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Counting by Race at Hillsdale

Counting by Race at Hillsdale | Online Library of Law and Liberty. You can’t make this stuff up.

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Boulder to ask voters for $214 million debt limit to buy Xcel system

Boulder to ask voters for $214 million debt limit to buy Xcel system – Boulder Daily Camera. That debt limit is not intended to represent Boulder’s estimates of the actual acquisition costs — city officials hinted they believe those costs … Continue reading

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The NY Times: Start the Countdown Clock

The NY Times: Start the Countdown Clock | Power Line. If you think Liberalworld is upset about the Post leaving the fold of the Rich Liberal Establishment (keep in mind that while Bezos may be a liberal of some sort, … Continue reading

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“Now, as Obamacare founders, they are paying the price.”

concludes Michael Barone. Democrats Own Obamacare, and Its Political Cost Keeps Rising | RealClearPolitics. A second point is that Obamacare — unlike Social Security, Medicare and Part D — wasn’t consistently supported in public opinion polls. Quite the contrary. Please … Continue reading

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“Math is hard” T-Shirt withdrawn

Children’s Place apologizes, pulls girls’ ‘math is hard’ T-shirt after backlash | Twitchy. Unfortunately, in general the school systems does make math hard.

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RNC: Take This Miniseries and Shove It! | Power Line

RNC: Take This Miniseries and Shove It! | Power Line. John Hinderaker concludes: The letter to CNN is substantially identical. I say: three cheers for Mr. Priebus. The liberal media long ago forfeited any right to be taken seriously as … Continue reading

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Too much MJ? City of Boulder and roads

Heresy: Boulder officials want tax shift from open space to roads, general fund – Boulder Daily Camera. A tax shift from open space to roads? Perhaps the county could take a play out of the City playbooks when it comes … Continue reading

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Oil & Jobs: Someone tell whiner Jared Polis…

and Democrats in general: How Much Is Oil Supporting U.S. Employment Gains? | Zero Hedge. API commissioned a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which said the U.S. oil and gas industry supported more than 9 million jobs in 2011, a 6.5 percent increase … Continue reading

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Drew “Take this Job and Shove It” Johnson editor for Chattanooga Times Free Press…

is looking for employment: Newspaper fires editor for “Take your jobs plan and shove it, Mr. President” headline « Hot Air. And of course, as usually happens when the Internet notices that someone’s paid a steep price for his political … Continue reading

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“Virginia Democrats reportedly inconsolable.”

Virginia Gun Sales Rise, Firearm-Related Crimes Drop | Weasel Zippers. “It’s a quite interesting trend given the current rhetoric about strengthening gun laws and the presumed effect it would have on violent crimes,” Baker told the newspaper. “While you can’t … Continue reading

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The parallel track: Keep exploring municipalization

The parallel track: Keep exploring municipalization – Boulder Daily Camera. It was clear when the slim majority of Boulder voters approved the exploration of forming a municipal energy utility in 2011 that the fight wasn’t over. Wow Erika, if it … Continue reading

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Boulderites, get busy

Chevy Volt sales drop to 1,788, Nissan Leaf up to 1,864 in July.

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“I think they have a very romanticized vision of running a utility,”

Ya think? Boulder adds high-power loop to Xcel acquisition plan – Boulder Daily Camera.

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Obamacare inside the castle walls

Obama Promises to Help Congressional Staffers Avoid Obamacare. Some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been threatening to push through a legislative “fix” to the problem thereby exempting Congress and its employees from Obama’s healthcare law. But such … Continue reading

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Issa threatens IRS boss Werfel

Issa threatensIRS boss Werfel with 5 years in Prison. – Columbia Public Policy | Examiner.com. In his warning to Werfel, Issa wrote the following: “Obstructing a congressional investigation is a crime.”. “Despite your promise to cooperate fully with congressional investigations, … Continue reading

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Europe’s Renewable Romance Fades

Coming to a stoopid progressive city near you: David Garman and Samuel Thermstrom: Europe’s Renewable Romance Fades – WSJ.com. The subtitle is High energy bills and threats of blackouts ended the honeymoon. America, take note. As the blogmaster of Boulder … Continue reading

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Abuse the system

EXography: Many disability recipients admit they could work | WashingtonExaminer.com. Recipients of federal disability checks often admit that they are capable of working but cannot or will not find a job, that those closest to them tell them they should … Continue reading

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Bob Filner: Another MSM shining moment

San Diego Media: We Knew About Filner and Said Nothing. Doug Curlee, a San Diego reporter, admits in a Monday editorial that “San Diego news media reporters, editors, producers and writers pretty much knew who and what Bob Filner is … Continue reading

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Fracking: Jared Polis whines…

Fracking can happen to any of us But last weekend, our dream became a nightmare when Perry noticed a few trucks and construction occurring on the neighbor’s property across the street. They raise horses, so we thought maybe they were … Continue reading

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PID vs. LID: A false choice for Boulder County subdivision roads

Ron Laughery: Boulder County government doesn’t do roads? Well, that’s sort of what the commissioners are saying. When you start fiddling with a simple concept like “we all share in the cost of our roads,” things get messy fast. Rather … Continue reading

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