Friday Jams Fest
Anybody had the privilege of hearing Tim Reynolds live? He’s got a tour coming up on the West coast. Throw in Dave Matthews and I’ll sell you my sister for an airline ticket.
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Who Are They Trying to Kid? Deem and Pass Was Never Meant for This.
Donny Shaw of OpenCongress takes a hard look at what Deem and Pass has been used for with an in depth look at six specific examples. Warning–spoiler alert–Health care reform isn’t in the same hemisphere. Five of the six examples he lists were made by the GOP when they controlled both the House and the […]
Urge our Legislators to Oppose the Brown Bailout
I’m writing with an update to an issue which I blogged about previously, known as the “Brown Bailout.” As a brief refresher, the Brown Bailout refers to a small but harmful section of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill which would fundamentally change how UPS’ chief competitor, FedEx Express, is regulated. Right now, UPS – […]
What Larry and Grizwald Didn’t Know
The Denver Post’s Lynn Bartels wrote Saturday for The Spot: You’ve got to hand it to Scott McInnis’ campaign for its clever jab at Democratic rival John Hickenlooper as told by Larry the Lynx and Grizwald the Bear. McInnis, one of two Republicans running for governor, managed to combine Hickenlooper’s gubernatorial campaign open house today […]
Leading by example
Update: 3/20/10, 9:04am A statement I heard as a kid has always stuck with me – “making rules is easy, following them is hard.” In the case of the use tax the state is now putting a major emphasis on collecting this tax. Sounds simple and reasonable – no? So I just shot an email […]
Scott McInnis is on the beat
You should never annoy a cop. As a working lawyer in the suburbs with a criminal docket, it has been my sad experience over the years to have clients who insist on going to trial for a misdemeanor crime. At trial, it is my guy’s word against the cop’s. The jury hears the defendant’s pitch […]
Good humor and an internet hoax altogether. What’s not to like?
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) As far as I can tell there is no such thing as the Mensa Invitational- but some of these are pretty funny. Here is the Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one […]
Sounding the bottom with Dave Schultheis
(Bumped into Wednesday by popular demand – promoted by Colorado Pols) Tweeted by the Senator a few hours ago– This doesn’t mean what I’m reading it to mean, does it? Really, I’m looking for a second opinion, for some reason I still have trouble with the idea that anyone could be this vile. Then again, […]
Microsoft SharePoint 2009 Conference – day 1
Today was the opening of the SharePoint Conference and it was kicked off with a keynote speech by Steve Ballmer. The message that came through loud and clear – Microsoft is back baby and it’s loaded for bear. They’ve got Google, Oracle, & IBM squarely in their sights and those three may not even see […]
Stopping the Great American Jobs Scam in Denver
For the last month on my morning drive-time radio show on AM760, we have been discussing the Frontier Airline situation, and how it serves as an important microcosm of all the debates about jobs, the economy, public policy, and corporate welfare inherent in Greg LeRoy’s terrific book called The Great American Jobs Scam – a […]
the Definition of Justice…
When will the time come that Climate Change talks will start considering Human Rights over Business rights? There is a growing group of people in our world who are in a legal limbo, Environmental Refugees. Even though there are hundreds to thousands of people currently being displaced by Climate Change, they do not have a […]
Flerlage for Congress Receives Key Endorsements
This is shaping up to be a break-out quarter for the campaign. In the last two weeks, we have received endorsements from former Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, Jefferson County Commissioner Kathy Hartman, 2008 CD 6 nominee Hank Eng, and the pilots of United Airlines. With the previous endorsements we have shown that we can lay […]
Flerlage announces second major endorsement
Passing along some good news in cd 6. Flerlage picks up his second union endorsement. The Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association announced its endorsement of John Flerlage for Congress. They are joining the Air Line Pilots Association Council 66 in its support of the Littleton Democrat.
South Jeffco Resident Taking Run at Congress
From The Columbine Courier:
Republican Tom Tancredo represented South Jeffco in Congress for 10 years after first winning the seat in 1998. His successor, Aurora Republican Mike Coffman, has been in office for less than three months – and the potential challengers already are lining up.
One is John Flerlage, a South Jeffco Democrat who says he’s the only one who can go toe to toe against Coffman and win.
“I cede nothing on security or economics as a Democrat,” Flerlage said during an interview at a South Jeffco Starbucks on March 4.
If anyone can battle Coffman on national security issues, an ex-Marine with years of military experience, it might be Flerlage.
