelical Republican base before the election of 2012. Most of these bills have been written by, or championed via Personhood USA. In Oklahoma, our not-so-distant neighbor, Senate Bill 1433 states a fetus “at every stage of development (has) all the rights, privileges, and immunities available ...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 9
One of the many things professional journalism needs to do to survive is fight back. For example, as I've discussed before , when politicians slam the "media" or "The Denver Post," as having a liberal bias, reporters should ask them for the evidence, not act as if an insult has not been hurled at them. And when political candidates like Mitt Romney slide into Colorado, take questions from frie...
SquareState - Feb 8 - 3 clicks
Thank you for selecting, once again , someone by the name of Rick Santorum , who will never be elected President by the American people ...not even with Tim Tebow , or that RINO Jesus himself on the ticket. Sincerely.... ...
SquareState - Feb 8 - 3 clicks
It is widely known that some counties in Colorado, like Denver and Boulder and many of Colorado's ski resort dominated economies, have more liberal voters overall than others, like the rural Front Range, Colorado Springs, and the Western Slope. Yesterday's Republican Presidential caucus in Colorado illustrated the fact that the same trends hold true within the Republican party even though caucu...
Wash Park Prophet - Feb 8 - 2 clicks
Mitt Romney explaining why Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri don't matter (Rick Wilking/Reuters) Having run a campaign that put on a public face of inevitability, Mitt Romney faces a big problem with expectations management as he struggles to actually win the Republican presidential nomination that was supposed to be his. Politico notes that: Other than [Tuesday], when his team sent out...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 8 - 2 clicks
After a string of pathetic finishes in previous states that put him on the brink of losing the entire race, Rick Santorum finished in first place in Colorado, minnesota and Missouri today. Romney came in second place in Colorado and Missouri, but trailed second place Ron Paul in Minnesota. This years GOP primary season is steadfastly refusing to come to the quick resolution. Santorum also, af...
Wash Park Prophet - Feb 7 - 2 clicks
when the Evangelical leaders gathered in Texas to pick a candidate to rally behind now that Perry was out, they picked Santorum. You just saw the results of that in Colorado today. And to quote David Gergen right now on CNN, "the Romney campaign just went into the ditch." Take the time. Look how much his percentages were down, and his actual numbers, in both Minn & CO compared to 4 y...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 2 clicks
Romney Slayer (Gage Skidmore) I tried three headlines trying to avoid the obvious Santorum jokes and failed. They're impossible to avoid. But who cares! Republican voters in the West and Midwest just told their party to shove their presumptive nominee up their ... goddam it. I swear, I'm not TRYING to make Santorum jokes! But yeah, I'm giddy. With victories in Colorado, Minnesota, and M...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 2 clicks
Not much to say, except, HAHAHAHHAHAHA...etc. The Republicans have backed a horse running far, far behind in polling for the general. Not to say this is decisive, but it's the election equivalent of Phil the groundhog seeing his shadow- 8 more weeks of wonderful, wonderful Republican (nuclear) winter. ...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 2 clicks
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:48 PM PT (David Nir): H...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 3 clicks
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:26 PM PT (Steve Singiser...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 3 clicks
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 8:42 PM PT (Jed Lewison): Mitt Romney: "This ...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 2 clicks
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 9:01 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): Republicans ...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 2 clicks
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 7:38 PM PT (Jed Lewison): The grossest headli...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 3 clicks
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 8:15 PM PT : Romney hasn't won a single county...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 7:54 PM PT (Jed Lewison): Rick Santorum: "Mit...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 7:12 PM PT : Arizona is the next state on the ...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 6:48 PM PT : As we celebrate Rick Santorum's s...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 2 clicks
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 6:25 PM PT : Recount in my #mngopcaucus w/...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 5:51 PM PT : Waiting for these results to ...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7
Sign up here to have the Daily Kos Elections Digest emailed to you every weekday morning Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri. Results : CNN ( CO , MO , MN ) | Google ( CO , MO , MN ) 5:05 PM PT : As I noted yesterday , this is Ri...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7
Today Republicans in Minnesota and Colorado will be wrapping up their presidential caucuses, and Missouri Republicans will vote in a non-binding primary. In Minnesota the Republicans will be fighting over 40 delegates, and in Colorado 36 delegates. In Missouri they'll be fighting for the hand of the lovely and beautiful Roy Blunt, since their caucus later in the primary season will actually awar...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 3 clicks
By popular demand(?), our Primary Highways series moves next to Colorado. This edition is a bit different, in that I trace a family trip from a great many years ago, but insert more contemporary interests along the way. As always, we welcome feedback and thoughts from those familiar with the state. And thanks to everyone who has supported this series so far. [ originally posted at catsynth....
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7
Colorado State Representative Judy Solano recently introduced CO HB 12-1049, giving parents the authority to decide if their child should take the TCAP (formerly CSAP) exams, or allow them to be exempt for personal reasons, without negative consequences for the student, the teachers, the school, or the district. This bill reminds me of a conundrum I had years ago... I remember watching one of ...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 7 - 2 clicks
Rep. Judy Solano introduced a bill this year, HB 12-1049, the " Parental Rights Regarding Statewide Ed Assessment " bill. This bill would allow parents the right to opt out their children from the CSAP/TCAP without repercussions aimed at their child, teacher or school. Why is this important? Plainly and simply, the stakes have become too high regarding the CSAP/TCAP, and consequently,...
SquareState - Feb 6 - 2 clicks
Vermont's minimum-wage workers get a 31-cent raise While the federal minimum wage remains at $7.25—$2.60 an hour less (after adjusting for inflation) than it was in 1968—some states have instituted a higher minimum, or even indexed the minimum wage to inflation. In eight of those states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Washington—the minimum wage will go up a...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 6 - 3 clicks
Rumor has it CO Senator Brandon Shaffer, current candidate for CD4, will be deciding this week whether or not to jump into the CD6 race, abandoning his campaign in CD4. My guess is, he’s waiting for CO Representative Joe Miklosi’s numbers to come out from the last quarter. For those who have not been paying close attention, Colorado’s CD4 became less easily winnable as a result of recent Congres...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 6
Bobby Montoya wanted to be a girl scout. The trouble was, apparently, that Bobby was born a boy. At least that's what a scout leader in Denver initially thought. But fortunately, that thinking is not Girl Scout philosophy, which is that "if a child identifies as a girl and the child's family presents her as a girl, Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout". &nbs...
DailyKos (Colorado) - Feb 6 - 2 clicks
Even people like Colorado Sen. Greg Brophy, who's told me he's willing to put the health, and even lives, of poverty-stricken kids at risk by charging more for state health insurance, says it's hard to decide what to do about Medicaid, given the complexities involved and the struggles of the poor, especially kids. That's the tenor of the debate about cutting Medicaid in Colorado. It's not like ...
SquareState - Feb 6 - 2 clicks
