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Wednesday, July 27, 2005
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Tancredo
Democracy in Progress: "Rep. Tom Tancredo told an overflow crowd in Highlands Ranch Saturday morning that the United States should enter a relationship of 'mutually assured destruction (MAD)' with the 'Muslim world', just like the cold war with the Soviet Union. Those were his exact words. He didn't take questions, of course, because he doesn't actually care what anyone has to say. He commented that he believes politicians listen too much to real people's concerns, which he terms 'political correctness.'"
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
10:12:12 PM 
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Troop Withdrawals in Iraq
American Kestrel: "The commander of US forces in Iraq has said that US troop levels can be substantially reduced by early next year as a top Iraqi official said the US could hand over security in 10 cities by December." Good news.
6:09:57 PM
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Romanoff on State Government
Andrew Romanoff via the Cherry Creek News, "Pundits have spilled a lot of ink in an attempt to portray this year's session as (take your pick) anti-business or anti-labor. Such labels miss the mark. A strong economy - our top priority this year and next - is good for business and labor.
"It's tempting to paint every gain for one group as a loss for another - tempting, but wrong. Better schools, safer roads and bridges, and more affordable insurance benefit employers and employees alike. Building a sturdy infrastructure and a skilled and healthy workforce is the best way to restore Colorado's leadership in job growth."
6:00:28 PM
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Legal Pot?
SAFER has apparently garnered enough signatures for a ballot proposal to legalize marijuana according to the Denver Post [July 27, 2005, "Denver voters could have chance to legalize marijuana"]. From the article, "The Committee for Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) said it has submitted the necessary 5,383 signatures from at least 5 percent of Denver city and county registered voters to get its proposal placed on the ballot. SAFER said the Denver Election Commission has determined that it appears to have sufficient valid signatures. The petition now goes to the City Council for approval and placement on the ballot. The council may act on the matter as early as next week. SAFER proposes that Denver legalize possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana by anyone 21 or older."
Denver City Council members are wondering how and where voters are going to cast a ballot in the November election, according to the Rocky Mountain News [July 27, 2005, "Council complains of no election plan"]. From the article, "Commissioner Sandy Adams dismissed claims that there isn't a clear plan of action for November. The three-member body decided to hold a polling place election. Eight early voting sites will be set up where Denver residents can cast ballots regardless of where they live. Absentee ballot request forms will be sent out nearly two months before the November election. 'We have a game plan, and we're all set,' Adams said. 'We know that the mistakes that happened last year won't happen again.'"
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [July 27, 2005, "Voting commission scrutinized"]. They write, "The commission has been criticized for a series of mishaps and public blunders. In last year's presidential election, nearly 40 percent of reported voting problems in Colorado occurred in Denver, a Denver Post analysis found. Additionally, the commission was late in mailing some 13,000 absentee ballots. Problems have persisted. In February, the commission reversed its decision to hold an all-mail ballot for the May election in which voters approved funding for a new justice center - even though a mail election was expected to save taxpayers as much as $400,000. The commission said it would use early-voting centers in November but reversed that decision in June when it decided to return to polling precincts."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
6:09:20 AM
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Moderate Republicans?
Here's a short article featuring former EPA Director Christine Todd Whitman from the Denver Post [July 27, 2005, "Ex-EPA chief laments GOP shift"]. From the article, "The conservative right wing of the Republican Party has made moderates feel like outcasts, along with anyone else who isn't 100 percent with the right on social causes, former Bush administration official Christine Todd Whitman said Tuesday. The former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and former New Jersey governor lamented the polarization in politics that has left both parties 'hardening their bases' with extreme viewpoints rather than reaching out to the middle. As a result, merely demonstrating a willingness to discuss embryonic stem-cell research or same-sex marriage gets GOP politicians like Whitman ostracized or labeled a RINO, or "Republican in name only," she told The Denver Post before her talk Tuesday at the Aspen Institute's summer speaker series."
Tom Tancredo is going to get the opportunity to explain his recent comments, according to the Rocky Mountain News [July 27, 2005, "Tancredo to meet with Muslims"]. From the article, "U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo plans to meet with some Muslim leaders and ignore others in the wake of his controversial remarks about Islamic holy sites. The Littleton Republican faced an international outcry over a recent radio interview in which he suggested the United States could threaten to 'take out' Muslim holy sites if radical Islamic terrorists launch nuclear attacks in U.S. cities...Tancredo's spokesman would not confirm specifics, but one meeting could happen as early as today and include representatives of the Washington, D.C.-based group, Free Muslim Coalition. Group president Kamal Nawash said the meeting will allow Tancredo to clarify his comments as part of a larger dialogue about terrorism...'We are aware of Congressman Tancredo. We think he's a good guy. We really do,' Nawash said.'We think this controversy was blown out of proportion. We want to talk about finding a way to, I guess, mend fences with the community.'"
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
6:02:55 AM
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