HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, EREBODY! And as you are celebrating tomorrow remember the bravery of the men who pledged their blood, treasure, and honor to free us from the tyranny of the king, using the theory that all peoples should be able to self determine who and how their government functions. They didn't get it ALL right back then, but today we enjoy freedoms and opportunities people around the world dream of. Don't forget that.
IT'S AN ASK ME ANYTHING SORT OF DAY We're headed into a long weekend so I've got the short timers so you guys can pick what we talk about it.
CAN WE FIX OUR POLITICAL RIFTS? Diana McLain Smith is a renowned thought leader and systems change expert who has spent the past 35+ years helping organizations transform conflict into a constructive force for change. In her new book Remaking the Space Between Us: How Citizens Can Work Together to Build a Better Future for All , Diana brings her unique expertise to our current social and political rift. She offers tools and insights to help people better relate to those on the opposite side of their political spectrum and to work together to find solutions to our most pressing challenges. You can buy her book here and she joins me at 1pm to talk about it.
WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 12:30 So get your weather questions ready for Fox 31s Dave Fraser!
NICK FERGUSON IS GETTING KIDS TO READ! I love this so much, check this out.
I'm chatting with Nick about why he does what he does at 2:30.
DEMOCRAT "RAGE" IS RISING AT BIDEN But don't believe me, read this. Dems know that he could easily drag down the rest of the Democratic ticket as ticket splitting is now a thing of the past. They are even saying things like, "I don't know who's making decisions," and are beginning to line up to ask him to step down. Swing state polling after the debate has been TERRIBLE for Biden. But is Kamala the answer? She's not popular but the most likely choice if they can get Biden to step aside. This is an unmitigated disaster for the Dems and I don't feel sorry for them at all. If they had opened up the primary instead of working overtime to keep RFK Jr off the ballot they may have an actual candidate instead of our clearly addled President. By the way, Biden it out there trying to show everyone how virile he is, but his first post debate interview is with friendly George Stephanopolous and WON'T be live so they can cover up any issues he might have. If you don't think it's bad, Hunter Biden is now attending meetings with his father, showing how desperate the wayward son it to keep his grift machine going. We'll see if the old man listens but I think his family and his ego means he will go the distance. Assuming he doesn't die unexpectedly instead.
TRUMP RAISED OVER 330 MILLION IN THE LAST QUARTER Which is an insane amount of money and he now surpassed the war chest accumulated by Biden. Where people put their money is a good indicator that you have their vote, just saying.
DEMOCRAT ADAM FRISCH CALLS ON BIDEN TO STEP DOWN And this is what it looks like when a Democrat running in Republican district needs to scrape off the terrible performance of Joe Biden to get elected. You can read it here but this is not surprising at all. Rep. Yadira Caraveo says it's up the voters to decide if Biden should get four more years and she is exactly right.
WHEN DO YOU NEED TO ARRIVE FOR YOUR FLIGHT AT DIA? The standard advice is two hours before your flight for domestic flights and three hours for an international flight (they stop boarding well before the flight leaves for international flights) but there is a lot more detail here.
DO YOU KNOW THE STORY OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER? This has a few historical inaccuracies but for the most part it does a great job explaining our national anthem. You will never hear it the same again.
CENTRAL CITY DEBATES STRIPPERS And if I had to guess from the tone of this article I'm guessing they will have strip clubs soon enough. In trying to compete with Blackhawk, they are trying to find a way to bring gamblers to the city and nekkid women may do it. Or not. We'll see what happens next.
DO YOU MAKE SOMETHING COOL IN COLORADO? If so, nominate yourself for an award for doing just that. Do that here.
DENVER BOUGHT A HOTEL FOR THE HOMELESS THAT SITS EMPTY And there is a lot of excuse making from a lot of different places as to why the Stay Inn sits empty some 15 months later. It was purchased by the Hancock administration and now the Johnston administration says zoning issues and contract issues and issues finding the right partner to run have left it empty. This is why we can't have nice things. The funny thing about the excuses is that a LOT of them are completely within the power of the City Council to fix. They just haven't.
THE RAMP TO I-25 SOUTH FROM BROADWAY IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED And as I use this as one of my escape routes from downtown I thought you may like to know too. Read why here.
DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE THIS WEEKEND Because cops will be doing enforcement the entire weekend. With all the options available to you now, there is no reason to drive while drinking. An Uber costs WAY LESS than a DUI and no one is going to get killed.
MIKE ROSEN DOES NOT LIKE RANKED CHOICE VOTING And he wrote a column about it here. I wish Mike had stuck only to the formula that would be used here in Colorado instead of bringing up other states with a different system, but I'm not surprised he isn't in favor. Anyone who is heavily partisan isn't, as RCV degrades the power of the party and empowers independent voters.
OUR MONTHLY BILLS ARE HELLA EXPENSIVE And if you want to know who to blame focus your fire on Democrats who can't seem to fix the mess they helped create with construction defects laws that jacked up the cost of construction and killed the condo market, plus the disastrous car theft changes that made stealing a car a misdemeanor which caused a huge spike in car thefts which we now feel in our insurance, and the Green Dreams of Democrats which allows Xcel to continually jack up rates to pay for renewable and unreliable energy. Those all go to the cost of living, which is the 9th highest in the United States in Denver. Thanks, Democrats!
MORE MONEY TO CLEAN UP THE MESSES OF HOMELESSNESS The neighborhood around Coors Field is about to pass a new tax plan that would raise money to clean up the messes left behind by urban outdoorsman who have been allowed to make the place dirty and unsafe. Read about it here but remember who let this happen in the first place and it wasn't Republicans.
STOP GETTING THE VAPORS OVER THE TRUMP IMMUNITY CASE Jonathan Turley explains why the freaking out by the President is overblown and just plain wrong, which of course it is. As an actual Constitutional scholar and not someone who just lies about teaching a class on it, Turley is a better source.
THE DEMOCRATS AWAIT THEIR GORBACHEV A great column by Niall Ferguson on the current state of politics in America.
SOMEONE IS ALWAYS THERE TO POO POO YOU
BRITISH KIDS DISCOVER BISCUITS AND GRAVY
BUT WE EAT FISH
MIDWEST 4TH OF JULY
FINALLY, JOHN STOSSEL REMINDS US WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THIS 4TH OF JULY