Markey won’t deliver answers

by Amy Oliver | 10:28 pm, June 20, 2010

Congresswoman Betsy Markey has time to play  UPS union member and get some TV face time:

But she has no time to answer constituent questions or questions from me.  Questions that I have posed to Markey’s office that have gone unanswered:

Before the Cap and Trade vote I sent several emails asking which way she was voting. [...]

Tax cuts for small brewers: the rest of the story…

by Amy Oliver | 4:45 pm, June 3, 2010

A little noticed article in the Fort Collins Coloradoan raises some big questions.  The newspaper reports that bills introduced into both the House and Senate would provide tax cuts for small breweries such as the Fort Collins Brewery and New Belgium Brewing Company.  The purpose of both pieces of legislation is too make the breweries [...]

When hope and change are bad

by Amy Oliver | 9:04 am, May 26, 2010

In video captured by Who Said You Said, Congresswoman Betsy Markey asks “since when did hope and change become a bad thing?”

I’ll answer that. When the national debt exploded and now is over $13 trillion, more than $42,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States. And if they have the nerve [...]

Redistricting to their advantage

by Amy Oliver | 12:44 pm, April 22, 2010

The Denver Post, in a house editorial, appropriately asks “What are Colorado Democrats up to?”
The question is in reference to HB 1408, recently introduced redistricting legislation that would strike all statutory “neutral criteria for judicial determination of congressional districts.”  In other words, let our courts redistrict at will. Think CD 7, with its odd shape [...]

Talk show hosts sponsor Bye Bye Betsy contest

by Amy Oliver | 6:35 am, April 19, 2010

Several talk show hosts from my radio station News Talk 1310 KFKA in Greeley are sponsoring a fun contest to say goodbye to 4th Congressional District Representative Betsy Markey.  I’m not going to rehash all the reasons why I think Markey has failed her constituents.  Read previous posts about her for that.
This is your opportunity to have [...]

Redistricting: Dems’ strategy to keep Markey’s seat

by Amy Oliver | 7:57 pm, April 11, 2010

It’s no news flash that Congresswoman Betsy Markey’s bid for a second term to represent the 4th CD is in doubt.  However, if Markey wins re-election and Democrats retain control in the state house, they have plans to make sure Markey’s seat is never again in jeopardy.
David Thielen, a Boulder County Democrat and contributor to [...]

She couldn’t say no

by Amy Oliver | 2:33 pm, March 23, 2010

In the end, Congresswoman Betsy Markey could not say no to Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and the tax-and-spend lobby.
A couple of months ago during my weekly radio segment with Coloradoan editor Bob Moore, who has a good, working relationship with Markey’s office, I wondered that if push comes to shove, could Betsy Markey say no to Nancy [...]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

by Amy Oliver | 9:42 pm, March 17, 2010

The Good:  Late this afternoon Major Diggs Brown dropped out of 4th CD GOP race and endorsed Cory Gardner.  Diggs is an officer and gentleman — and a statesman.  Just a suggestion, but how about a Draft Diggs campaign to challenge Rep John Kefalas.  Diggs for HD 52?
The Bad:  Denver Post reports “Democratic moderates in [...]

Gardner, Buck and McInnis win Weld County straw poll

by Amy Oliver | 10:06 pm, March 16, 2010

Results of the Weld County straw poll:
Governor: Scott McInnis 664, Dan Maes 590, John Hickenlooper 1
Senate: Ken Buck 982, Jane Norton 213, Tom Weins 74, Cleve Tidwell 19, Steve Barton 5, Vincent Martinez 1
4th CD:  Cory Gardner 688, Diggs Brown 192, Tom Lucero 159, Dean Madere 54
2nd CD: Stephen Bailey 88, Bob Brancato 56

Blue Dog Markey: All bark; no bite

by Amy Oliver | 2:32 pm, February 13, 2010

At the end of last year Congresswoman Betsy Markey (CO 4) joined the Blue Dog Coalition, a self described group of 54 conservative and moderate Democrats that focus on fiscal issues including a balanced budget and the national debt.   A review of Markey’s voting record leaves one to wonder if her support for fiscal reform is [...]

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