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*Friday PM Quick Hits - Mount Virtus Nov 20, 2009, 6:53 pm
A devastating story for the scaremongering “climate change” religionists breaks today because of illegal hacking ... more
*Wake Up Early Monday to See Me: Jeffco Republican Men's Club Speech - Mount Virtus Nov 20, 2009, 7:01 pm
I am slated as the keynote speaker this coming Monday, 7 AM, at the Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club (follow link ... more
*Ryan Frazier Touts Endorsements from Wide Range of 'Influential Coloradans” - Mount Virtus Nov 20, 2009, 11:38 am
As Don at Business Word notes, the Ryan Frazier campaign yesterday touted a list of endorsements from “nearly one hundr ... more
Listen to Colorado Loses' Podcast Update: AFSCME's Mass Mail Screwup - Mount Virtus Nov 19, 2009, 4:53 pm
Last Saturday I reported that thousands of Colorado state employees who never signed up to join a union were barraged with me ... more
*Someone Doesn't Like Senator Mark Udall's Autoreply Form Letters - Mount Virtus Nov 19, 2009, 5:19 pm
This was forwarded to me a little while ago. Someone named Kathy from Evergreen apparently (and doubtless with good reason) i ... more
Celebrating the Independence Institute's Silver Anniversary This Evening - Mount Virtus Nov 19, 2009, 5:35 pm
This evening the Independence Institute celebrates its 25th anniversary with a sold-out Founders’ Night dinner featurin ... more
*A Campaign Volunteer Opportunity that Gives Back to the Community - Mount Virtus Nov 19, 2009, 10:16 am
If you live in the Denver metro area, Ryan Frazier, a Republican candidate for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, i ... more
*Arm Yourself with Knowledge - Fight Back Against Senate Democrat Tactics - Mount Virtus Nov 18, 2009, 10:15 am
Writing over at Red State, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) shines light on the deceptive approach he believes Harry Reid and ... more
*Senate District 16: Rob Witwer, Dan Maes Out; Penry Touts Cheri Gerou - Mount Virtus Nov 18, 2009, 12:03 am
Last night I noted Democrat state senator Dan Gibbs’ announced decision not to seek re-election in 2010, and started th ... more
*Recovery.gov Fail: $1.1 Million Per Stimulus Job in Jeffco May Be Low - Mount Virtus Nov 17, 2009, 3:10 pm
Earlier this month I did a little research on the Obama administration’s multimillion-dollar Recovery.gov website and f ... more
*November Survey: Ken Buck's Support Rises, Jane Norton Seen as Strongest - Mount Virtus Nov 17, 2009, 10:07 am
Introducing the top-line results from the 3rd edition of the survey of Colorado’s political temperature. Participation ... more
*Barack Obama Could Use Some World Leader Greeting Etiquette Refreshers - Mount Virtus Nov 17, 2009, 12:59 am
(H/T Gene Kinsey) It appears President Obama could have used some world leader greeting etiquette refreshers before giving a ... more
*Democrat State Sen. Dan Gibbs to Forego Re-election: Start Speculating - Mount Virtus Nov 17, 2009, 1:19 am
New RMA member Don Johnson reports that Democrat state senator Dan Gibbs will not run for re-election in his mountain distric ... more
Humor: The Big Political News You May Have Missed Over the Weekend - Mount Virtus Nov 16, 2009, 10:03 am
Because I’m finally getting around to putting out a press release (below the fold) with the important details — c ... more
*Finding a Home for 'What I'm Thankful For”: Reflecting One Year Later - Mount Virtus Nov 15, 2009, 4:59 pm
Last year at this time I was in the middle of writing a 20-part blog series on “What I’m Thankful For.” Whi ... more
*State of Colorado's Republican Race for Governor: After Penry, the Deluge? - Mount Virtus Nov 14, 2009, 6:45 pm
Chuck Plunkett is one of the more liberal members of the Denver Post’s editorial board, but he’s a straight shoot ... more
*AFSCME Sends Union Membership Cards to Colorado State Employees - Mount Virtus Nov 14, 2009, 3:50 pm
