Tag: Jon Caldara
Colorado GOP donors fly below the radar with maze of 527...
In Colorado, organizing, infrastructure and fundraising within the Democratic Party and progressive organizations are the stuff of legend. The story of how liberal mega-millionaires and single-minded cooperation on the left turned this formerly solid red state to purple and blue have been told and retold for years. The story of coordination among conservatives groups, however, and the way millions of dollars each election cycle slosh to candidates and causes on the right has received relatively scant attention.
Independence Institute on Obamacare: It’s not about the Commerce Clause
The Independence Institute, a Denver-based free-market think tank that has lead the charge in Colorado against the Affordable Care Act, has filed what it is calling two "potentially game changing" briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court. The court this week is hearing arguments on the constitutionality of the two-year-old law.
Cain harassment news: Ah the cash, the laughs!
Herman Cain's presidential campaign is weathering mounting allegations of sexual harassment linked so far only to his tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association, allegations tied to tens of thousands of dollars in payouts to his accusers. Republican voters, however, are mostly dismissing the story. They've filled Cain's campaign coffers with cash over the last two weeks and they booed the CNBC debate moderators who tried to bring up the scandal during last night's debate in Michigan. The harassment story has been a source of off-color jokes for conservative-politics pundits like Rush Limbaugh. And in Colorado, libertarian think tank funnyman Jon Caldera couldn't resist cracking wise on the topic in his weekly newsletter.
VIDEO: Occupy Denver enters third week with numbers growing and spirits...
Something's happening downtown, what it is ain't exactly clear. Occupy Denver has no leader. Occupy Denver has no agenda. Occupy Denver has no list of demands. What it does have is passion, anger and so far, a willingness to simply be.
Virginia health reform ruling bolsters case made by Suthers
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers took a lot of heat when he joined with nearly 20 Republican attorneys general to file a lawsuit against the national health care reform legislation just days after it passed. Detractors saw the suit as a bitter move less about law than about political spectacle. Defenders of Suthers told the Colorado Independent that Suthers was vindicated on Monday when a federal judge in Virginia declared a key provision of the health care law unconstitutional.
Lunchtime links: Wealthy Republican lawmakers want tax cuts; Americans want jobs
The Bush tax cuts, which will disproportionately benefit millionaire Washington DC lawmakers in relation to the rest of the nation's population, are a low...
Millions of U.S. cancer patients forgo treatment due to cost
At least 2 million Americans whose cancer went into remission decided against getting recommended follow up treatment mostly because their health insurance wouldn't fully...
Caldara declares ‘game on’ as curtains rise on ‘Obamacare’ opening act
As health reform legislation begins taking effect in Colorado and around the country, the Colorado Secretary of State Thursday deemed the signatures submitted for...
Wall Street Journal wrong: Caldara anti-‘Obamacare’ initiative not yet approved
Wall Street Journal columnist Stephen Moore reveled this weekend in the fact that he could "add Colorado to the list of states that are...
Denver uninsured living nightmare vision of present health care system
As health care reform legislation begins to take shape in states around the country, the Denver Post today presents a picture of how the...