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Once Again, Mike Coffman Takes Every Side on Important Legislation

Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) has spent more than 25 years in elected office, which is an impressive feat no matter how you break it down. But how does a partisan Republican like Mad MIke Coffman manage to appeal to a different group of voters time and time again? The answer is fiendishly simple and requires […]

Get More Smarter on Thursday (March 5)

Did you give up $4 million in salary this week? It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here's a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce announced its opposition to so-called "Right […]

How Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg Keeps The Government Out of Your Business (But Not His)

THURSDAY UPDATE: A reader pointed out this 2012 Denver Post story about Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg that you might find relevant to discussion of his $628,000+ in federal cash subsidy payments: Poor Coloradans who apply for monthly cash assistance would first have to pass a drug test before receiving benefits under a bill that cleared a […]

Bruce Ben$on’s CU Loves Its Climate Skeptics

Since becoming President of the University of Colorado, former GOP gubernatorial candidate and major political donor Bruce Benson has slowly but steadily nudged Colorado's flagship education institution into a place much more accommodating to conservatives. We've talked in the past about CU's former "visiting professor of conservative thought" Stephen Hayward, whose guest professorship didn't really […]

Ben Carson: Prison Makes You Gay

It was a bit of a surprise last summer when Ben Carson won a Presidential straw poll at the Western Conservative Summit in Colorado (hosted annually by Colorado Christian University), though perhaps it shouldn't have raised too many eyebrows. After all, the Western Conservative Summit is the same place where Herman Cain won a Presidential […]

Get More Smarter on Wednesday (March 4)

How exactly is weather forecasting any different than gambling at this point? It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here's a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Senate Democrats are holding a mid-session legislative briefing this afternoon […]

House (Finally) Passes DHS Funding Bill as Republicans Abandon Ship

UPDATE: Statement from Rep. Diana DeGette: “Finally, Republican leaders recognized what has been clear for weeks: whatever their disagreements with President Obama and his actions to address our broken immigration system, Congress must provide the necessary resources to protect our homeland from attacks and be prepared to respond to natural disasters. While we should have […]

Jeffco School Board Snaps Up GOP Media Consultants

We talked just over a month ago about the hiring by Jefferson County Public Schools of one Lisa Pinto, a right-wing Leadership Program of the Rockies graduate and former board member of the embattled Colorado Republican independent expenditure committee, as the new Chief Communications Officer of the district. Pinto appears to have been hired due […]

Get More Smarter on Tuesday (March 3)

Today is "303" day! Some of you may have to wait until July 20 to celebrate. It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here's a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Colorado's Congressional delegation — minus Rep. […]

GOP Anti-Abortion Bill #3 (!) Up Today

9NEWS' Amy Crowfoot reports, they just can't help themselves: HB15-1112, sponsored by Rep. Lois Landgraf (R-Fountain), would require a physician to "take all medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life of a born-alive infant" and prohibits denying nourishment to a born-alive infant with the intent of ending the infant's life. It also prohibits […]

Ryan Call changes tune about his opposition to at least one recall campaign

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Appearing on KNUS 710-AM’s Jimmy Sengenberger Show Saturday, Colorado GOP Chair Ryan Call emphasized his support for Colorado’s 2013 recall campaigns, when, in fact, Call flat out opposed at least one recall effort. “From a tactical perspective, frankly, the worst thing that I could do is to get to the head of […]

Partisan Battle Lines Forming Over Parental Leave Bill

A fact sheet from 9 to 5 Colorado summarizes House Bill 15-1221, legislation to renew existing Colorado law allowing parents to take unpaid leave for their childrens' school activities. This legislation passed its first House committee test today on a party-line vote, but faces an uncertain future in the GOP-controlled Colorado Senate: In 2009, the […]

Get More Smarter on Monday (March 2)

Did March begin more like a lion or a lamb? What about a giraffe? It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here's a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Conservation groups are drawing attention today to Republican […]

