Archives for September, 2008

One popular catch phrase nowadays is “thinking outside the box,” which refers to thinking beyond one’s normal purview. The next logical question is “how big is this box?” When it comes to the government, the various boxes are so small, one can only laugh. Unfortunately, there are so many boxes, there is no aspect of [...]

Among the laundry list of Colorado constitutional amendments this fall, labor unions have put up Amendment 56, which forces businesses with more than 20 employees to pay for employee health care. The very concept of Amendment 56 exposes the cynical self interest of unions, and a willingness to sacrifice Colorado’s economy to their power agenda. [...]

Many Republicans, and a few Democrats have fallen into immigrant bashing over the past few election cycles. Colorado voters are most familiar with Tom Tancredo, a retiring GOP Congressman who essentially calls for complete and strict enforcement of the US’s immigration laws. Such “just enforce the law” politicians essentially preach the deportation of every illegal [...]

As every feeling person on the earth knows, Global Warming is the greatest crisis in human history. Human generated greenhouse gases are causing hurricanes, droughts, glacier retreats, and coastal flooding. Anyone who denies that Global Warming is the single most important issue before the world should consider recent evidence from Major League Baseball, Global Warming’s [...]