Monday Open Thread

by: Colorado Pols August 31, 2015 at 6:53 AM MDT

“You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.”

–Bill Clinton

BlueCat says:

August 31, 2015 at 9:08 AM MDT

It's after 9:00 AM and I'm not seeing a single new comment since yesterday. And only this Monday open thread for new content. Can that possibly be? Problem at my end or with site again?

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- bullshit! says:
  
  August 31, 2015 at 9:43 AM MDT
  
  Everything's working fine for me. Maybe people are just slow to get on with their Monday after a hot weekend.
  
  Isn't it Labor Day? 🙂
  
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  - BlueCat says:
    
    August 31, 2015 at 9:50 AM MDT
    
    No Labor day is next Monday. It has to be in September. Though lots of people were treating this weekend like Labor Day weekend. I now have some new comments showing up, including yours.
    
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    - bullshit! says:
      
      August 31, 2015 at 10:10 AM MDT
      
      I was joking, don't worry. I do kind of wish it was Labor Day.
      
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      - BlueCat says:
        
        August 31, 2015 at 10:32 AM MDT
        
        It was hard to tell it wasn't with all the early Labor Day ads. Guess retailers are going for double dipping.
        
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- Diogenesdemar says:
  
  August 31, 2015 at 9:46 AM MDT
  
  http://youtu.be/-INCwFxeVVY
  
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  - BlueCat says:
    
    August 31, 2015 at 9:55 AM MDT
    
    I notice it says this lead in never aired. Maybe because it's so damn long ? And pretentious?
    
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- MichaelBowman says:
  
  August 31, 2015 at 10:57 AM MDT
  
  Although Clinton rejects the notion that you can make an eagle out of a pig, the Repubs since then have accomplished something quite extraordinary…
  
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BlueCat says:

August 31, 2015 at 9:58 AM MDT

Guess people were just slow to get going this morning. There's usually tons of new stuff by the time I posted.

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MichaelBowman says:

August 31, 2015 at 10:20 AM MDT

Sweet Jesus … Cynthia Coffman is joining other AGs to fight Obama's Clean Power Plan, even though Colorado is the textbook example of how to achieve the necessary carbon reductions. I left the party for good reason six years ago, and they continue to affirm the wisdom of my choice daily. #fossilonians

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- MichaelBowman says:
  
  August 31, 2015 at 10:22 AM MDT
  
  http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/politics/2015/08/29/coffman-joining-other-states–epa-lawsuit/71391596/
  
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  - DenverMom says:
    
    August 31, 2015 at 10:59 AM MDT
    
    But who is her client? The Governor and CDPHE are in favor of the plan. The CO AG only has limited jurisdiction. The office represents state agencies except in criminal and consumer protection matters. And will the JBC approve a special appropriation.
    
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    - Phoenix Rising says:
      
      August 31, 2015 at 11:46 AM MDT
      
      I'm sure she'll justify it as consumer protection if she has to.
      
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- BlueCat says:
  
  August 31, 2015 at 10:33 AM MDT
  
  Hardly a surprise. I mean if Obama is for it etc. etc.
  
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- Progressicat says:
  
  August 31, 2015 at 10:33 AM MDT
  
  I hear she scheduled a meeting with the EPA to confront it and ask it to resign. Harvey, Mizel, and Tancredo are checking their schedules to make sure they can be there to back her up. Also, I've heard rumors that the EPA is banging the Minerals Management Service on the sly.
  
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  - BlueCat says:
    
    August 31, 2015 at 10:34 AM MDT
    
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  - Diogenesdemar says:
    
    August 31, 2015 at 11:47 AM MDT
    
    Hey, you probably would too if you saw MMS in some of those dresses!!!
    
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- MichaelBowman says:
  
  August 31, 2015 at 10:51 AM MDT
  
  If any of you were fans of the HBO program Newsroom and have AmazonTV, it's well-worth the time to rewatch the series from the beginning – in particular S1:E3, but watching the opening scene in S1:E1 is never a waste of time. They could be re-running the series starting today and it would reflect, to the tee, what is happening politically in the world today.
  
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- MichaelBowman says:
  
  August 31, 2015 at 11:25 AM MDT
  
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  - The realist says:
    
    August 31, 2015 at 11:50 AM MDT
    
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  - BlueCat says:
    
    August 31, 2015 at 1:31 PM MDT
    
    Ain't it the truth!
    
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