Supreme Court pathetic even in getting the right answer in Ricci case

Rossputin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:12:13 -0600

In a 5-4 ruling yesterday, the Supreme Court overturned Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s defining decision, the case of Ricci v DeStefano, in which she ruled that it was OK for the city of New Haven, Connecticut to refuse to use the results of tests for promotion of fire fighters after no blacks...

Salazar's not an easy cover

editor — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:34:46 -0600

For a basketball backwater, Colorado is well-represented in ESPN's look at the emerging world of Washington pickup basketball.

This ESPN article mentions that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is "not an easy cover" (a description that works well on the hardwood and on the beat)...

Cap-and-Tax passes with help of 8 GOP traitors

Rossputin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:51:53 -0600

So many people will be writing about the House of Representatives passing the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill on Friday afternoon that I will for now keep my comments relatively brief.

First of all, this may not be a bad thing because it’s a tremendous weapon to use against many Democrats and the 8 Republicans who voted for the bill. (More on that in a minute.)

Robert Reich's "public option" deceptions

Rossputin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:53:39 -0600

Although this note may seem similar in content and intent to my note yesterday about Barack Obama’s outrageous news conference, Robert Reich’s Wednesday WSJ plea for government-run health care deserves an...

ObamaCare: Far worse than economically ignorant

Rossputin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:14:55 -0600

In a news conference yesterday, Barack Obama demonstrated a remarkable ignorance of and antipathy for free markets and free enterprise when speaking about the possibility of a “public option” as part of “health care reform.”

It’s not easy for Obama to surprise me but the vacuousness of his statements combined with their casual disregard for the power of

Denver Post photo 'Burns' Ritter

editor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:21:33 -0600

Burns
Let it be known that no one from the Denver Post political team played a role in the selection of this morning's front page picture of Gov. Bill Ritter. In fact, we completely missed his impression of Monty Burns of Simpsons fame during yesterday's press conference.

Amendment 54 temporarily suspended

jfender — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:34:45 -0600

A voter-approved amendment that's helped slow campaign contributions in Colorado was temporarily lifted Tuesday by Denver District Court Judge Catherine A. Lemon, who several times called the rules discriminatory and confusing.
She largely agreed with the collection of business, labor and non-profit leaders who argued that Amendment 54 - approved by 51 percent of voters...

A big hat to fill

editor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:14:56 -0600

Witnessed Monday just off the Senate floor:

Sen. Michael Bennet came out of the chamber and was waiting for an elevator. A reporter nearby leans over and asks, "Who is that?" and another reporter whispers, "Oh, that's Michael Bennet, he replaced Ken Salazar."

The Colorado Democrat overheard the conversation and as he gets on the lift, he says, "No one can replace Ken Salazar."

Book Review: The Old Man and the Harley

Rossputin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:13:19 -0600

Some months ago, I reviewed “Doorknob Five-Two” by Fredric Arnold. It remains, as I said then, a remarkable book by a remarkable man, who happens to be the father of a friend of...

Huffpo to join Mile High Club

editor — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:08:15 -0600

After local launches in the City that Never Sleeps and the Second City, the online Huffington Post plans to open a micro site focussed on poltics and opinion in the Mile High City, founder Arianna Huffington said.

The Huffington Post last year launched its first locally oriented site in