Polis Co-opts Ted Cruz on Legal Pot As Cruz “Evolves”

The Denver Post's Mark Matthews reported Friday on some fun Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado is having at the expense of 2016 GOP presidential hopeful and "Tea Party" firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz: Jared Polis and Ted Cruz are about as far apart on the political spectrum as two lawmakers can get. But this week the Boulder […]

Renewable Energy Standard Rollback To Die Today

UPDATE: The Durango Herald's Peter Marcus: The measure made it through the Republican-controlled Senate last month but faced an uphill climb in the House, where Democrats on the State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee ended the effort by a 6-5 party-line vote… Environmentalists held a rally at the Capitol just before the hearing to express […]

Buck’s vote with Boehner screws talk-radio hosts

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In standing with House Speaker John Boehner on Friday to avert the shutdown, albeit temporary, of the Department of Homeland Security, Colorado's new Republican Congressman Ken Buck apparently had second thoughts about his pledge to shut down DHS if necessary to stop Obama from allowing some immigrants to avoid deportation. Asked by KLZ's Randy Corporon in January […]

At Least He’s Not Your Governor

Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a darling of conservatives since his campaign to weaken public sector unions after winning office in 2010, has been working to raise his profile lately in advance of a possible run for the presidency in 2016. We took note last week of Walker's comments in response to Rudy Giuliani's statements […]

Former Colorado Springs PERA Members Sue City.

From Plan Sponsor: "Hospital Employees Sue Colorado Springs for Colorado PERA Pension." "A lawsuit claims the City of Colorado Springs’ termination of Memorial Health System’s affiliation with the state pension system violated state law." "Employees of Memorial Health System, owned by the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, have sued the city, claiming they were unlawfully […]

Get More Smarter on Friday (Feb. 27)

The dress is definitely bluish-brown. It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here's a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Today is the deadline for Congress to authorize funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), so […]

Denver TV reporter goes too far in saying Obama “doesn’t like America” and has “contempt” and “disdain” for U.S.

(Yikes! – Promoted by Colorado Pols) It's obvious to me that journalists should no longer be expected not to express opinions, even on the topics they cover. But, sometimes, if journalists have opinions that are so extreme, so rude or out-of-step with everyday sensibilities, they should refrain from expressing them. And if they do throw out such […]

GOP’s Self-Injurious Abortion Ban Bill Up Today

FRIDAY UPDATE: 9NEWS reports on the bill's eventual death Thursday on a 7-6 party line vote: Thursday's bill was the second of three anti-abortion bills introduced this year. A bill to increase the regulation of abortion clinics was defeated in committee earlier this year. The third bill, banning partial birth abortions, is scheduled for committee […]

John Boehner is Losing It

UPDATE: It's been animated, because of course: Sorry, folks. It can't be unseen now. —– Via NBC News, here's House Speaker John Boehner blowing kisses at a reporter who asks a question about funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Watch the video:

“Dr. Chaps” Laments Death of His Bills (In Song)

9NEWS' Brandon Rittiman captured this remarkable moment on the floor of the Colorado House today, featuring the endlessly entertaining Rep. Gordon "Dr. Chaps" Klingenschmitt belting out a procedural motion to the tune of Paul McCartney's Yesterday: Now I'm in the well, asking why they killed my bills. Must we read? The journal reminds me of my […]

Get More Smarter on Thursday (Feb. 26)

We've installed fresh batteries in the Colorado Pols Quadruple Doppler (with cheese), which is predicting as much as 10 feet of snow today. Or maybe less. It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here's a good example). TOP […]

Yes, Bennet’s Keystone XL Triangulation Is Stupid

This week, President Barack Obama vetoed a bill passed by the GOP-controlled House and Senate to expedite construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. This legislation would have short-circuited an ongoing State Department review of the project, and trumped court proceedings in the state of Nebraska over the legality of eminent domain takings to build the route. Obama […]

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