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2009

NEW 05-27-09
OBAMA’S SUPREME CHOICE

05-18-09
Key Coaching Advice: "Shut-Up!"

01-04-09
The Bennet Appointment
The Art Of Choosing Replacements

Part 1 of 1
Sometimes Out Of The Box Isn't Best

2008

12-21-08
WRONG AGAIN
The Art Of Choosing Replacements

Part 1 of 19
The Press & Pundits Set The Wrong Stage
Part 2 of 19
The 2010 Gneral Election
Part 3 of 19
Guiding Criteria
Part 4 of 19
No Coattails In Colorado
Part 5 of 19
The Art Of Selecting A U.S. Senator
Part 6 of 19
The Usual Criteria Are Irrelevant
Part 7 of 19
Fundraising Reality
Part 8 of 19
Any Senator Can Fundraise
Part 9 of 19
Differences Between 2008 And 2010 Races
Part 10 of 19
Extraordinary Times Require Extraordinary Decisions
Part 11 of 19
What Can A Freshman Seator Do?
Part 12 of 19
Can Bill Ritter Be Bold?
Part 13 of 19
There Is More Time Than Most Realize
Part 14 of 19
A Republican Model For A Colorado Democrat
Part 15 of 19
Turning Lemons Into Lemonade
Part 16 of 19
Making A Choice For The Nation's Future
Part 17 of 19
Colorado Is A Federal Loser
Part 18 of 19
Colorado's Senator Can Correct Bailout Failures
Part 19 of 19
A Win/Win/Win For Ritter, Colorado And The Nation

09-28-08
THE REAL COSTS OF THE BAILOUT
Isn't 100% annual interest usurious?
Part 1 of 6
How The $700 Billion Bailout Could Cost $700 Billion Every Year
Part 2 of 6
Is Wall Street Really Looking Out For America's Best Interests?
Part 3 of 5
Increasing Our Debt By $1 Trillion Will Increase Interest Rates
Part 4 of 6
Small Interest Rate Increases Mean Big Dollars
Part 5 of 6
Don't Forget The Penalty Americans Will Pay For A Depressed Dollar
Part 6 of 6
Washington's Cure Could Kill The Patient

09-23-08
TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND COUNT TO THREE
Part 1 of 19
Hold Your Horses (And Your Wallets and Purses)
Part 2 of 19
The Bush Administration & The Democratic Congress Have It All Wrong Again
Part 3 of 19
$1 Trillion Might Only Be The Beginning
Part 4 of 19
Can We Even Afford To Spend $1 Trillion Under Today's Financial Conditions?
Part 5 of 19
The Bailout Will Result In More Dollars Leaving The U.S.A.
Part 6 of 19
Are We Getting The "Bum's Rush?"
Part 7 of 19
Have We Abandoned The Free Market?
Part 8 of 19
How Quickly Capitalists Become Socialists When It's Not Their Money
Part 9 of 19
Why Should The Public Buy The Worst Assets?
Part 10 of 19
The Interplay of Inflation And Interest Rates
Part 11 of 19
How To Protect The Taxpayer
Part 12 of 19
The Somber Truth About The Nation's Financial Obligations
Part 13 of 19
Would It Be Dangerous To Let The Markets Achieve Equilibrium?
Part 14 of 19
The Stock Market's Decline Is A Matter of "When" And Not "If"
Part 15 of 19
Who Picks The Winners And Losers?
Part 16 of 19
What Happened To The "Invisible Hand" of The Free Market?
Part 17 of 19
Conflicts of 19 Interest Abound
Part 18 of 19
Why Paulson & Rubin Should Not Be At The Helm
Part 19 of 19
We May Get More [Bad Outcomes] Than We Bargained For
Part 20 of 19
Accelerating The Demise of The Dollar
Part 21 of 19
Sometimes Doing Nothing Is The Best Solution

09-22-08
THE BIGGEST MISSED OPPORTUNITY
The meltdown of financial markets

09-21-08
LET'S DO NOTHING!
Part 1 of 5
The Bush Administration & the Democratic Congress Have It All Wrong Again.
Part 2 of 5
What's The Big Rush?
Part 3 of 5
What Would Happen If We Did Nothing?
Part 4 of 5
What happened to the "Invisible Hand" of the Free Market?
Part 5 of 5
A Pragmatic Solution To The Crisis

09-02-08
MCCAIN SHOULD BUT WON'T…

Palin's Non-Vetting Hurts McCain In Many Ways…

09-01-08
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY IN MINNESOTA

Surprise: Alaska no longer is in play…
Now it's Obama's to lose…

07-28-08
IRAQ & THE ELECTION

How The Surge's Success May Have Decided The Presidential Election
Part 1 of 3:
The Changes On The Ground

Part 2 of 3:
How Iraq Is Booting The United States

Part 3 of 3:
Why Maliki's Statement Makes Obama The Foreign Policy Master

07-19-08
The War Is Over

Iraqis Solve America's Political Dilemma
Part 1 of 5:
Wake Up! --- We Won The War!

Part 2 of 5:
The Political Implications Of The War's End.

Part 3 of 5:
Why Couldn't We Make A Long-Term Deal?

Part 4 of 5:
Why Iraq Does Not Need America.

Part 5 of 5:
The Fight To Control Iraqi Oil Resources

05-07-08
Is It Time For the Elitists To Shut Up?

The calls for Clinton to bow out are overwhelming.
Part 1 of 3:
Will Democrats Remain Divided?

Part 2 of 3:
Should Delegates Actually Make The Selection?

Part 3 of 3:
Can Hillary Clinton Actually Win The Nomination?

