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Colorado Pols
17h ago
As the Washington Post’s Philip Bump reports, though the word is spreading excitedly throughout Christendom: On Tuesday, [Donald Trump] announced a promotion that might endear him even further to the central Christian text: a “God Bless the USA” Bible, some of the proceeds of which will flow back to him… The promoted Bible has not ..read more
Colorado Pols
20h ago
Happy Day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania. Let’s Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us on Facebook and Twitter ..read more
Colorado Pols
1d ago
“Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, ‘This is a misfortune’ but ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune.'” –Marcus Aurelius ..read more
Colorado Pols
2d ago
The Washington Post’s Toluse Olorunnipa reports today on the sustained new vigor seen from President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign in the weeks since Biden’s fiery and on-point State of the Union address upended the manufactured presumptions about Biden’s fitness for office. After giving the speech of his life, Biden on tour is making the case ..read more
Colorado Pols
2d ago
We first started taking note of Congressional funding requests from Colorado’s delegation back in 2021, when rules were relaxed on so-called “earmarks” after a 10 year moratorium on the process. As we noted in May 2021, Colorado received $123.3 million in “Member Designated Projects” and “Community Funding Requests” for local communities — every dime of ..read more
Colorado Pols
2d ago
Today on the Get More Smarter Podcast…the Second Regular Session of the 74th Colorado General Assembly is about halfway over: Democrats are taking big swings at big bills and Republicans are making utter fools of themselves. In other words, it’s a day that ends with “y.” Not-billionaire and not president and not gonna be president ..read more
Colorado Pols
2d ago
“A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.” –Maxim Gorky ..read more
Colorado Pols
3d ago
We finally have an idea of what the ballot will look like for voters in Colorado’s fourth congressional district who will be selecting a candidate in both a Special Election and a Republican Primary Election. Now former Congressman Ken Buck (R-Greeley) finished his last day on Capitol Hill on Friday after his surprise announcement earlier ..read more
Colorado Pols
3d ago
Late last week, the mailer you see below from the notorious “no compromise” gun rights group Rocky Mountain Gun Owners landed in mailboxes across Senate District 12, the Colorado Springs-area seat being vacated by GOP CO-05 congressional candidate Sen. Bob Gardner. The mail piece in RMGO’s usual in-your-face style doesn’t mince words or images, with ..read more
Colorado Pols
3d ago
“A bad system will beat a good person every time.” –W. Edwards Deming ..read more