CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
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CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
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CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
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15%↑
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CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
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State House Majority
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September 29, 2015 06:35 AM UTC
53 Comments
Tone deaf?
The Denver Post is reporting that Timmy Neville made his decision to jump in the US Senate race last week "while hiking the Appalachian Trail." (emphasis added) I wonder if Rep Mark Sanford and the Argentinian mistress were in tow.
bush and cheney war criminals? http://www.politicususa.com/2014/08/06/declassified-senate-report-confirm-bush-cheneys-war-crimes.html?utm_content=bufferd2f16&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Yes, Bush and Cheney are war criminals. Too bad that Obama, like every other President, is giving them a pass.
From the article you linked to:
There is a petition to the International Criminal Court to hold Cheney and Bush accountable.
But it doesn't count. WE don't recognize the authority if the Hague when its decisions go AGAINST our perfect country. This'll stir up the Birchers and their retro "Get us out of the U.N." sloganeers.
OK, I signed it. Have any of these petitions ever worked?
Obama has been known to respond when over 150,000 signed a white house petition. It isn't much, but its something.
It's not going to happen. Certainly Obama is not going to call for any such thing no matter how many signatures. Certainly not with the shaky nature of some of the drone assassinations on his watch. But signing is still fun.
Nope.
According to Jeb! (LNU), his brother kept us safe. Some may disagree with that.
Of course. On 9/11 Al Gore was president.
The cry of the Republican:
“It’s not my fault!”
Yep, and before Jan. 20, 2009, we were at peace around the world, we had full employment, and the economy was running at full steam! Then Obama was inaugurated…
Fortunately, once Romney was elected in 2012, the market tripled since 2009 and unemployment was back down around 5%. Good thing we tossed that black guy out of office!
When does Romney get the Nobel Prize in Economics?
No, 100,000 People Did Not Gather In Peru To Support Kim Davis.
So this is what passes for 'religious liberty' in a post-Kim Davis era? Who'd have thunk?
Not surprisingly, not a word of it was true.
On the other hand, Michael, I just picked up a story from a South African newspaper that referenced Davis quite heavily.http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2015-09-29-same-sex-marriage-in-south-africa-separate-but-unequal/#.VgqvC3pViko As you know, I've been following the marriage fight quite avidly.
Well-written article. Politicians who drink from the fountain of bigotry seem to have endless ways to convert their beliefs into legal pretzels. Here's a really interesting article on how many Native American tribes embrace their 'one-spirit' brothers and sisters.
(100,000 people gathered in Peru……..) Mat Staver is a known liar when it suits his evangelical agenda.
Trey Gowdy, Ken Buck's ammosexual buddy from South Carolina, is apparently being recruited to run for majority leader. One problem: who will take over chairing the Benghazi committee?
Unfortunately, they aren't part of the inmate cabal running the asylum…
Many Conservative Republicans Believe Climate Change Is a Real Threat
Blue Cat needs to read this article since they continually portray me as being out of touch with what Republicans "really feel" about the environment.
I’ll also encourage Blue Cat and others to visit this web site: http://www.conservamerica.org
All I ever tell you is the concrete fact that R votes in Congress and statements by R presidential candidates demonstrate where the overwhelming majority of elected R members of Congress and presidential candidates stand on these issues.
The fact that there are exceptions has no relevant bearing on that simple, factual, easily demonstrated reality. When you vote Republican you are voting to contribute to a Republican congressional denier majority and anti-choice majority. You can't disprove that because their votes and statements are on record. Are there Republicans running and winning primaries as champions of the environment? Are there Republicans running and winning primaries as champions of choice?
If not, your exceptions don't matter. In fact, even if a few were running and being elected as pro-choice environmentalist Republicans and even if they didn't follow the Susan Collins "moderate" pattern of voting against the party only when they were allowed because their one or two or even three votes didn't matter, their tiny numbers would do nothing to achieve such policies in the face of overwhelming opposition from their own party. However in any given election those tiny numbers could be enough to to give the GOP a majority or strengthen one they already have. An anti-environmental, anti-choice majority.
So you can link me to all the articles you like and I will peruse them but it won't change the fact that right now, at this point in time, voting for any Republican presidential or congressional candidate is a vote against choice and a vote against addressing the environment and climate change. That is undeniably true. Period. You may be perfectly willing to do that because you think it's a fair trade for the conservative economic policies you support but it is what it is. The 21st century GOP is what it is. Sorry.
So, CHB, please explain why Republicans refuse to act on climate change. It is arguably the largest existential threat we face.
CHB, it doesn't matter if you and 95% of the Republican Party happen to be grounded in reality. The remaining 5% make so much noise that they drown out whatever you try to say. In politics, perception becomes reality.
