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Jonathan Singer joins Colorado legislature

January 28, 2012
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Jonathan Singer joins Colorado legislature

Surrounded by his parents and Senate President Brandon Shaffer, Jonathan Singer took the Oath of Office from Justice Nancy Rice of the Colorado Supreme Court.

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Another view of the mayor

October 15, 2011
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Another view of the mayor

Longmont deserves better than a self-described "capitalist pig" for mayor.

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Join forces for “YES” on Longmont’s Fiber Optic Referendum

August 29, 2011
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Join forces  for “YES” on Longmont’s Fiber Optic Referendum

Advocacy group organizing to find a constructive way to express our pent-up anger against big-money political influence and assure passage of Longmont's fiber optic referendum.

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Cory Gardner fights against environmental protection

August 14, 2011
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Cory Gardner fights against environmental protection

Cory Gardner's zeal against environmental regulations is not only misguided and misinformed, it is downright dangerous.

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The Private Sector should not dictate Public Policy

July 12, 2010
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The Private Sector should not dictate Public Policy

In spite of the private sector’s pretense of concern for the welfare of the community, the private sector does not exist for the general improvement of society nor does it carry any burden for securing the well-being of the common person.

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The GOP Stance

"The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president."
— Mitch McConnell, Republican Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate - interview in the National Journal, October 25, 2010

“This is not a time for compromise, and I can tell you that we will not compromise..."
— John Boehner, soon-to-be Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Definition: Fascism

Fascism, a philosophy or system of government that advocates or exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with an ideology of belligerent nationalism.
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

Quote of the moment

It is impossible for anyone to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus

They Said What?

"We must close union offices, confiscate their money and put their leaders in prison. We must reduce workers salaries and take away their right to strike." - Adolf Hitler, May 2, 1933
"We need to execute people like John Walker in order to physically intimidate liberals, by making them realize that they can be killed, too. Otherwise, they will turn out to be outright traitors." - Ann Coulter