I am so smart: S-M-R-T. Colorado Republicans are not serious people interested in discussing serious things. But don’t take our word for it. State Rep...Read More
Back under the bag with him. As we discussed earlier this week, President Donald Trump in his usual impetuous style has tainted the once-bipartisan annual..Read More
Two men, one spine. President Trump’s once iron grip on Congressional Republicans is turning as purple as his hands. As Colorado Public Radio explains, House..Read More
Alex Pretti’s final moments One of the most disheartening and dangerous federal law enforcement operations in modern American history has finally ended. As The New..Read More
“The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.” –John Ruskin
When he’s not threatening to hang politicians right and left who offend his sensibilities, Republican gubernatorial candidate and leading nationwide election conspiracy theorist Joe Oltmann..Read More
The great vacancy committee that is the Colorado legislature — on both sides of the aisle — is spinning up again. As The Colorado Sun..Read More
UPDATE #2: Heckuva job, Bondi! As POLITICO reports: Democrats walked into the House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday expecting her to be..Read More
As AP reports via the Aurora Sentinel, the Trump administration’s attempt to retaliate against a group of veteran Democratic lawmakers who posted a video message..Read More
“A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of..Read More
(You’re not actually surprised, are you? — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder Evans At a U.S. House hearing today..Read More
“The Big Line” at Colorado Pols has been in existence since we first opened our digital doors in December 2004. From day one “The Big..Read More
While Republican gubernatorial candidate Barb Kirkmeyer is bogged down in the sausagemaking at the Colorado General Assembly, upstart Republican “high-risk missionary” Victor Marx continues to..Read More
The Trump administration has eliminated another big chunk of the workforce at the former National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden. As Michael Booth reports..Read More
Last week, in response to ongoing discontent over the monstrously problematic release of the voluminous files pertaining to deceased billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice..Read More
“Power is like being a lady… if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” –Margaret Thatcher
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the reports of the political insurgency in Colorado Politics appear to have been greatly exaggerated; we check..Read More
Scott Bottoms will say anything. The Republican State Representative from Colorado Springs has never been shy about sharing his comments and opinions on any number of..Read More
Gov. Jared Polis (D) trying to work with Trump during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the New York Times’ Tyler Pager reports and..Read More
“Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves.” –Robert F. Kennedy
awesome + uniting Colorado is sending more athletes to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics than any other state Ways to celebrate Black History Month in..Read More
“Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.” –Arthur Schopenhauer
UPDATE: The Colorado Sun has more on the GOP’s freefall and the next steps: Holtorf’s last day as vice chair will be Feb. 28. The..Read More
UPDATE #2: Wait, MY President is racist? —– UPDATE: NBC News reports that the racist video on Donald Trump’s TruthSocial account has been taken down, and..Read More
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” –Voltaire
It’s an unusual and noteworthy disagreement between the Democratic governor and attorney general of our state on an issue about to come before the U.S...Read More
Associating politicians with lying is not a new phenomenon by any means, but some folks take bullshit to a different level. Congressman Gabe Evans (R-Ft...Read More
“A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” –Winston Churchill
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