Not even 5% of the pols Republicans elect vote demonstrating a grounding in reality and that's what counts. Just don't vote R. It never ends well.
The cabal unmasked:
http://members-of-congress.insidegov.com/stories/5278/least-effective-members-congress
The fact there are at least 35 in Congress less effective than our brave, principled El Paso Einstein is a damning indictment on the lower chamber.
Yeah, if I recall, the one bill he got passed out of committee in the decade he's been in office kept him out of the gutter.
Interestingly, Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida, who is making noises about the Speakership is right up (down) there with a score of Zero since none of the only handful of bills he has introduced have even gotten out of committee.
What a terrific Speaker he'd make — he really must wield massive influence among his peers!
This is the stellar résumé' of career legislative accomplishments that now qualifies one as being "effective" in today's Congress:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4073
https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2366
and
https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3375
Hmm, surprised he didn't want to close that health clinic instead of renaming it. You know, because it probably accepts Obamacare patients, which is just wrong!
Maybe the new name was intended to confuse patients so they wouldn't go there any more.
Nonsense…..everyone knows Doug Lamborn is a quiet but effective leader!
Isn’t he the man who got the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway designation for I-25 in El Paso County? It takes courageous leadership to tackle such a controversial issue and prevail.
#The
SmartOne unveils his energy plan today. (A better descriptor would be 'carbon bomb'). It's Drill Baby, Drill! In keeping with the spirit of this part of the comment thread, it appears #TheSmartOne appears to be out-of-step with what the majority of Republicans believe regarding the environment.Asshole teabagger shows why Congress is a joke.
Why invite people to testify if you won't let them finish a sentence?
But she managed quite nicely and made all those grumpy Republican white men look like ignorant fools.
Good article discussing Mike Huckabee's attempt to impose Christian Sharia Law on the US:
And let me guess. Huckabee gets to decide what God's standards are.
And, why not? I'll bet not even God knew He had hidden a cure for cancer in His Bible? … And, only $72 for the newsletter revealing His secret secret???
God probably slapped His own forehead and said, "Damn Me, I wish I'd thought of that as a fund raiser!?!"
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/16/1371308/-Mike-Huckabee-peddles-cures-for-diabetes-cancer
What a tool. All he has to do is google "Marijuana and the Bible" – it will direct him to Ezekiel 34:29 … "I give you seeds of renown for the miseries of mankind".
That's different. Christian Sharia Law is how God intended things to go when Jesus chaired the Constitutional Convention?
Yeah, back in 2008 Mike Hucksterbee thought a constitutional amendment was needed to enforce God's Law in the Constitution. Now he doesn't think that is necessary — as long as you claim to be a Christian (no other religions need apply) you can just proclaim "Religious Freedom" and as President he can do anything he wants.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/09/3699628/mike-huckabee-hypocritical-theology/
Test. I haven't been allowed to post without going through some anti-spamming screen that hasn't worked.
Well, it worked this time. Hmm.
China!
Benghazi!
Repeal and Replace!
Witch Hunters fail — even Republicans call the Congressional "Investigators" morons:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/house-planned-parenthood-hearing_560ad858e4b0af3706de1f2a
RepugTurds on the House panel have a new investigatory technique — ask a question, then interrupt to put words in the witness' mouth, and above all else, don't let them, you know, testify:
But the best was saved for last:
I'll bet Moddy has a great explanation for this behavior.
That would call for his standard. "Waahhhh, Johnny does it too" response. With no examples of Johnny doing it too, of course.
TransCanada pulls out of lawsuit suing Nebraska ranchers and farmers for eminent domain; they are now forced to make application to the Nebraska Public Service Commission – a long process with few guarantees of success. It's been a bad couple of weeks for the #Fossilonians (sans #The
SmartOne'scarbon bombenergy plan announcement today).Market forces plus grassroots activism = movement towards a saner energy economy.
oops. Guess whether this is a pro or anti recall faux pas.
http://www.coloradoindependent.com/155489/jeffco-school-director-uses-school-computer-for-politicking
I know. Too easy.
I hate fucking push polls.
Just got one for Denver 2C – Stock Show.
If you don't know this young man (a Coloradan) you should. Upon his return from Iraq he has dedicated himself to veterans and the environment. And an NRA-type just called him a pussy…. (I'll spare you the pic of Jr. in his underwear in the basement)
I was an American sniper, and Chris Kyle’s war was not my war
I never understand why guys like that think calling someone a soft, fuzzy kitten is supposed to bother them
. Sometimes the best retort is refusing to understand the barb.
One could close their eyes and picture one of our brave trolls or a Nevillonian saying something like that…