Wednesday Wrap-Up

by Jon Caldara | 11:56 am, April 22, 2009 | Comments Off

Until yesterday’s epic blog post on Republican atonement, I had been fairly quiet here on the Cauldron, and for that, I apologize.  But you’ve got to understand.  My life is a whirlwind of paparazzi, adoring fans, autograph sessions, and women sitting in the trees around my house “trying to get a good look.”  After the enormously successful Tea Party last Wednesday, I feel like things are starting to finally settle down, and with that will come more of my witty musings here on the Cauldron.  To kick all of this off, I’ve decided to create a weekly wrap-up post on things I deem important.  Expect everything from Supreme Court rulings to discussion of the ridiculous ending of the latest episode of 24. (that Jack Bauer is quite the problem solver isn’t he?)

Anyway, without further adieu, here are some great things we’ve been doing at Independence recently:

***By now I’m sure you’ve heard about “National Popular Vote,” aka House Bill 1299. If you believe Colorado should remain relevant in elections, you ought to think twice about 1299, and read Amy Oliver’s latest op-ed, aptly titled If National Popular Vote Wins, We Lose. (Side note: Check out our cartoonist Ben Hummel’s take on 1299 here.

***Vince Carroll’s op-ed in yesterday’s Denver Post discussed the enormous salaries those in the upper echelons of higher ed receive. Which is fine when times are great and everyone’s riding the gravy train, but what about during the tough times… like now for instance? Vince cited our own Jessica Corry to support his arguments, as Jessica’s done quite a bit of research on the subject - including this response to CU’s Bruce Benson.

***Senior fellow in Human Rights, Habtamu Dugo, was recently honored with this great article on his work with translating Google and its search capabilities into his native language - Afaan Oromoo. Now other Ethiopians can enjoy the fruits of Google. Great job Habtamu!

***The absurdly titled “Health Care Affordability Act” (think: card check’s ridiculous title “Employee Free Choice Act”) has been signed into law by Governor Ritter. This secret sick tax was fought by Health Care Policy Center director Linda Gorman on all fronts. Even going as far as writing a scathing, fact filled comment on this ridiculous Denver Post op-ed in favor of the secret sick tax. Scroll down to the comments, you’ll see Linda’s immaculate retort.

***The legislature has been discussing sentencing reform, but Governor Ritter is unwilling to do anything about it until he “gets more information.” Well, that’s good to hear, because Justice Policy Center director Mike Krause is a walking encyclopedia of sentencing reform information. Read his stance on sentencing reform here in this op-ed.

***Finally, in addition to washing my car, massaging my feet, and getting my lunch, interns do some interesting stuff every now and again. Take this for example. The Fiscal Policy Center’s intern Luke Jackson did some incredible work for center director Penn Pfiffner titled, “How Much of the Federal Debt Do You Owe?” All I have to say about that is… yikes.

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