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In Rep. Cory Gardner’s regular periodic email to constituents last week, we took note of something that might help people understand the enormous divide between the respective “job creation” proposals from President Barack Obama vs. Republicans in Congress. According to a news report in The Washington Post last week, President Obama intends to press Congress […]

A fascinating tidbit from Monday’s town hall meeting with freshman Rep. Cory Gardner–transcript via Media Matters’ Political Correction this morning: CONSTITUENT: But what about my job? I want to keep it. Not new jobs. I want to keep my job. GARDNER: Well, make sure that your business is successful. [Pols emphasis] We need to make […]

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 […]