Bill of Rights Day: Celebration or Mourning?

by Bob Adelmann | 5:57 am, December 19, 2011

This was hard for me to write as there isn’t much good news. Both the Democrats and the Republicans overwhelmingly have voted to abrogate our rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights. That’s correct: our own elected representatives, who swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, are now guilty of treason by ignoring it and imperiously mandating controls and limitations on citizens never dreamed of in our founders’ worst nightmares.

The Party of "No" Chooses Default Over Compromise

by PerlStalker | 9:40 pm, July 27, 2011

Rather than compromise with their counterparts in the House, all 53 Senate Democrats have sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner promising to vote down the GOP compromise bill when it gets to the Senate.

At this point, the GOP has sent multiple bills …

Gang of 234 passes Cut, Cap and Balance While Senate Dithers

by PerlStalker | 6:07 pm, July 20, 2011

A lot of digital ink is being spilled over the Gang of Six’s “compromise” plan. Senator Tom Coburn, like a wayward comic book hero who rejoins the team at the last minute, has endorsed the plan; throwing his own $9 trillion plan away in the process. Pr…

Udall, Bennet Pretend to Worry About Debt Ceiling

by PerlStalker | 8:03 pm, June 30, 2011

Hmmm.

Fed up with inaction as the federal government inches closer to its borrowing limit, Colorado U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are assembling a bipartisan group to speak out in hopes of reaching a compromise.

Inaction, huh? I notice …

Morse Wants Per-Diem Ethics Investigation Dropped

by T.L. James | 8:05 pm, March 30, 2011

Well of course he does. His response to the ethics complaint concerning an apparent excess charging of per diem is that his leadership responsibilities necessitated additional outside-of-session work days whose actual events weren’t recorded in his calendar.

John Morse and Senate Per Diem

by T.L. James | 11:58 am, March 11, 2011

Colorado Peak Politics is reporting some interesting information about the per diem habits of Senator John Morse (last seen here on PPC making the ghost of Laurence Olivier cringe) One comment we’ve heard from two different reporters is that they don’t have time to fact check Colorado Government Accountability Project’s work, as if that ever [...]

Dems Refuse to Cut More than $10.5 Billion

by PerlStalker | 12:08 pm, March 6, 2011

Every Federal dollar is sacred to Senator Dick Durbin. Despite GAO reports that between $100-200 billion is spent on duplicative federal programs and $48 billion spent on fraudulent Medicare payments, Durbin tells Fox News that Democrats will not cut m…

Sen. Mark Udall Reborn As Fiscal Hawk?

by PerlStalker | 8:31 am, February 28, 2011

I’ve given Senator Mark Udall a lot of flack over the years over fiscal issues. He earned most of it, too. In 2010, after being in office for two years, Citizens Against Government Waste and National Taxpayers Union gave Udall horrendous scores on tax …

Udall Calls for Balanced Budget Amendment

by PerlStalker | 8:15 pm, February 1, 2011

Colorado Senator Mark Udall is joining with Republicans calling for a balanced budget amendment. The Denver Post reports that he has added his name as a co-sponsor to Richard Shelby’s plan.

“The way I see it is American families have to balance thei…

Bennet, Udall Vote for Earmark Ban

by PerlStalker | 8:41 pm, November 30, 2010

Credit where credit is due. Both Colorado Senators, Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, voted in favor of banning earmarks. Unfortunately, the measure failed 39-56.

Ending earmarks is not about the money. Earmarks are a pretty small portion of the budget….

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