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(“Do you need a study to be intellectually honest?” Uh, yes. It’s a lot better than “watch TV” as backup. – promoted by Colorado Pols) In an old column for the Rocky, I asked KOA radio-host Mike Rosen about his oft-repeated opinion that The Denver Post has a “liberal bias on its news page.” Can Rosen cite a study to […]

( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Rep. Cory Gardner told Al Malmberg on KCOL Radio (AM 600 in Loveland) today that he wasn’t sure how he’d vote on the bill negotiated by President Obama to extend the debt limit. But Gardner said he’d like to sit on the committee, established under the legislation, to find […]

Back in June, we had some fun with the…unusual defense of freshman Rep. Cory Gardner’s vote in favor of the GOP 2012 budget proposal (known as the “Ryan Plan”) offered by Gardner’s spokesperson Rachel Boxer. Despite the undisputed agreement that the 2012 GOP budget would result in large reductions in coverage for Medicare beneficiaries starting […]

After reading yesterday’s brief update in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, you might have thought that freshman Rep. Cory Gardner of Colorado was in the bag as far as Speaker John Boehner’s latest (and so far unsuccessful) debt-ceiling legislation was concerned: Gardner participated in a press conference [Thursday] morning with other GOP freshmen to express support […]

A report worth noting from the Greeley Gazette’s Jack Minor: Supporters of the McConnell proposal say that Tea Party expectations for spending reductions has always been unrealistic. The reasoning is, that by giving Obama the authority to raise the debt limit, he will own the issue… Tea Party members have expressed outrage over the McConnell […]

Politico’s David Rogers updates on the collapsing GOP debt-ceiling front lines: Washington’s political mood darkened dramatically Tuesday, as the debt ceiling crisis showed signs of spinning out of control and Republicans began looking for an escape path from the default showdown they helped create… Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) set the day’s tone early […]

A fascinating story from the Loveland Reporter-Herald’s Alicia Stice: responding to criticism of Rep. Cory Gardner’s vote for the “Ryan Plan” 2012 budget, a textbook deception: A group of about 50 people gathered Thursday outside of U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner’s Fort Collins office to protest his recent vote for a budget proposal that would make […]