LET'S TALK ABOUT REVENGE VS. REFORM there was a lot of talk during Pam Bondi's Senate hearings asking whether or not she would weaponize the Department of Justice against political foes. This was especially rich because it required a lot of Democrats to pretend that the DoJ wasn't hopelessly corrupted against Republicans until now. I'm talking with Hillsdale College professor Dr. Matthew Mehan about it today at 1pm.
WHO WILL RUN THE DOUGCO GOP NEXT YEAR? There are elections for new leadership coming up and my friend Deborah Flora has arranged a forum where candidates will appear to answer questions from people who want to know more about them. Deborah joins me at 12:30 to talk about it and tell you where and when you can join and you can find out more here. I think this a great idea and would love to see other county GOP organizations do something similar.
A LAWSUIT AGAINST POUDRE VALLEY MOVES FORWARD And I've got mom Erin Lee on to talk about it. Her daughter was "invited" to what she thought was an art club only to find out it was a gender and sexuality club. Mom wasn't happy and now she's sued, we'll find out more today at 2:30.
TRUMP PARDONS THE J6ERS yes, even the violent ones. Before Biden did a bunch of unprecedented pre-emptive pardons I might have found this outrageous, but this is a whole new world. I do think this would not have happened if the DoJ just chose to prosecute people who behaved violently. But they didn't, they prosecuted the J6 Grandma in Monument for praying, and are STILL trying to prosecute people who were just THERE that day. I think this is an overcorrection to an overcorrection but here we are. these Coloradans were pardoned. Congrats to the Viking guy, I'm sure this is all he needed to make something of his life. Just in case you were wondering how Democrats feel about pre-emptive pardons, the internet found some stuff.
IT'S TIME FOR DEMOCRATS TO CHILL ON THE TRUMP HYPERBOLE This editorial got me thinking about the hyperventilation about the new Trump presidency. Colorado Democrats keep saying that LGBTQ+ people an immigrants are "scared" but why? Not allowing medical interventions on children with gender dysphoria and deporting ILLEGAL immigrants should not concern adults here. But that's not what they say because it isn't enough of a scare line. THIS is exactly why Trump got re elected. People are tired of politicians lying to scare them only to find out none of that is true. Just as it wasn't true in the first term, this is not true in this one. But keep it up, Dems, I'd love to point out how wrong you were. Again. Why don't we see
WHAT ELSE HAS TRUMP DONE VIA EXECUTIVE ORDER? there is a LOT on this list. Though I am happy with many of them, these all should be done legislatively as soon as possible. My favorite parts are how Trump withdrew from the World Health Organization (of which we are by far the largest funder) and also ordered all federal employees back into the office full time immediately. I'm guessing there will be a wave of resignations, therefore reducing the size of government on day one. Mark me down with that. Some of these will definitely immediately be met with court challenges but the sheer volume of them is going to make it hard to fight on all fronts. He's learned a lot watching Democrats on Day One.
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE HAS A SPENDING PROBLEM, NOT A REVENUE PROBLEM and even though Democrats will tell you this is because they can't raise taxes on is without our permission because of TABOR that is a lie. This column lays out the ways they are lying and need to be held in check. This part is really all you need to know:
Colorado state government used the federal largesse to pay for some of their biggest priorities like eliminating the K-12 education shortfall, expanding mental health and early childhood programs, and increasing higher education funding.
The problem with using federal bailout dollars to pay for ongoing state projects is that eventually the one-time money run out, while the special interest spending obligations remain.
Do not believe them when they say they just need more of YOUR money.
NO, ELON MUSK DID NOT HEIL HITLER Y'all I an SO TIRED OF THIS TIRED TROPE. No, Elon Musk did NOT give the "Nazi salute" when he raised his arm to salute the crowd. Watch it here and decide for yourself.
