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April 06, 2015 06:47 AM UTC

Monday Open Thread

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  • by: Colorado Pols

“Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.”

–Robert E. Lee

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20 thoughts on “Monday Open Thread

      1. Nah, this is still The United States of Merica . . . 

        . . . where piles of money and family connections will protect you from any harm.

  1. Say again I:  Strong the etch-a-sketch in this one (Bush?) is . . . 

    . . . say, you spose’ Pappy & Bar adopted one of the Romney wives’ progeny ??  

    . . . Or, did Bar ever “vacation” south of the ol’ Rio Grande?

    1. Duke, here is Morgan Carroll’s summary of last week’s bills. As you can see, there are no oil /gas bills.

      What you may be thinking of is a last ditch effort to preserve the Office of Consumer Counsel, the agency which provides oversight to the Public Utilities Commission.

      So, less about the resource at the well and pump level, more about how much price gouging the utilities are allowed to do, and whether there is any oversight.

      Whatever brakes the PUC has come from the OCC, so of course the Republican Senate wants to get rid of it. I recommend writing your rep to ask them to reauthorize the OCC.

      My beautiful daughter went to the Capitol today to support 15-042, which would allow people on probation to legally use medical marijuana.  It’s an appropriate choice for many, less harmful and addictive than alchohol or prescription antidepressants. Proud of my baby girl!

      1. Mama,

        My guess is that Duke has heard the whispers that often surround a bill that’s currently being drafted.  Although only those involved in drafting know what’s actually in the bill, people have to be consulted and details sometimes come out (or folks talk on the capitol elevator and are overheard).

        I’d also guess, since Duke is asking, that he’s concerned the bill is either pro-dinosaur fuel (maybe something related to the drop in prices, like producer tax credits), or it’s an attempt to pass some “improved regulation” that’s actually weak but intended to spike any potential fracking ballot initiative.

        Late bills can be particularly vexing as they can move quickly when they have at least tacit leadership support, and that can make it hard to organize an opposition campaign.

        1. You are completely correct about that last bit, for sure. We (citizens) have been snookered before. Sometimes you wind up having to pull your support because the bill has mysteriously changed between the committee and the floor…

          and while your apt description of the process gives away your experience, I was just looking for info for a LWV forum in which I participated last night. It was held at Colorado Methane University in a room paid for by WPX Energy (ironically enough). Along with your humble servant, COGCC commissioner Rich Award, former SOS and a panelist on Hickenloopers’ Blue Ribbon O&G panel Bernie Buescher, Peggy Rawlins,  long time citizen activist in western Colorado and survivor of the Garco invasion, and a very nice young professor, whose name escapes me, were on the program.

          It was fairly well attended, even considering the NCAA championship on TV (Yay, Blue Devils!! National Champs!! …I knew I could figure a way to work that in…wink) and pretty informative…

            1. Young Dr. Winegard is a very affable, handsome, and engaging young man who is proud to tell you he is from Canada. He is immersed in the issue of oil (npi) and is selling an interesting point of view in a forthcoming book. He submits that oil has become a very powerful tool to the U.S. and its allies in its use as an economic lever in diplomatic relations and strategic power brokering, and that, as a substitute for boots on the ground leverage, we can accomplish our goals with control of the petroleum market, which is, to him, a good thing…as I understand his presentation.

              He is a true font of information, and confirms that Vlad the Invader is about to hear the swirl of the water as he and the Russian economy are about to go all Venezuela on us and head down the drain.

              I hope to get the chance to chat with him once again.

  2. Denver “2015” Auditors Election

      O’Brien was approved by the Colorado Legislator to be the State Auditor 12 years. He has guided a large department of people to conduct 750 State audits. Saving the state $200,000,000. He has been a licensed CPA in the state since 1974.  Look at his web site, seeing all of these facts, O’Brien has the leadership and experience for the best auditor for our city.                                                                                                I don’t see any Auditing or Accounting experience in the background of Nevitt.

    He keeps saying “none of the others have”.  Noting Nevitt has been on the City Council for 8 years, how can he conduct an audit of the Council with out it being a conflict of interest? He has accepted money from developers that are chosen by the Council.   

      Watching the two debates, Nevitt stumbles his way with his answers to the questions. He clearly has no idea how to run this office.

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