He, too, is an ex-Marine. Flerlage served 22 years in the Marine Corps (11 on active duty and 11 in the Reserves) before he retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2000. During his Marine years, he flew the F/A-18 Hornet and A-4 Skyhawk, and was eventually placed in leadership positions to train young pilots in world affairs, strategic commitments and other tactical aircraft at the Marine aviation advanced tactics school. In the 1990s, he flew support missions in support of NATO operations in Bosnia.
After he retired from the Marine Reserves in 2000, Flerlage went to work at Delta Airlines, where he is now a captain and flies long-haul international flights.
Flerlage has at least one hurdle to clear before he can even match toes with Coffman – Democrat David Canter has also announced plans to run in CD-6.
Ritter Criticized for Pricey China Plane Tix
From Channel 7 News: In the middle of the current economic crisis, Gov. Bill Ritter and nine other state employees spent more than $78,000 to conduct a trade mission to Asia that included taxpayers paying for business-class flights and five-star hotels, a CALL7 investigation found. Ritter defended the trip and the expenses, saying it is […]
Littleton Democrat banks on recovery
https://www.rockymountainnews.c… Littleton Democrat banks on recovery By M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News A turnaround in the economy could make congressional Republicans regret their votes against the economic stimulus package. At least, that’s the hope of Democrat John Flerlage, a political newcomer from Littleton who is gearing up a run against first-term Republican Rep. Mike Coffman […]
The Pilgrimage
(What an exciting trip – looking forward to updates. Please disregard idiot Sankore’s posting on thread. – promoted by Laughing Boy) (Cross-Posted to DemNotes at www.DemNotes.com) I’m in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this morning. Yep, Harrisburg. Yesterday, we spent the entire day hopping from airport to airport to end up here – just a couple of hours […]
Let’s Cut Cap-Gains Taxes on Auto Investments
By JARED POLIS https://online.wsj.com/article/… The din of clattering metal echoes through the halls of our capital: panhandlers! Erstwhile captains of the automobile industry, having foregone their Learjets, now don the tattered rags of beggars as they seek congressional approval for a $34 billion bailout of the Big Three automobile companies. Our United States Congress of […]
Guantanamo prosecutor says Flight 93 was shot down
From Reuters …prosecutor Timothy Stone, in an attempt to draw a link between Hamdan and the al Qaeda leadership in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, told the six-member jury of U.S. military officers who will decide Hamdan’s guilt or innocence that Hamdan had inside knowledge of the 2001 attacks on the United States… “If […]
Schaffer/Abramoff In The News
The New York Times’ Carl Hulse wrote Friday: Jack Abramoff must have been one heck of a lobbyist. He has not set foot on Capitol Hill in years yet is still a major player in everyday Congressional life… Jack isn’t back – he never left. The staying power of the Abramoff corruption case that contributed […]
Polis Gets Wonky On Energy
Continuing what the Jared Polis campaign sees as a theme worth pressing home (if you filled up your tank recently, it’ll be tough to disagree), he announced a detailed energy plan today. In addition to staking out a growing pocketbook issue, it’s meant to draw a hard distinction between himself and (putatively) “energy industry friendly” […]
End the War versus Bring the Troops Home
At the risk of violating protocol by repeating here a comment posed elsewhere–in connection with a current events quiz on public fantasies and obscure fanatics–I would urge that a distinction be made between “ending the war in Iraq” (won’t happen) and “bring the troops home” (will happen if Obama is elected). It’s of use to […]
Schaffer runs on… leaving office?
Fromt today’s Denver Post Bob Schaffer spent six years in Congress and says his top political accomplishment was leaving office. In addition to keeping a promise to voters that he’d serve only three U.S. House terms, the former congressman quickly added that he’s also proud of his record on agriculture, education and the economy. “It’s […]
Why I Am No Longer a ‘Brain-Dead Liberal’
David Mamet: An election-season essay Why I Am No Longer a ‘Brain-Dead Liberal’ by David Mamet – The Village Voice John Maynard Keynes was twitted with changing his mind. He replied, “When the facts change, I change my opinion. What do you do, sir?” My favorite example of a change of mind was Norman Mailer […]
Oral Roberts….Oh my, another Christian Right SCANDAL
Read the university’s own internal report on the scandal for yourself, below, for all the juicy details. And more here from CBS News. Scandal Vulnerability Assessment Oral Roberts University, Oral Roberts Ministries Original Draft Prepared by Stephanie Cantees Investigation of potential areas of legal and/or financial issues in the university and ministry have yielded the […]