I use the word "trope" above because this happens ALL THE TIME. When someone takes a photo of a Republican and GOD FORBID they have their arm raised or are hailing a cab, inevitably the Left all gasps and throws their lace gloved hands over their faces in horror and yells "NAZI" as if they won a Third Reich dice game. (that is a very complex joke) The reality is they know it is THEIR people wearing keffiyehs in the streets telling Jews they would go back to Austria or Poland or wherever they will be slaughtered. To counter that, they have to CONSTANTLY accuse the Republicans of anti-Semitism in the hopes that you won't notice the rot in their backyard. Look at this Nazi on his phone.
POLIS'S GREEN ENERGY BOONDOGGLE COSTS EVEN MORE THAN ESTIMATED This is a MUST read by Amy Oliver Cooke at Independence Institute. In it she breaks down first how then candidate Jared Polis refused to put a price tag on his Green Energy Dreams for Colorado and then disputed the numbers run by the eggheads at Independence as wildly inaccurate and too high. He was half right. They were wildly inaccurate but they were way to LOW. Read the rest here.
MAYOR JOHNSTON BACKS DOWN He's gone from "sure I'll go to jail" to "we'll work with the Feds with some conditions" really fast. Read it here.
BUT DPS'S SUPER THINKS HE'S ABOVE FEDERAL LAW for the record, I am against ICE coming to schools to enforce immigration law. That being said, I'd probably be more collaborative than dogmatic when dealing with the federal government, but Superintendent Alex Marrero isn't so subtle. We'll see how this bravado works out.
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY ABOUT 16TH STREET MALL SAFETY this is a good explainer on crime rates on the 16th Street Mall using data from ten years ago as the baseline. The good news is, crime is down. The bad news is, it doesn't feel like it.
IF THIS COUNTS AS RETRIBUTION I'M HERE FOR IT I don't want Trump to weaponize the DoJ but I am 100% okay with him pulling the security clearances of all the self-serving dumbasses who conspired to protect Joe Biden from Hunter's laptop. If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough.
THE CASE FOR RFK JR FROM A PHYSICIAN Man, I kind of love this doctor wherever he is If you want to see the Man Behind the Curtain that makes our current system so miserable just read this.
I STILL LOVE W And I laughed out loud when I saw this yesterday.
MELANIA SLAYED LAST NIGHT After she ditched the Hat Heard Round the World she busted out a stunner for the balls.
TRUMP MAKES AROD'S ARGUMENT About TikTok and why he changed his mind. TikTok is safe...for now. Read here for what happens next.
PIERS MORGAN ON TRANS ATHLETES he's not wrong here. Watch below or click here.
JOHN FETTERMAN DOESN'T GIVE A CRAP WHAT YOU THINK Or what I think or general decorum. Dude showed up at Trump's inauguration in a hoodie and gym shorts. He and Lauren Sanchez apparently didn't get the memo.
DON'T GET SCAMMED TRYING TO TRAVEL With AI making scams even more clever and convincing you need to know about the latest ways scammer scumbags are trying to rip you off.
THE BEST HEALTH ADVICE FROM THE INTERNET TODAY And some of this is not horrible, but always proceed at your own risk.
ADULTS SHARE THE UPSIDE OF LONG TERM SINGLEDOM It's not all bad for those that never marry.
A SWEET BOY WANTS TO HELP OTHERS WITH CANCER I hope Greyson is done with his cancer battle forever!
OF COURES UFOS ARE REAL. OF COURSE This is nuts but is it really surprising?
Unfortunately this dude totally has the Crazy Eyes.
WHAT WAS JESUS CHRIST'S NAME? I don't know why it never occurred to me that Jesus Christ may have had an entirely different name in his native tongue until today. But here we are, with scientists now saying his name may have been Yeshu Nazareen. Read more here, but I'm not changing my prayers.
GLP-1S DO ALL KINDS OF STUFF The drugs being hailed as weight loss miracles seem to have a positive effect on a TON of other things. Read more here.
IT'S TIME TO CONVERT YOUR VCR TAPES Because those old tapes are deteriorating. Watch below or click here.
I'M IN PARADISE BUT STILL WORKING Just in case you want to know how things are going for me.
HOW DO WE NOT HAVE THIS FOR BO NIX??? This is CRAZY. And we need it, stat. Watch below or click here.