In sum, both candidates are imperfect - and it is, thus, rational to wonder whether this primary has major implications for the progressive movement both here in Colorado and nationally?
Obama may not be confrontational against the Right, but he is one of America's most aggressively confrontational politicians against the progressive grassroots Left. The record on this is clear.
Bennet has bridled at questions about whether the Wall Street money he has taken had anything to do with his vote-switching on credit card reform and vote against cramdown.
Even if we don't reform our atrocious trade policies that incentivize the ongoing wage-cutting race to the bottom, the least we should do is invest every available dollar in job training and job creation here at home. Doing the opposite is grotesque.
Either Bennet was embarrassingly incompetent in sending Denver taxpayers and schoolchildren into the jaws of Wall Street's predatory lenders, or he was blatantly corrupt, using his position to pad the profits of his corporate friends.
On AM760 this morning, Denver school board member Jeannie Kaplan and Cherry Creek News publisher Guerin Green debated DPS chief Tom Boasberg over the ...
After Friday's explosive front-page New York Times expose on Sen. Michael Bennet's tenure at the Denver Public Schools, the Democratic chairman of the...
This Tuesday night we will undoubtedly be watching political reporters and pundits trying to tell America what the Democratic Senate primary election results in Colorado mean. Let's examine what they'll likely say.
The last days of the Colorado Senate Democratic primary tell us about the Beltway media's perverse priorities -- and about a persistent strategic failure of the progressive movement.
From Aug. 16-20, we're asking listeners to join me in a one-week challenge to reduce our carbon emissions and have less of an impact on our environment in general.
In a piece in The Hill, I am quoted saying that I didn't expect a credible primary challenger to Obama. What didn't make it into the story is that there's an important and telling reason for that.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper has released his first campaign ad, and beneath the terrific production value and smart branding lurks a very disturbing message.
While it may be comforting to see all the "Breaking News" graphics implying that the Iraq War is effectively over, and while it may be reassuring to watch punditry portraying war analysis as a post-mortem, the reality is that this war continues.
When one party puts up unelectable clowns (as is probably the case in Colorado on the Republican side of the gubernatorial race), the coronated candidate doesn't have to actually explain himself - or even answer for his inconsistencies.
Having now completed this low-impact week, I can report that it was not easy and that I did not achieve perfection -- not even close. However, I can also say I learned a few things.
How can you tell the virulent anti-tax fervor still dominates American politics in a genuinely bipartisan way? Look no further than Colorado.
