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Saturday, June 4, 2005

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10:50:47 AM

Bush Forcing Collapse of Compromise?
Washington Post: "The White House is preparing to send a raft of new judicial nominations to the Senate in the next few weeks, according to Republican strategists inside and outside the administration -- a move that could challenge the durability of last week's bipartisan filibuster deal and reignite the political warfare it was intended to halt." Thanks to Blogs for Bush for the link.
Here's US Senator Dianne Feinstein's statement on the nuclear option from the Congressional Record. From the record, "The Senate confirmed more circuit court judicial nominees than in Reagan's or Clinton's first term. When Democrats were in the majority in 2001, there were 110 vacancies and by the end of the 108th Congress and President Bush's first term, the number had plummeted to 27 - the lowest level of vacancies since the Reagan era. Of the 8 nominees reported out of committee this year, four have already been confirmed. One, Thomas Griffith, is waiting a vote, and the remaining three are controversial nominees who were defeated last Congress: William Myers, Priscilla Owen, and Janice Rogers Brown. In addition, President Bush has sent the Senate but one new judicial nomination this year. Brian Sandoval of Nevada is the only new judicial nomination sent to the Senate in the first five months of this year. He has bipartisan support from his home State Senators and appears to be a consensus nominee. Again, what do these numbers mean? They mean there is no crisis on the federal bench that justifies the so-called nuclear option as some of my Republican colleagues contend." Be careful what you ask for. Thanks to Josh Marshall for the link.
Category: 2004 Presidential Transition
9:08:29 AM

Political Weblogs Unite
Here's a link to a memo to Brad C . Deutsch, authored by Duncan Black, Markos Moulitsas Zúniga and Matt Stoller. The subject are proposed regulations on weblogs from the Federal Election Commission.
Please read the whole article. Coyote Gulch needs no regulation. We attempt to objectively cover elections for Denver voters (you can stop laughing now). We do not sell advertising nor solicit funds for the parties or candidates. We will help, free of charge, any candidate that wants to start a weblog, regardless of party affiliation. I guess that would be considered a contribution of sorts, but there are laws to regulate that on the books now. One caveat, if you belong to this political party, Coyote Gulch will only curse and condemn, not help.
Thanks to Ed Cone for the link.
8:43:37 AM

City Council Weblogs
Here's a weblog from Greensborough city councilman Tom Phillips. Note the short, to the point, opinion on offering Wal-Mart incentives to build in their town. Unambiguous.
Coyote Gulch will help any and all on the Denver City Council start a weblog, free of charge. Email me at jworrAToperamail.com.
8:34:45 AM

Caldara - Vote No, It's Your Dough
Opponents of Referendum C are hitting the airwaves, according to the Rocky Mountain News [June 4, 2005, "Radio ads take on budget measure"]. From the article, "The Golden-based Independence Institute, a fiscally conservative think tank, will blast the measure in the $30,000 ad campaign starting today on KHOW, KBCO, KOA and other stations, institute President Jon Caldara said. Caldara said the ads are meant to "get people prepared for the sky-is-falling silliness" that he said Referendum C supporters will campaign on."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
8:04:27 AM

Water Summit
Denver Water, the Colorado River Water Conservation District Board, the Middle Park Water Conservancy Board, and the Summit and Grand County commissioners plan to meet July 13th to discuss a proposal from Denver Water, according to the Rocky Mountain News [June 4, 2005, "Seeking a water deal"]. From the article, "More than two years of talks on how to better protect the Fraser River in Grand County and the Blue River in Summit County, for instance, have yet to yield a plan on which the two regions can agree. Water officials on both sides of the Continental Divide billed the Keystone summit as an ice breaker for utility board members. A smaller-scale meeting also occurred in 2003."
The Rocky has a nice app up for Front Range readers to use to check watering restrictions.
Category: Colorado Water
7:47:23 AM

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