Before we get into the question of whether anyone has “canceled” Dr. Seuss for racist imagery in some of his books — uh, he hasn’t been canceled, of course — let me first say that “wokeness” can be overzealous and that claims of racial or gender bias are not always what they seem. (See: the […]
Ted Cruz
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Littwin: This just in from Texas — leaving your post in a crisis should now be called “Pulling a Ted Cruz”
While few people enjoy piling on Ted Cruz as much as I do, I have to admit that Cruz’s trip to Mexico during the Texas energy crisis is, as he said himself, a distraction from the real problem — which is that Texas, of all places, ran out of gas, or at least its ability […]
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Drew Litton: Some days you just count your blessings
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
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Sen. Michael Bennet: We were living our Founders’ worst fears during Capitol siege
Wednesday was a terrible day for our country, our democracy, and our example to the world. A violent mob incited by President Trump breached and ransacked the United States Capitol. A day meant to affirm American democracy will now go down as one of the darkest in our history. As Capitol Police escorted me and […]
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Opinion: Was it a coup? No, but the U.S. Capitol siege was the election violence of a fragile democracy
Did the United States just have a coup attempt? Supporters of President Donald Trump, following his encouragement, stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. Waving Trump banners, hundreds of people broke through barricades and smashed windows to enter the building where Congress convenes. One rioter died […]
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How Colorado Republicans transformed from “Never Trump” to Donald Trump loyalists in four years
Colorado’s delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention led a last-minute insurrection designed to prevent Donald Trump from securing the party’s nomination. They called themselves “Never Trumpers” and staged a walkout on the convention floor in Cleveland. Now, four years later, many of those anti-Trump delegates are among his fiercest supporters. “We didn’t know how […]
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Does Cory Gardner have a breaking point when it comes to Trump? The political climate suggests he better not.
In 2016, when Donald Trump ran for president, Colorado’s Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner didn’t mince his words about the GOP nominee: “I cannot and will not support someone who brags about degrading and assaulting women.” Gardner was reacting to an “Access Hollywood” recording of the candidate bragging about sexual assault. He said he didn’t […]
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Michael Bennet has a warning for Democrats. But it’s not clear how many are listening.
A month before Michael Bennet entered the presidential race, joining a score of Democratic candidates vying to challenge President Donald Trump, he voiced the biggest challenge his eventual campaign would encounter: The tendency in his own party to gravitate toward the end of the ideological spectrum and reach for the easy answer. “I think that […]