Reports indicate that thousands of Colorado state employees received AFSCME (American Federation of State County and Municipa ... more
*PPC Citizen Journalists Query Ed Perlmutter's Office on Pelosi Care - Mount Virtus Nov 13, 2009, 7:11 pm
So yes, my Representative Ed Perlmutter voted for the costly, restrictive monstrosity known as Pelosi Care (HR 3962). But how ... more
*Latest Colorado Political Survey Inspires Kataline Essay on 'Big Tent” GOP - Mount Virtus Nov 12, 2009, 5:33 pm
Our current survey of Colorado’s political temperature has inspired more than just a series of click-in-the-box respons ... more
*Please Welcome the Two Newest Rocky Mountain Alliance Bloggers - Mount Virtus Nov 12, 2009, 10:17 am
For the first time in quite awhile, the Rocky Mountain Alliance has started to grow again. We have two new members who repres ... more
*Talking to Former GOP Guv Candidate Josh Penry on Decision to Drop Out - Mount Virtus Nov 11, 2009, 3:12 pm
This morning I had the opportunity to follow up on this week’s Colorado political bombshell with the man at the center ... more
*Happy Veterans Day - Mount Virtus Nov 11, 2009, 10:33 am
Ninety-one years ago today “the war to end all wars” officially ended. Among the millions of dead were more than ... more
Take Advantage of Your Chance to Take the Free People Free Markets Class - Mount Virtus Nov 11, 2009, 1:18 am
Candidates and politicians let us down a lot. But the philosophical and economic principles that underlie personal liberty an ... more
*Political Blackmail Behind Josh Penry Dropping Out of Guv's Race? - Mount Virtus Nov 9, 2009, 6:22 pm
PPC already has reported to my great disappointment and astonishment that Josh Penry has decided to withdraw from the Colorad ... more
Do We Still Celebrate the Berlin Wall's Collapse 20 Years Later? - Mount Virtus Nov 9, 2009, 1:20 pm
Twenty years ago today the Berlin Wall came down. Not exactly breaking news for my well-informed readers, but the significanc ... more
*Reminder: Call Congress Today to Oppose H.R. 3962 Obama Care - Mount Virtus Nov 6, 2009, 5:04 pm
I was planning to post a notice today about the need to take action against the Pelosi version of Obama Care. And today is th ... more
*How Long for Michael Bennet to Decide on Fed Reserve Transparency? - Mount Virtus Nov 6, 2009, 10:06 am
In a savvy political move that promotes a good, old-fashioned commonsense idea — something very rare in the halls of Co ... more
*Remembering Grandpa Two Years Past the 100th Anniversary of His Birth - Mount Virtus Nov 6, 2009, 7:41 am
Two years ago today I posted a brief memoir in honor of what would have been my Grandpa’s 100th birthday. It was uplift ... more
*Scott McInnis' No-Debate Strategy: 'Party Unity for Me, But Not for Thee” - Mount Virtus Nov 5, 2009, 11:37 pm
In a Denver Post column today, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis justifies his decision not to engage in debat ... more
*Help Steer the Local Political Discussion: It's Time for the November Survey - Mount Virtus Nov 5, 2009, 10:56 am
It’s that time again. Yes, El Presidente and I have commissioned and fashioned another survey that we hope you will tak ... more
*What Happened in NY-23? - Mount Virtus Nov 5, 2009, 10:07 am
Everyone and his brother (a particularly strange piece of slang I picked up from my childhood) has been offering spin to expl ... more
*Kent Lambert's Announcement Thursday: Going for Senate District 9? - Mount Virtus Nov 5, 2009, 12:15 am
Yesterday Republican state senator Dave Schultheis announced he would be retiring from office in 2010. This evening a press r ... more
*Colorado Supreme Court & School Funding: Case to Clear the Bench - Mount Virtus Nov 4, 2009, 2:36 pm
Despite all the hoopla (much of it well-deserved) about the election results, let’s not lose focus on an easily overloo ... more
*Election 2009, From Va. to Local School Board: Mixed Bag, More Good Than Bad - Mount Virtus Nov 4, 2009, 9:49 am
