Colorado

Reciprocity in Scotland: “Keep fighting for freedom!”

Contributed by Matt Soper:
After arriving in Edinburgh on Friday, to begin my masters degree, I decided Saturday would be a perfect day to wander around the city with friends and begin orienting myself to my new temporary home.
As my two friends and I wandered around Edinburgh, we decided to go into Jenners, a historic department [...]

In Case You Missed It – Salazar kin jumps aisle to support McCain

From the Rocky Mountain News:
“We shouldn’t just vote Democrat just because our parents did.”
-Silverio Salazar
Read the entire article here.

DNC Snubs Archbishop Chaput – “a serious oversight”

As reported in the Washington Times,  Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput has not been invited to join a very lengthy list of other clergy members to address the Democratic National Convention when it convenes in Denver next week.  Snubbing the leader of 385,000 Catholics in northern Colorado is “a serious oversight” according to Raymond Flynn, the [...]

Salazar and Democrats won’t drill offshore even at $10 a gallon

That is not a misprint!  Senator Mitch McConnell offered a series of amendments to expand drilling offshore.  Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar repeatedly said “I object!”  Watch this video of Senate floor proceedings from July 31.
Salazar objected to McConnell’s amendments even if offshore drilling was withheld until gas reached $4.50 per gallon, or $5.00, or $7.50, [...]

Russian Roulette

Walter (Buz) Koelbel succeeded his father as President of Koelbel and Company, one of the longest continually operating real estate development companies in Colorado.  Additionally, the Koelbel’s have distinguished themselves as on of the state’s most generous philanthropists and best citizens.   The following July 18, 2008 letter was sent to business associates and colleagues of [...]

In Case You Missed It: Sen. Wayne Allard on oil shale

Skewed logic over oil shell
By Sen. Wayne Allard (CO)
As originally pulblished in the Denver Post on July 24, 2008.
Colorado is different. Our Rocky Mountain oysters aren’t seafood, our tourism industry heats up when temperatures cool down and our oil reserves aren’t like Texas’ liquid “black gold.” Ours are the shale rocks of Western Colorado.
Unfortunately, one [...]

Tip of the Hat: Col. Thomas H. Kirk, Retired U.S. Air Force

Tom Kirk is a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars.  On October 28, 1967 he was shot down and immediately captured by the North Vietnamese and held as a Prisoner of War in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” for 5 ½ years until his release on March 14, 1973.
Following his return home Kirk said,”I [...]

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 [...]

Those Champions of Diversity from Boulder - Only 2.8% (23 0f 823) at CU are Republicans

Ed Rozek, Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado, thought the public berating of Bruce Benson by the CU faculty was outrageous. He also thought there was more to it than just questioning Benson’s qualifications. Could the “lynching of Bruce Benson” have had something to do with his involvement in Republican party politics?
So, [...]

Bob Schaffer – A Man of Principle Standing Up for Colorado’s Taxpayers and Protecting the Constitution

Bob Schaffer can read, which is helpful if you are going to be Colorado’s next United States Senator.  More importantly, he understands what he reads. Schaffer was peeved at the actions of Gov. Ritter and the Democrat majority in the State Legislature to “freeze” property tax rates that would otherwise have fallen.  This scheme is [...]