Our Favorite Porch Pirates So Far
My first item below reminds me of a classic. A guy walks into a bar. “Did you know that in some other countries you don’t know who your wife is until you are married?” he asks the bartender. The bartender replies, “It’s the same everywhere, son.” So much passion, so much betrayal, so much…romance. All […]
School’s Out for the Summer, But…
Hope your Fourth was great. Thought I should share this timely news story: British Parliament Forms July 4 Commission To Investigate Colonial Insurrection. I just got a call from my alma mater, the University of Colorado, asking for a contribution. After I explained that I would never give money to a school that indoctrinates young […]
Don’t Like the Candidates…
I hate election time. Candidates put their signs in my front yard without asking. I don’t even know who Foreclosure is. How often during election season do you think, “Why aren’t there any good candidates running?” Especially in smaller races. That’s because the right doesn’t have much of a bench. Hell, we barely have a […]
Guess Who Made a Mistake
The famed, curly-haired PBS painting teacher, Bob Ross, used to say, “There are no mistakes, just happy little accidents.” He was a lovely man. Terrible driving instructor. Hey, we all make mistakes, says the divorced guy who once bought a used Mercury Cougar and got a liberal arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. […]
Our Governor, the Libertarian…
Enough!! I have had it with conservatives and libertarians outside of Colorado thinking our socialist Governor Jared Polis somehow supports free people and free markets. Out-of-staters who I truly adore, like Reason Magazine’s Nick Gillespie, fall for the manufactured public relations spin that Polis is somehow a libertarian. Loving pot and Bitcoin doesn’t make one […]
Mike Rosen Coming to Independence Institute
Join us at Independence Institute later this month as radio talk show legend, political commentator, and Complete Colorado columnist Mike Rosen takes you through the ins and outs of the federal budget process. Rosen will show the past, present, and future of federal spending and taxes. He’ll debunk the claims that “the rich don’t pay […]
News on My Son, Chance
Over the years, I’ve written to you about my son, Chance. Chance has Down Syndrome and has gone through some 14 medical operations, including open-heart surgery at just a few weeks old. I’ve also told you about our many fights with the Boulder Valley School District administration as they robbed him of over a year […]
Guess Who Stopped a Tax Grab (It Wasn’t Me)
I don’t like country music, but I won’t denigrate those who do. And for you people who like country music, denigrate means “put down.” There’s an old country song titled, “If Your Phone Don’t Ring, You Know It’s Me.” And here’s why I’m thinking about it: How much did this one lady save Colorado taxpayers? […]
You did WHAT with my money?!
Unlike Government’s wasteful spending, we take pride in investing your hard-earned dollars into forming the future of Colorado into the free state we used to brag about. But, we can’t do that without you! Here at II, you can trust that we convert dollars into research, policy proposals, and finally, permanent change. Thank you for […]
We Just Suffered a Setback
Yep, disappointment. I bought a DVD on how to deal with disappointment. When I opened the box, it was empty. We are tenacious here at Independence. We are never content to just research or comment on what needs to be done to advance the Colorado Character. We take action. After seeing some of the questionable, […]
Polis and Xcel Energy’s Love Child
When you were a kid, you were afraid of the dark. And now as an adult, your electric bill scares you into turning off all the lights—the cycle of terror continues. I just looked at the recent inflation numbers put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nationwide, electricity prices are up 11%. But in […]
Get Better, Tom and Pete!
I am the luckiest man in Colorado. I make a living working on my passion, battling bullies who use the coercive power of government to force their values on those who don’t share them and try to take from others. Or to put it more simply, I get paid to piss off socialists. I. Love. […]
