3 Strikes: “Clean” Energy, You’re Out

by Jon Caldara | 11:30 am, October 24, 2011

The idea has been rammed down our throats for ages now: We need energy independence! We need “clean” energy! So said Jimmy Carter. So says Bill Ritter. So says President Obama. But Amy Oliver, William Yeatman, and Michael Sandoval with our Environmental Policy Center want to prove that there is no such thing. It’s a [...]

National Outlet Defends TABOR from FASTER

by Jon Caldara | 9:35 am, June 7, 2011

Bravo WorldNetDaily! If you haven’t seen this remarkable write-up of what FASTER has meant for taxpayers in Colorado then check this piece out. The article does a wonderful job of explaining the intention of our Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) to those unfamiliar with it and explaining how former governor Bill Ritter’s fee infested FASTER [...]

On Energy, Ritter Earns an “F”

by Jon Caldara | 3:11 pm, January 11, 2011

While at Founders Night this year, I was interviewed by Energy Now TV-news magazine. We talked about Ritter’s “new energy economy” and the future of energy in our great state of Colorado. The interview is about 9 minutes long, check it out:

Reporter Susan McGinnis did a great job of playing devils advocate with me (hey, [...]

Bill Ritter Dropping Out of Governor’s Race?

by T.L. James | 8:28 pm, January 5, 2010

The dPost is reporting so: Gov. Bill Ritter is planning an 11 a.m. press conference Wednesday at which he is expected to announce that he will withdraw from the race for governor, numerous sources close to Ritter confirmed tonight… At the same time, Washington, D.C. blogs were reporting that Ritter would drop out of the [...]

The Coming Reset in State Government – An Opportunity for Smaller Government?

by T.L. James | 8:07 pm, September 6, 2009

Over at the Wall Street Journal, Indiana governor Mitch Daniels issues a warning on state finances – one our own Bill Ritter ought to heed before we end up as the square version of California: The “progressive” states that built their enormous public burdens by soaking the wealthy will hit the wall first and hardest. California, which [...]

Ritter’s Colorado Gun Tax

by wesley | 7:25 am, August 19, 2009

As if the Car Tax, Property Tax, and many other taxes weren’t enough, Bill Ritter wants more of your hard-earned cash. What’s this Levy Genius’ newest plan? This week, with the Brain Train coming, Governor Ritter strapped himself to the clever tracks and decided that he’s going to tax every Colorado firearm sale $10 – [...]

Something’s Missing Here

by T.L. James | 11:33 pm, December 18, 2008

In all the wrangling over a replacement for Ken Salazar, something seems to be getting left out: where in all this maneuvering are the interests of Coloradans being considered? Apparently those are of secondary (or lesser) importance to the power interests of the Democrat Party and its obsessive-compulsive need to pander to identity-group factions.

Hillary Rallies the PUMAs for Obama

by T.L. James | 1:14 pm, October 26, 2008

It took a LOT longer to put this together than I thought it would, and it’s still a little rough, but here’s the footage from the Hillary rally in Aurora on Friday afternoon…with some (hopefully) funny additions:

Hillary! Does Aurora

by T.L. James | 8:45 pm, October 24, 2008

So, what did it feel like to be the lone conservative in a sea of PUMAs and Ø-bots at the Hillary Clinton rally this afternoon in Aurora? Well, let’s just say that I was a little on edge, expecting something like this to happen to me at any moment: Thank goodness the crowd was too [...]

Ritter Campaigns Against Amendment 46

by zombiehunter | 10:00 pm, September 29, 2008

Today Governor Ritter held a press conference to campaign against Amendment 46: Civil Rights Initiative.  People’s Press Collective has the 4 minute video: Here are some of the highlights: “but Amendment 46 undercuts Colorado and destroys years of progress in education, in health care, in workforce development.  All efforts that are important to Colorado’s hardworking [...]

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