Today's Guests
Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO5) and I will share a little happy dance, even if it's just temporary, about what happened (or didn't happen) in the House of Representatives yesterday. (See "The Big Story" below.) We'll also talk about Doug's opportunity earlier this week to question senior US military leaders about the Afghanistan debacle. (More of that in a TV interview here: Lamborn on 9-29-21 HASC Hearing on Afghanistan- Newsmax TV - YouTube)
Bill Jackson, Archives Manager for the Harley-Davidson Museum, joins the show to answer a listener question: "Why are Harley-Davidson motorcycles called 'hogs'?"
Matt Beienburg,Dir of Education Policy for the Goldwater Institute, tells us about a fantastic law that his group just helped get passed in Wisconsin, and that he (and I) think should be a model piece of legislation everywhere: Putting Power in Parents’ Hands: Wisconsin Legislature Passes Law to Stop Politics in K-12 – In Defense of Liberty
A perennial show favorite, CU Physics Professor Paul Beale, joins us to answer many of our Thursday "I've been Wondering" questions!
Dr Oswaldo Grenardo, MD, SVP and chief diversity and inclusion officer at Centura Health, updates us on the inaugural $1MM Health Equity and Advancement Fund being rolled out to help non-profit organizations around Colorado. More details here: Centura awards $1 million in grants to health equity organizations | News | csbj.com
The Big Story
Although Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, whom my friend Mandy Connell calls "the Claw" failed on Thursday to corral enough Democratic votes to pass the "bipartisan" $1.2 trillion "infrastructure" bill, she'll keep trying today while the president and others try to pressure senators Sinema and Manchin to go along with an ADDITIONAL couple of trillion dollars of insanely wasteful spending. I still think Dems will pass something because they will be utterly crushed in 2022 and probably 2024 elections if they don't, but it's not going to be easy because the radical "progressive" wing of the party is not interested in compromise and Joe Manchin doesn't seem to have any interest in getting anywhere near what they want.
Pelosi delays infrastructure vote as Democrats struggle to reach deal (politico.com)
Who Knew There Were Flying Fish in Colorado?
Thousands of fish dropped from plane into Colorado alpine lakes (denverpost.com)
And Who Knew There Were Wild Boars in One of the 20 Biggest Cities in Europe?
Shakira: Singer attacked by a pair of wild boars - BBC News
I Still Owe You This (I've tried to get to it every day this week, and it WILL impact America at some point!)
U.K. puts soldiers on standby to deliver fuel as pumps run dry - Axios
Beijing and Shanghai face blackouts in deepening power crunch - Nikkei Asia
China may be forced to lift Australia coal ban as power crisis worsens (smh.com.au)
How a blow to Australian wine shows tensions with China - BBC News
China energy crunch triggers shutdowns, pleas for more coal | Reuters
Some cool Harley-related videos:
And of course, related to our conversation with Paul Beale, I have to end our Friday Blogcast with this. Because science!