Last August, at a gas station, I stood with Republican and conservative leaders across the state as we announced our Commitment to Colorado. Democrats and some in the media thought it was a joke that we held the conference at a gas station, where prices had risen exponentially over the course of one short year. […]
Kristi Burton Brown
Special to The Colorado Sun
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Hickenlooper’s indecision could sink the Democrats’ ship in Colorado
Coloradans are waking up in each corner of the state wondering where John Hickenlooper is. As the Colorado Springs Gazette editorialized, the former governor’s primary campaign for U.S. Senate is floundering, with little momentum. Hickenlooper may not be quite as gaffe-prone as Joe Biden, but he’s within scoring distance. The former governor isn’t exactly in […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns, Politics and Government
Opinion: Colorado said “no” to extreme spending by rejecting Proposition CC
On Election Day, Proposition CC went down in flames across Colorado with a double-digit loss. The only counties with a voting majority in favor of the measure were Denver, Boulder, Broomfield, Routt, Summit, Eagle, Pitkin, Gunnison, Ouray, San Juan, San Miguel and La Plata – all liberal strongholds and a mere 12 out of 64 […]
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Opinion: Colorado Democrats want a blank check. King Polis needs to clean up this mess.
Irresponsibility ought not to be rewarded with privilege. Neither should incompetence be granted a blank check. Colorado Democrats want both. In John Frank’s well-researched article, “The Democratic agenda came with a big price tag,” he reveals the fears now realized by the Democrat legislators who passed this ill-advised agenda half-a-year ago. Now, in whispers and […]