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We Can Find Financial Peace
While Washington politicians
continue to spend us into oblivion, incurring unimaginable debt, we can at least get our own houses in order.
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The Democrats #1 "Takeout Opportunity" for 2012 in Colorado
Always good to know what the "other side" is thinking, and right now, Scott Tipton is considered the "#1 Takeout Opportunity" in Colorado.
Just four months into the job, Tipton was given an 81% rating by The Heritage Foundation in terms of cutting spending. He supports an extension of Obamacare for veteranarians and remains "undecided" regarding whether or not to raise the debt ceiling.
Salazar came within four points of getting re-elected and it appears the Dems are determined to take back the 3rd CD seat. If Tipton doesn't get his conservative act together, there's a good chance he'll be a one-term representative.
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TAXPAYERS THROWN UNDER THE BUS
The headline in USA Today, March 24, reads "$4 BILLION IN PET PROJECTS LEFT INTACT." Included in the pork is $24 million for rural transportation in our own Pitkin County. Never heard of Pitkin? It is right in the center of the Colorado Rockies and it isn't on the way to anywhere. It doesn't have to be. The county seat is Aspen, home of movie stars and playground for the super wealthy. The people of Aspen want new buses. They want new buses with wi-fi, and they want American taxpayers to pay for them. Last week Scott Tipton got on board. Faced with the dilemma of standing by campaign promises to cut pork, or putting the first ornament on his very own "reelect me Christmas tree," he opted to join Democrat senators Udall and Bennett and go for the buses. He did object to wi-fi. Have to cut costs you know. While campaigning, Tipton wanted to cut the government by 50% . Now he draws the line at wi-fi on buses in Aspen. Times do change.
Seems strange doesn't it, but Pitkin County, the wealthiest county in Colorado, and fourth richest in the entire US, with an average per-capita income of $60,000.00 will get buses paid for by taxpayers from places like Conejos and Costilla Counties with average per-capita incomes of $24,495.00 and $19,531.00. Well, it makes more sense if you take Aspen's Zip Code and run it through www.campaignmoney.com. You discover that in 2008, residents of Aspen donated over $300,000.00 to GOP candidates, and in 2010 donated over $118,000 to Republican campaigns. Obviously, new buses for Aspen are an important ornament to put on any politician's tree. The buses are far too important to be put off by the fact that we don't have money to pay for them, or any of the other $4 billion in pork. So congress will borrow the money from our friends the Chinese. If past statistics hold true, 90% of them will get reelected, over and over, you and I will pay the piper, and the party never ends.
As far as I am concerned, Aspen can buy its own buses whether Mark, Mike or Scott gets reelected or not. |
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THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME
Ryan Call, Esq., counsel to the Colorado GOP and Dick Wadhams' right hand man, has been elected Chairman of the state party. Ryan, like Obama, is clean and articulate. He supports use of the secret ballot and the Wadhams Way which got us....less than nowhere.
We wish Ryan luck but were rooting for Ted Harvey, whom Dick recently referred to as " the little creep" who needed to "sober up." We're going to miss your "leadership," Dick which led us to national embarassment last year.
The exact same people were "elected" to the SD 8 and House 57 GOP executive committee: Phil Vaughn, T. Wright Dickinson and Audrey Danner (secretary SD 8). Ralph Wackley was reelected Chair of the Third CD. You just can't penetrate the establishment. All votes were by secret ballot, which the Central Committee voted to maintain as a procedure. Will things ever change?
James Garcia of the state GOP gave the most jaw-dropping speech of the day when he intoned that the three most important things Republicans needed to focus on to win in 2012 were: UNAFFILIATES, UNAFFILIATES, and UNAFFILIATES.
Speaking as an unaffiliated voter, I have a question for you Jim: Why in the world would I return to the present Colorado GOP?
God bless, and keep the faith in yourself, your community, and our country.
Bob McConnell 970-846-4907 |
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