Archives for November, 2008

President Elect Obama and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter sing in harmony about creating millions of “green energy” jobs. While any government created job is of suspect value, these new jobs are especially troublesome, and taxpayers should be alarmed at their impacts. In fact the “green economy” will cost jobs, stifle economic growth, limit positive investment, [...]

The government is in a giving mood lately, having bailed out Fanny, Freddy, AIG, and more. Even Washington elites think the commitment of over a trillion dollars is a lot of money and are wondering what they have bought into. One sure consequence of doling out free money as a reward for failure is that [...]

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter unveiled his latest budget, and it is a combination of an offense to common sense, paper thin pandering to conservatives, and more of the same budgetary manipulation to encourage tax increases that have been the Ritter trademark. Ritter claims that the budget is “conservative,” which means a spending increase of 5%, [...]

Now that the election season is blessedly over, the US begins one of its great perennial intrigues – pardon season. A lame duck president has nothing to lose and is free to exercise his pardon privilege at will. This can reveal the true character of a president, and also his heretofore hidden views. Bush Sr. [...]

On Nov. 4, Colorado voters will decide on a few ballot initiatives that include earmarks, Refs. 50 and 51. These amendments to the State Constitution are an ideal study in how leftists hide their agenda behind feel good measures and why earmarks are inherently lies on a grand scale. Each of these referendums has a [...]