Quick reflections on last night’s election results …
National
The Bad: In what was a late insurgent campaign, con ... more
*GOP Surprise: Dave Schultheis to Retire, Tom McDowell to Succeed Him? - Mount Virtus Nov 3, 2009, 7:15 pm
From CBS4 Denver, foot-in-mouth State Senator David Schultheis (R-Colorado Springs) has pulled a surprise and announced he ... more
*Josh Penry Effectively Calls Out Governor Bill Ritter for 'Hiring Farce” - Mount Virtus Nov 3, 2009, 7:22 pm
Channel 7 investigative reporters Arthur Kane and John Ferrugia have exposed Democrat Governor Bill Ritter’s so-called ... more
*Rally With the Tea Party Express in Denver's Civic Center Today at 5 PM - Mount Virtus Nov 3, 2009, 9:56 am
The Tea Party Express rolls into Denver today for a 5 PM Election Day 2009 rally featuring Joe The Plumber. Angry about the P ... more
*Wow: Obama Stimulus Spending in Jefferson County at $1.1 Million Per Job - Mount Virtus Nov 3, 2009, 8:15 am
In a recent diary at Rocky Mountain Right, Mike Robinson finds that the Obama stimulus bill created 654 jobs in Douglas Count ... more
*Pelosi's Version of Obama Care 'Worst Bill Ever”? Close Enough to Reject - Mount Virtus Nov 2, 2009, 11:24 pm
Is Nancy Pelosi’s 2,000-page version of Obama Care “the worst bill ever” — as the editors of the Wall ... more
Baseball Players Stump for EFCA: A Bad Way to Mix Sports and Politics - Mount Virtus Nov 2, 2009, 1:59 pm
Here’s the latest, greatest example why sports and politics don’t mix …. At first, when I read this posting ... more
*Bill Ritter Bait-and-Switch Continues - Desperate? Unethical? Incompetent? - Mount Virtus Oct 31, 2009, 2:55 pm
The Bill Ritter email bait-and-switch continues. Three weeks ago, during my first and only ever contact on Bill Ritter’ ... more
*Has John Salazar's Support of Obama Care Invited a Scott Tipton Challenge? - Mount Virtus Oct 30, 2009, 7:27 pm
(H/T Complete Colorado) The Grand Junction Sentinel reported yesterday that Colorado 3rd District Democratic Congressman John ... more
*Taking on the Colorado Supreme Court: Mark Hillman, Mike Rosen & Me - Mount Virtus Oct 30, 2009, 10:27 am
A sense that the Colorado Supreme Court is growing out of control continues to pick up momentum after the October 19 Lobato v ... more
Josh Penry Taking Debate in Serious Direction of Long-Term State Reform - Mount Virtus Oct 29, 2009, 5:16 pm
Yesterday state senate minority leader and gubernatorial candidate Josh Penry took the opportunity to respond to Governor Bil ... more
*Obama Joker Face Video - Mount Virtus Oct 29, 2009, 1:29 am
From the creative talents of my friend El Presidente, posted first at People’s Press Collective, one of the best Obama videos produced yet:
... more
*Jeffco GOP Central Committee Recap: Governor Hopefuls Speak, Gholston Steals Show, Frazier Team Absent - Mount Virtus Oct 28, 2009, 8:09 pm
Last night I attended the Jefferson County Republican Central Committee meeting, along with nearly 200 other local precinct a ... more
Government Run Amok Again: Don't Offer Paid Rides to Airport in Nevada - Mount Virtus Oct 28, 2009, 10:47 am
A new story from the files of government authority run amok…
Following shortly on the heels of the Michigan woman hara ... more
*Is Maine's Question 4 a Belwether of Limited Government Sentiment? - Mount Virtus Oct 28, 2009, 1:50 am
A lot of people are looking at the Virginia governor’s race — or even the New York 23 race — as a belwether ... more
*Rasmussen: GOP Congress Out of Touch, Democrats Even Less Trusted - Mount Virtus Oct 26, 2009, 11:51 pm
I’ve spent the past several days trying to reach a coherent synthesis from these two poll results taken by Rasmussen:
... more
Josh Penry Wins Hometown Support; Bill Ritter Wins Root Canal Crowd - Mount Virtus Oct 26, 2009, 9:47 am
The Denver Post this morning published a pair of follow-up stories analyzing the campaign finance reports in the race for Col ... more
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