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If Health Insurance Veto Stands, Supporters Could Fall

By | 10.16.07 | 9:32 am

The number of votes still needed to override the president’s veto of expanded kids’ health insurance  keeps changing. But 48 hours from a House of Representatives decision that Colorado Congressman Mark Udall calls “the most important this year on the

Godfather Salazar Makes an Offer 4th CD Can’t Refuse

By | 09.28.07 | 11:31 am

Anyone who questions U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar’s role in Colorado politics should take a look at the state’s Fourth Congressional District.

Maybe Salazar is not a Godfather in the traditional sense, but he makes offers you can’t refuse.

4th CD Dems Range from Unpopular to Turncoat to Obscure

By | 08.22.07 | 11:03 pm

The dilemma for Democrats in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District boils down to these choices:

Would they rather have a candidate that 84 percent of voters recognize, but half of those voters dislike?

Would they rather have a person…

Three No’s From Colorado on Clean Drinking Water

By | 03.12.07 | 7:00 am

Let’s visit Washington D.C. where our Colorado Republican Congressional delegation of Marilyn Musgrave, Tom Tancredo and Doug Lamborn make the weighty decisions for the rest of us. Thank goodness, most of the time they are outvoted by the Democratic side…

The Nays Go Nowhere

By | 01.18.07 | 7:00 am

The three Republican Congressional comrades from Colorado, Marilyn Musgrave, Doug Lamborn and Tom Tancredo have taken Nancy Reagan’s advice to “Just Say No” to about every piece of legislation presented by the Democrats. Most likely their negatives will end…

Colorado’s “Just Say No” Congressional Delegation

By | 01.15.07 | 1:26 am

Now that the Colorado Republican Congressional delegation is a minority, it seems that Doug Lamborn, Marilyn Musgrave and Tom Tancredo will be using their “no” button a lot in the 110th Congress. Lamborn has admitted that he is ready to…

Endorsement Boards Snub Hometown Girls

By | 10.26.06 | 9:20 am

U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave and HD-53 State Rep. Angie Paccione found common ground today in the battle for media endorsements for the exceedingly nasty Fourth Congressional District race. Both were rebuked by their hometown newspapers.

Surprise Endorsement in CD-4 Race

By | 10.25.06 | 12:56 am

Reform Party candidate Eric Eidsness earned the endorsement of the Fort Morgan Times on Tuesday in a stinging rebuke of hometown girl Rep. Marilyn Musgrave and Democratic challenger Angie Paccione.

Time Running Out? Quick, Pass A Gun Bill!

By | 09.26.06 | 1:08 pm

Congress doesn’t have time before recess to get much done-except, apparently, to push through an National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed bill that would undermine the ability of the federal government to crack down on gun dealers who violate the law. The…

4th, 5th and 7th CDs in Colorado In Play

By | 09.26.06 | 10:02 am

The National Journal, which regularly rates which Congressional races are most likely to change party, has declared that the 4th, 5th and 7th Congressional Districts in Colorado are all in the list of 50 most likely to change hands…