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Times they are a changin’

Cuba to cut 500,000 from state payroll The government reported more than 85 per cent of the Cuban labour force, or about 5m people, worked for the state at the close of 2009. There were 591,000 workers in the private … Continue reading

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Boulder County Commissioners didn’t get the message

Apparently they haven’t been channeling Mayor Richard Daley. Daley: Tax increase backers ‘out of their mind’ We’ll see how many voters the Boulder Church of Open Space can recruit this November.

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Ya think it’s about the money?

County Sues Farmer, Cites Too Many Crops Sounds like something Boulder County would do except they usually only enforce code if a neighbor complains.

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9/11 Bing vs. Google

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Clarification

Now he tells us. Fidel Castro said Friday his recent comment that communist-led Cuba’s economic model does not work was badly understood and that what he really meant was that capitalism does not work. Glad we got that straightened out. … Continue reading

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Property rights and Boulder

Boulder could force homeowners to sell their land for floodplain improvements The city recently concluded a new map of the floodplain, which found about 700 structures are located in the danger zone. While Swanstrom’s house isn’t one of them, the … Continue reading

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120 Days to higher taxes

I read this and wonder who would pass these taxes. It’s an interesting combination of the nanny state, micromanagement and desperation. Enjoy!

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Houston, we have a problem….

well… I guess I mean Dallas. City Council members propose $25 fee for garage sales in Dallas No doubt an idea coming soon to Boulder.

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A lesson in Open Space marketing

Boulder Daily Camera guest columnist Bob Greenlee takes the County Commissioners out to the woodshed for their misleading Open Space ballot language as they ask for more open space funds. The language is rather sneaky because it asks voters to approve … Continue reading

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The Press and Obama

Now here’s a surprise Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers, reporters The Democratic total of $1,020,816 was given by 1,160 employees of the three major broadcast television networks, with an average contribution of … Continue reading

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What’s wrong with these guys?

Harry Reid: “I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican.” Robert Gibbs says leftwing critics of Obama ‘ought to be drug tested’ Amateurs? Frustrated? Must be frustrating to be so enlightened but surrounded by the unwashed … Continue reading

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Whenever the government collect information…

“… it lies about what it will do with it. This is a near-universal law.” Hmmm. I’m dumbfounded.

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More Boulder County Taxes

Boulder County to ask for tax increase to buy more open space Boulder County puts property tax hike on ballot to bolster social services One can only hope the Open Space tax is DOA. Expect the full court press from … Continue reading

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Tea Partiers are so racially biased

Well someone had to resign! Andrew Breitbart concludes… Yet again, the juxtaposition of the real video evidence shown here versus the mainstream media’s straight faced reportage of the NAACP’s baseless accusations demonstrates that, once again, the American main stream media … Continue reading

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Bob Schieffer didn’t know?

Repeat after me, “You can’t make this stuff up”. We’re talking about the New Black Panther Party and voter intimidation. Not that I’m expecting the Daily Camera to report on this news item, but Bob Schieffer and his whole staff … Continue reading

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Invading Arizona

The Constitution is informative here. In Article IV, Section 4, the federal government is required to “protect each [state] against Invasion; and [on request of the state government] against domestic Violence.” As St. George Tucker noted, this provision guards against … Continue reading

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If the MSM doesn’t report it….

did it really happen? Union goons Local indoctrination tells me the answer is “NO”. Whoops, MSM should read “legacy media”. Added 7/18@21:04: John Hinderaker comments…. It’s funny how the political class is always wringing its hands about the potential for … Continue reading

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Times they are a-changin’

Fiorina Leads Boxer for First Time in California Senate Race. If it can happen in California, it can happen anywhere. Maybe even in Colorado. Ahhh, but not in Boulder. The 24 square miles surrounded by reality are still “safe and … Continue reading

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What was Obama’s middle name in May 2009, Shlomo?

Betsy comments on Obama and Israel.

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Michelle’s hate mail

Yikes.  I’m sorta stunned actually.  Guess I need to “get out more”, or then again maybe not.

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