U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) hasn’t held a town hall meeting this year, but he’s graced the warm airwaves of 15 talk-radio shows, taking gentle questions from some of Colorado’s most conservative figures.
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Lamborn would “probably” vote to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO Springs) told a conservative talk-radio host Monday that he’d “probably vote” to get rid of the Environmental Protection Agency, if he had the opportunity, even though he does not think it’s currently “in the cards to get rid of EPA completely.”
How a Colorado lawmaker is using religion to hide brazen discrimination
I ran across this post from State Sen. Kevin Lundberg (R-Berthoud). Taking a standard position in the wake of the Hobby Lobby decision, he argues in favor of Senate Bill 283, which would let businesses discriminate on the basis of “the fundamental right of conscience.” That’s shorthand for “religious beliefs.”
Farmers want immigrants to have drivers licenses, says GOP lawmaker
State Rep. Hugh McKean (R-Loveland) last week took to Facebook to defend his vote for a state program providing drivers licenses to immigrants.
Colorado GOP lawmakers look to impose mandated waiting periods and ultrasounds for abortions
Another affront on abortion was introduced in Colorado’s state legislature last week.
Lack of self awareness is a regular feature of the Fever Swamps™
I run into this a lot in the Fever Swamps: Someone posts a meme or statement urging a certain sort of behavior that they themselves do not adhere to. Today, I ran into a couple of impressive examples:
Progressive groups call on Gardner to side with Colorado, not Trump
A broad coalition of progressive organizations vowed today to maintain pressure on U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) to face constituents at a town hall meeting while Gardner is in Colorado during the current two-week Congressional recess.
Derrick Wilburn takes Trump’s cue: Jobs numbers are “real” now
I’m gonna miss Derrick Wilburn, former Vice Chair of the Colorado GOP. He is reliably one of the nuttiest and most hyper-partisan members of the party. As a tribute to his history of Fever Swamp hysterics, I offer this case study in double standards. A few days ago, Wilburn posted this on Facebook:
FACT CHECK: Brauchler’s false claim that one juror blocked death verdict
On a right-wing radio show Wednesday, GOP gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler again said he was one juror away from getting a death penalty verdict against the Aurora theater shooter.
When you post year-old fake news as a “smoking gun” you might just be GOP
Raymond Garcia, the GOP candidate who lost races in 2014 and 2016 for the District 1 seat in Colorado’s House of Representatives, is a person who will believe literally anything he reads on the internet and happily pass it on without vetting. In this case, he posts an old “news” story from 2016 claiming a Wikileaks release proves Hillary Clinton killed James Foster as if it is brand new.