04-08-08
THE SOLUTION FOR THE WAR IN IRAQ

How Democrats and Republicans can work together to end the War.
Part 1 of 2:
Honesty is the best policy.

Part 2 of 2:
What we can do to end the War in Iraq?

02-24-08
OBAMA-CLINTON TICKET IS A NO GO

Why Neither Hillary Nor Barack Will Select The Other For Vice President
Part 1 of 2:
Mutual Admiration Versus Winning Factors

Part 2 of 2:
Geography May Be The Deciding Factor

 


2007

08-19-07
COMMERCIAL NANNYISM

Part 1 of 4:
The Rise Of The Nanny State.

Part 2 of 4:
Always Buy More Than You Need.
Part 3 of 4:
Grocery-Shopping For Dummies?

Part 4 of 4:
It's Time For A Grocery Store Revolt!

07-29-07
PIGS AT THE TROUGH

Part 1 of 2:
The Need For Federal Fiscal Responsibility.

Part 2 of 2:
Why Almost $300 Billion In Farm Aid Isn't Necessary.

07-16-07
HILLARY'S MISTAKES MAY BE HER BIGGEST ADVANTAGE

Part 1 of 2:
Barack Obama's Relative Strengths

Part 2 of 2:
Why Hillary's Weakness Could Be Her Strength

02-11-07
The Real Meaning Of Ritter's First Veto
4 part colum
Part 1 of 4:  How HB 1072 Took Everyone By Surprise.
Part 2 of 4: Why Ritter Vetoed HB 1072.
Part 3 of 4: Behind The Scenes With HB 1072.
Part 4 of 4: The Message Behind The Veto Message.

 

2006

11-08-06 - BILL RITTER'S BIG SURPRISE

10-30-06 - BALLOT ISSUES RUNDOWN -- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?

10-29-06 - THE SURPRISINGLY CLOSE RACES

10-25-06 - TAKE A BREAK -- LAST CHANCE FOR SIX FLAGS ELITCH GARDENS

10-23-06 - IS THE "CLOSE" 7TH C.D. ELECTION OVER?

10-22-06 - THE ELECTION HAS BEGUN IS ALMOST OVER!

08-20-06 - THE 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT PRIMARY

08-19-06 - WHAT SHOULD OUR GOVERNMENT BE?

06-06-06 - MARC HOLTZMAN -- THE COMEBACK KID?

05-15-06 - LOBBYIST REFORM

5-14-06 - FIRST PERSON:  BOULDER'S LATEST MOUNTAIN LION ATTACK

5-13-06 - BODY WORLDS 2

04-24-06 - THE BENEFITS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

03-27-06 - GOVERNMENT AS BULLY

03-06-06 - WHEN DOES "NIGGER" NOT MEAN "NIGGER?"

02-21-06 - HAVE THE REPUBLICANS ALREADY WON?

02-20-06 - GAY RIGHTS VOTER SURVEY CREATES SURPRISING OPPORTUNITY

02-07-06 - HICKENLOOPER STAYS ON AS MAYOR:  WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

01-09-06 - POOR ARGUMENT AGAINST PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMITS

01-03-06 - BIG-TIME PRESSURE IS ON HICKENLOOPER

2005

12-19-05 - HICKENLOOPER FOR GOVERNOR?

12-19-05 - ROMANOFF FOR GOVERNOR?

12-12-05 - THE DEMOCRATS' CONUNDRUM

12-04-05 - TOUGH GOING FOR A TOUGH TEAM

11-04-05 - THE PUNDITS ARE DEAD WRONG ON BILL OWENS

10-21-05 - INTERIOR DESIGN DIARY

10-19-05 - THE CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING THAT WASN'T

10-17-05 - A FORMER BAT BOY'S SAGA

10-16-05 - THE NOVEMBER 1ST ELECTION

09-30-05 - FEDERICO PENA IN EXCLUSIVE LONG-FORM INTERVIEW

09-29-05 - TIME FOR UNIONS TO FACE REALITY

08-26-05 - HOME-GROWN ROCKY SUCCEEDS IN BIG APPLE!

08-25-05 - MARC HOLTZMAN UNPLUGGED!

08-12-05 - IS HICKENLOOPER OR SALAZAR IN THE WINGS?

08-11-05 - GUBERNATORIAL SURPRISE --  RUTT BRIDGES BOWS OUT

07-18-05 - CITIZENS CAN PARTICIPATE IN TV SHOW PRODUCTION

07-12-05 - GLOBAL TERRORISM: WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO BEAT IT

07-09-05 - GOING POSTAL

07-07-05 - LEGAL DEBATE HEATS UP

06-30-05 - FOUR-LAWYER DEBATE -- NEW DENVER DISTRICT ATTORNEY HOLDS HIS GROUND

06-23-05 - ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS PUBLISHER TELLS ALL

05-21-05 - PART III: WHO WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR - KEN SALAZAR VS. BOB BEAUPREZ?

05-20-05 - PART II: WHO WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR?

05-19-05 - PART I: WHO WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR?


Aaron's Crazy Race Diary - 2005

Choose A Day: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16


2003

02-01-03 President Gary Hart?

02-12-03 The Denver Mayor's Race

03-05-03 Budget Quandary

04-16-03 Auditor's Race Heats Up

04-24-03 Stop Closing Public Schools

04-27-03 How To Stop Closing Public Schools

05-07-03 The Mayoral Race: What The Heck Happened?

05-15-03 The Auditor Surprise

05-20-03 Is It Time For Tougher H.O.V. Laws?

05-22-03 Does Don Mares Have A Chance?

06-04-03 How Did John Hickenlooper Really Win?

06-11-03 Does Absolute Power Corrupt Absolutely?

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