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Obama Racks Up More Endorsements – Kim Jong-Il

The Obama campaign continues to surprise and amaze.  Admittedly it’s hard to top the April endorsement by Hamas top operative, Ahmed Yousef, or that of Weatherman Underground domestic terrorists, Bernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, but the young Illinois Senator may have found a way. 
As reported in the World Tribune, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il is [...]

In case you missed it: Let’s Keep the Door Open on Oil Shale

In a thoughtful guest editorial in the Rocky Mountain News, Peggy Rector makes the case for moving forward with the process of potentially tapping the estimated trillion barrel oil reserve in northwestern Colorado. Rector is from Rangley, the small town in the heart of the impacted region and serves as chair of the Environmentally Conscious [...]

In case you missed it…

Bill Moloney, a Line of Sight Contributing Editor, has written an excellent op-ed on education reform that appeared in Tuesday’s  Rocky Mountain News. Bill is a former Commissioner of Education, a post that makes him exceedingly qualified to comment on how much damage will be done to Colorado’s educational system by current “reforms.” 

Tax them until they behave

As if Americans weren’t already reeling enough from rising gas prices, The New York Times  thinks adding additional taxes to the cost of your next fill up would be a good idea. 
With gas prices shooting up, sales of SUVs and pick-up trucks have fallen significantly – something the Times takes great satisfaction in – the [...]

Tip of the Hat- Mesa County Commissioners and the Independence Institute: The Defenders of our Colorado Constitution

Governor Ritter and the Democrat controlled state legislature tried to pull a fast one on the citizens of Colorado with SB 199.  With their “freeze” of property tax rates, the elected leaders planned to skim $1.5 billion or so in just the next five years from Coloradans without asking for approval at the ballot box.  [...]

Bumper Sticker of the Month

It wasn’t seen on a bumper, but it was too good to pass up…

Good News for the Month – BLM to Move forward on Roan Leases

The Bureau of Land Management announced recently that they were moving forward to implement the cautiously restrictive resource development plan for the Roan Plateau in western Colorado estimated to contain 9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. 
We see that as Good News for at least four reasons. First, Colorado’s economy could use the boost from [...]

Obama: Known by the Company He Keeps - Fundraiser Tony Rezko Guilty on 16 Counts

As if the outrageous antics of Barak Obama’s preachers aren’t enough, yesterday a 16 count guilty verdict  was handed down against Obama real estate business partner and fundraiser, Tony Rezko.  Convictions include crimes of money laundering, fraud, and kickbacks.  Oh, it was Chicago politics after all!
And, then there are the other good friends of Obama – [...]