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November 08, 2010 04:48 PM UTC

Monday Open Thread

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  • by: Colorado Pols

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”

–Gautama Buddha

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    2. at a certain institution I could name but won’t, except to say that the Land of Cowboys ain’t that much further north. A shame that a whole institution gets tainted by just one person, but such is life, what?

  3. After sifting through the post-election online coverage in the Denver Daily Rag (discouraging!) and other places, I’m going to drop by the Denver and Colorado Dem headquarters today to see if I can get some statistics. I had always “thought” that US House District 1 was equal to “Denver County”. Shows what I know. It seems I need Colorado precinct by precinct numbers to figure out what I want to figure out. If I actually know what I’m trying to figure out.

    A Jim Hightower quote I saw on a T-shirt (as I remember it):

    If the gods had meant us to vote, they would have given us candidates.

    Time to get started on 2012.

    2. Is mostly Denver, but it carries pieces of Arapahoe County in it as well.

      http://www.govtrack.us/congres…

      It goes out to Sheridan to the west, to Belleview in the south, to and to 52nd ave (for the most part) in the north. The East is a bit choppy, but was drawn to include DIA and parts of Denver that border Aurora.

  4. Speaker of the House Tarrance Carroll formally kicked off the 2011 Denver municipal election cycle when he introduced longtime RTD Board Member Chris Martinez at  Martinez’ fundraiser on Friday.

    Martinez combined his 56th birthday party with his announcement of an exploratory committee for the Denver City Council District 11 race.  That seat is currently held by Michael Hancock, who is expected to run for Mayor.

    (District 11 includes Park Hill, Stapleton, Montbello and Green Valley Ranch.)

  6. from the Vail Daily (which I believe we can quote as they get the Internet):

    EAGLE, Colorado – A financial manager for wealthy clients will not face felony charges for a hit-and-run because it could jeopardize his job, prosecutors said Thursday.

    Martin Joel Erzinger, 52, faces two misdemeanor traffic charges stemming from a July 3 incident when he allegedly hit bicyclist Dr. Steven Milo from behind then sped away, according to court documents.

    1. I had posted this over the weekend. 2-minute minor for David!

      I’m going to email Sen Brophy today and ask him how much longer is he going to allow his fellow cyclists to be squished in traffic. It’s a sad thing that maining or killing bike riders is decriminalized in Colorado….

    2. It’s not like the “victim” has had his career or lifestyle jeopardized …

      “[Dr. Steven Milo] will have lifetime pain,” Haddon wrote. “His ability to deal with the physical challenges of his profession – liver transplant surgery – has been seriously jeopardized.” (same source as above)

      Oh … err … never mind.

      I guess the fact that this surgeon was allowing himself to be conveyed on a mechanized device of United Nations domination is the real crime here?

      1. I imagine the perpetrator in this accident is going to lose a LOT of money from it – he’s still at fault and that’s enough for a civil jury to nail him, and I expect they will.

        Wouldn’t it make sense for the doctor to go along with the decision of the DA on this? It means this guy can keep working and paying the doctor’s bills, and that might be what he wants. Just a guess, but a logical one.

        1. Let’s just make it a misdemeanor so the perp can continue to earn money to pay the victim’s family – or whatever.  

          In my opinion, we have criminal statutes for a reason, and we have felonies for a reason.  We should NOT be reducing charges just so a wealthy man can continue to amass wealth.

  7. According to VA documents obtained exclusively by Veterans for Common Sense under the Freedom of Information Act, VA has treated one million new veteran patients who deployed to the Gulf War – the period of war that began August 2, 1990 and continues through the present in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    297,000 deployed Gulf War veteran patients, 1990 – 1991

    108,000 deployed Gulf War veteran patients, 1992 – 2002

    594,000 deployed Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran patients, 2001 – present

    The number of new, first-time patients from these two wars treated by VA rises 10,000 per month.  Only VCS seeks this critical information and provides it free to our members.    

    http://www.veteransforcommonse…

    I just can’t wait for The Orange Man and that dickhead McConnell to preach how they feel that a millionaire tax cut is more important taking care of the vets forged from the two wars they started. I’m sure they’ll quietly cut the VHA budget in a midnight legislation session, and then say that tax cuts will create jobs for disabled vets, which will fix everything…

    1. Granted we’ve improved by quite a bit. But not enough. I feel very very lucky to have a roof over my head and access to the mental health services that are absolutely vital.

