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Mitt Romney's 'I Like Being Able to Fire People' Problem
Tweet Share on Facebook January 10, 2012 Comment (6)There's a scene in the movie Up in the Air in which George Clooney's character, a corporate hatchet man who flies around the country firing people on behalf of his merger masters, turns to his eager young apprentice and explains why he's able to avoid romantic entanglements:
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Rick Santorum Even Opposes Birth Control
Tweet Share on Facebook January 6, 2012 Comment (31)LAKEWOOD, COLO. – Former Sen. Rick Santorum's survival as a Republican primary candidate ensures two things: one, an endless stream of inappropriate jokes about sex acts and sweater vests. And two, an entirely appropriate conversation about birth control and public policy.
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Green and Growing Economy Bolsters Obama's Chances in Colorado
Tweet Share on Facebook December 23, 2011 Comment (17)Lakewood - As the economic recovery continues creeping along nationwide, it's actually moving a bit faster in Colorado. According to a report from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Colorado is expected to be in the top 10 states for job growth in 2012 and show better overall growth than the rest of the country. Said CU economist Richard Wobbekind, "The broader story here is Colorado entered the recession later, came out of the recession later and now appears to be accelerating past the rest of the country in terms of job growth and recovery."
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What the Kardashians and the Super Committee Have in Common
Tweet Share on Facebook November 21, 2011 Comment (4)LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Maybe it's a Denver thing, or my own feeble protest against reality TV, but this weekend I signed the No More Kardashians petition started by a Denver woman, Cyndy Snider. The petition is now edging towards 160,000 signatures and the No More Kardashians Facebook page has generated well over 4 million page views.
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Colorado, Mississippi, and the Future of Anti-Choice Politics
Tweet Share on Facebook November 9, 2011 Comment (9)Lakewood, CO—There are a couple of takeaways from Tuesday night's rejection of the 'personhood' measure in Mississippi. One, Colorado is not alone in its repudiation of these extremist measures. Voters in Colorado and Mississippi, two very different states have said "No" by double-digit margins. And two, this vote scares the hell out of former Gov. Mitt Romney because it is a huge liability in the general election.
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Rick Perry's Flat Tax: Texas Feudalism Writ Large
Tweet Share on Facebook October 26, 2011 Comment (5)LAKEWOOD, COLO.—The University of Texas sports fan weblog Burnt Orange Nation put it best about Rick Perry in a September 2011 post about conference re-alignment: "Rick Perry? Seriously? The guy who bombed his way through college and couldn't get an A in Cow Parts 101 if you spotted him everything but the udder?"
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Rick Perry's Death Penalty Record is Nothing to Brag About
Tweet Share on Facebook September 9, 2011 Comment (12)LAKEWOOD, COLO.—There were a couple of telling moments in Wednesday's Republican debate. One was when a question about 9/11, and President Obama's decision to attack and execute Osama bin Laden drew not a single clap. The other was when Gov. Rick Perry, with an almost-feral expression on his face, bragged about executing 234 people in Texas, and a large portion of the audience applauded.
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Rick Perry's Texas Benefitted from 'Washington Overspending'
Tweet Share on Facebook August 17, 2011 Comment (10)LAKEWOOD, COLO.—On Monday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued a veiled threat against Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Perry's spokesman didn't disavow the statement, claiming that it was an expression of frustration with overspending in Washington.
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Rick Perry's Abysmal Record on Women's Health
Tweet Share on Facebook August 11, 2011 Comment (25)LAKEWOOD, COLO.— If you're a woman from Texas—or indeed, any woman—there's a lot to dislike about Gov. Rick Perry.
The vanity. The boorishness. The belief you're too stupid to make your own medical decisions. The weird resemblance to Animal House's Niedermeyer in his college photo.
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Rick Perry's 2012 Swing State Problem
Tweet Share on Facebook July 27, 2011 Comment (8)DENVER, COLO.— On Friday, Rick Perry will be in Denver speaking to the Western Conservative Summit. This will be yet another platform for everybody’s favorite political parlor game, “When will Rick Perry save the Republicans?”
But there are a few things Rick Perry needs to know about Colorado before he decides to run for president.
