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Diary Of A Mad Voter: Jessica Peck Corry

Enough change already. Two days into their national convention in Denver, Democrats proclaimed a need for change with a passion seen only from the aggressive panhandlers staked out on the 16th Street Mall a few blocks away.

But behind all of the rhetoric of new beginnings, an aged policy platform has emerged. As eight U.S. Senate Democratic women took the stage Tuesday afternoon to present their "checklist for change," it was hard not to feel sorry for them. [more]

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As Democrats announced Wednesday that former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner will be a keynote speaker at their national party convention here in Denver this month, most Americans likely responded with "Mark Who?" Smart Western Republicans, however, should start taking notes.

While it's safe to assume that presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama selected Warner because of his ability to win over southern voters, he will also have appeal in the west-and likely for many of the same reasons. [more]

Diary Of A Mad Voter: Jessica Peck Corry

As national Democrats prepare for their party's convention in Denver next month, they find themselves questioning a longtime ally for liberal causes: The New York Times. The controversy arose after a Times report Sunday highlighted concerns with Democratic National Convention planning. [more]

Diary Of A Mad Voter: Jessica Peck Corry

With reporters gushing from coast to coast, Barack Obama announced late Tuesday that he has finally -- after a lengthy battle with Hillary Clinton -- secured the Democratic presidential nomination. Media fawning has now turned to the prospect of Obama as the first black president and this generation's Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In a speech designed to imitate King's famous 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, Obama was at his eloquent best on Tuesday night. King declared then, "Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!"

But while King dreamed of an America that could one day judge his children based on the content of their character -- and not the color of their skin -- Obama should not be seen as the dream of a color-blind America realized. [more]

Diary Of A Mad Voter: Jessica Peck Corry

Barack Obama wants western voters to believe he visited an innovative school north of Denver yesterday to highlight his commitment to educational progress. His real purpose: winning the support of affluent unions seeking to stifle real educational reforms.

At Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts in Thornton, Obama was introduced by a giddy former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, who referred to Obama as the next U.S. president. Excited students eagerly greeted Obama with a chant of "Yes, we can!"

Mapleton, an option school run by a union-controlled collective bargaining agreement, saw all 44 of its high school seniors this year accepted into four-year college programs. This is, indeed, a reason to celebrate. But only momentarily. [more]

Diary Of A Mad Voter: Jessica Peck Corry

As Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff leads the charge to raise taxes yet again on Colorado's working families, he is doing so with a solid strategy in mind. He is running against Douglas Bruce.

Bruce, the author of Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, has become the state's poster child for bad behavior. During his four-month tenure this spring as a freshman member of the state's House of Representatives, he has earned plenty of enemies. [more]

Diary Of A Mad Voter: Jessica Peck Corry

Listen to the media elite and you'll hear a continuing refrain: Blue collar whites are racist because they voted for Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary.

As The New York Times opined in a news report today titled, "For Obama, a struggle to win over key blocs." The article, also carried on the front page of today's Denver Post, was written by Times reporter Adam Nagourney and led with the following question: "Why has [Obama] been unable to win enough working-class and white voters to wrap up the Democratic nomination?" Nagourney suggests that "lurking behind that question is another: Is the Democratic Party hesitating about race as it moves to the brink of nominating an African-American to be president?"
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Diary Of A Mad Voter: Jessica Peck Corry

These days, it seems almost cruel to write about Hillary Clinton's floundering campaign. But not everyone has given up. In fact, I'm joining the nation's most radical feminists to pledge my support for her continued Democratic presidential bid. Run, Hillary, run.

Clinton's loyal supporters are mad. Blinded by their desire to see America's first woman president elected this year, they fail to see what smart Democrats and Republicans already know. Hillary can't win in November. If only we could find a way to keep her candidacy alive that long.

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Diary Of A Mad Voter: Jessica Peck Corry

Governor Bill Ritter wants you to believe that he's working to end a duel between Colorado's union bosses and business leaders. He says he wants to prevent a November ballot battle that could see their competing initiatives put before voters. The only problem: Ritter is the source of the rift.

On Tuesday, Ritter called on the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7 to withdraw five ballot initiatives it filed Monday that would impose significant constraints on Colorado employers. Likewise, Ritter also called on business leaders to deny support to a "Right to Work" initiative that would prohibit unions from mandating that employees join a union or pay dues for union representation.
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Diary of a Mad Voter: Jessica Peck Corry

Last night in a crowded bar in Denver, an unlikely thing happened. A leading conservative sat down with a libertarian Republican to begin building a bridge toward a united future.

The duo, Jim Pfaff and Sean Duffy, represented opposite ends of the debate on one of 2006's most contentious ballot issues — the ill-fated Referendum I that sought to strengthen legal rights and protections for same-sex partners. Duffy was the public relations guru behind the campaign, representing lead backer and libertarian Democratic millionaire Tim Gill. Pfaff, president and CEO of the Colorado Family Institute, served as the effort's lead opponent. [more]