      I find it shameful and embarrassing that so many of my fellow vets don’t have these very basic amenities in the 21st Century.

      Sarge – I may not always comment, but appreciate the information on Veterans Issues you post here. I don’t always pay attention as closely to what’s going on with that part of my past as I should.

    2. And the drums of war are getting louder and louder in the right wing punditry again. Even in economic circles, for godsake.

      But for them, war is never about blood, or pain, or scars, or death, or loves lost, or….

      Thanks, Dan.

  8. Can some of you more astute economic minds explain why this is a good idea?  I saw Bernaeke justifying it by saying he wants to lower home mortgage rates to expand ownership, but that doesn’t seem to be the problem.  I just refinanced at barely over 4%.  How much lower does he want them to go?

      1. Another short explanation: IF corporations anticipate deflation, as many apparently do, they will hold onto cash (we can git more fer a buck tomorrow); if they anticipate inflation,Bernancke’s intent, they will spend their cash (of which they have plenty), e.g. upgrading or replacing plants and equipment, which creates jobs and gets the cash into circulation, boosting demand.

        Prayer to the Almighty: Please grant that we might be rid of the scourge of those who insist on looking at government economic policy from the viewpoint of balancing their family checking account. In the name of Keynes, Samuelson, and Krugman. Amen.

          1. both those guys would agree that the Fed’s primary responsibility is to keep inflation a small, positive number.

            That’s what Bernanke is trying to do.

          2. lived his whole brilliant career in the shadow of a giant- Keynes.

            And in the end (meaning the 2008 crash) Keynes still bestrode the economics universe triumphant and Friedman was shuffled off to the dust-bin of history. Anyone still clinging to his supply-side, trickle-down theories is certainly deranged.

  10. PRESS RELEASE

    Tipton Names Key Staff, Prepares to Represent 3rd Congressional District

    Friday, November 05, 2010

    GRAND JUNCTION, CO-Congressman-elect Scott Tipton (R-CO) wasted no time in selecting key staff members to join his team as he prepares to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

    Joining Team Tipton are:

    Mike Hesse, Chief of Staff

    Scott Streit, Senior Advisor

    Jennifer Bailey, Scheduler

    “I am pleased to have Mike, Scott and Jennifer join my staff,” Scott Tipton said.  “My team clearly understands this election was a referendum for government to do more with less.  They are committed to serving the people of the 3rd Congressional District with enthusiasm, efficiency and respect.”

    Scott Tipton will continue filling additional staff positions over the next several weeks as he prepares to join the 1st session of the 112th Congress beginning in January, 2011.

    Congressman-elect Scott Tipton won the 3rd Congressional District election by delivering a message of more efficient government, lower taxes, market-oriented health care solutions and an economic plan that promotes free enterprise.

  11. Brain-smacking article from some damn Euro-kraut magazine.

    America has long been a country of limitless possibility. But the dream has now become a nightmare for many. The US is now realizing just how fragile its success has become — and how bitter its reality. Should the superpower not find a way out of crisis, it could spell trouble ahead for the global economy.

    http://www.spiegel.de/internat…

    Money quote:

    “Americans have lived beyond their means for decades. It was a culture long defined by a mantra of entitlement, one that promised opportunities for all while ignoring the risks. Relentless and seemingly unstoppable upward mobility was the secular religion of the United States. Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, established the so-called ownership society, while Congress and the White House helped free it of the constraints of laws and regulations.”

    1. “Significant portions of America simply want to return to a supposedly idyllic past. They devote almost no effort to reflection, and they condemn cleverness and intellect as elitist and un-American, as if people who hunt bears could seriously be expected to lead a world power.”

        1. Into “special Rachel world” where only one side of a story matters?

          She always struck me as being above such a totally idiotic mistake.

          Wait – why am I replying to you, you clown?  Fred Phelps?

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