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Conservation Colorado wants more lobbyists, but their political allies control both legislative chambers

We at Cheap Seats were incredibly moved by the fundraising plea sent out Saturday by Conservation Colorado bemoaning the plight of the poor, defenseless environmental movement.

“Outnumbered 20 to 1,” the money-grab begins, and it’s not referring to the Democratic-Republican ratio in the legislature. Read more »

Now you know why Bennet hasn’t been on TV pitching the immigration bill he helped write

A hearty tongue-in-cheek congratulations is in order for Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado).

You see, according to Bennet’s buddy Alison Sherry at the Denver Post, the DSCC has broken its previous fundraising record – raising a whopping $13.6 million so far this year under Mr. Bennet’s leadership. Read more »

As they say in Alarmists Anonymous, you can’t explain the global temperature without first acknowledging it

Of course if all they had to explain was a flatline in global temperatures, the job would be a great deal easier.

As it is, scientists are having difficulty merely acknowledging the obvious. They will hardly discuss the fact that the British Metropolitan Office has noted that Al Gore’s infamous fever is no more than the bead of forehead sweat caused by the discovery of, shall we say, trouser textile extremity flammability? Read more »

The video challenges anti-fracking claims made by Boulder Commissioner (and longtime green lobby activist) Elise Jones

Surprisingly, Elise Jones has been caught in the act of making it up as she goes along.  Not that it was a surprise that Jones, the longtime head of the Colorado Environmental Coalition, was, shall we say, uninformed in her debate recently with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.

Nor was it surprising that Jones figured she could just make stuff up. The surprise was that someone might actually listen to Jones’ made-up massacre of the facts and nail her on it. Read more »

ProgressNow has encouraged supporters of the left-wing agenda to take to Twitter with the hashtag #ProudToPay

If you’re grumbling about filing your taxes today, look on the bright side: You’re part of the revolution.

The tireless lefties at ProgressNow Colorado, who are never so upbeat as when they’re taking other people’s money, have an April 15 Facebook post that combines the best of the Cultural Revolution with a dash of the old Soviet Union’s Young Pioneers. It shows a line of smiling schoolchildren with the message, “Taxes Teach Kids.” Read more »