Another Trip Around the Sun. Happy New Year, Gaia

 

Wishing many the best for the New Year. Wishing my enemies a not so good New Year.

Not So Blue Colorado

Colorado has 64 counties. In this past election cycle the Democrats made a big push to elect Democrat County Commissioners. They failed.

The announcement:

The Colorado Democratic Party is proud to launch the Colorado County Comeback, a strategic initiative designed to take the fight to elect community-minded folks to battleground county-level district seats.

This project will prioritize targeted investments into counties and candidates, comprehensive campaign planning, rigorous training, and robust staff support for dynamic campaigns led by both incumbents and challengers. Ten applicants will be awarded with the initial grants, with more grant opportunities possible later in the year.

 

“It’s time to end the supermajority of far-right Republican commissioners in Colorado,” the state party’s website reads, noting that only 34 percent of county commissioners in Colorado are Democrats. “The next frontier of Colorado Politics is local. By focusing on local races, we’ll cultivate grassroots success that can translate into significant victories at the congressional and statewide levels.”

The result:

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Colorado Democrats targeted county commissions in November; they ended up losing ground

DENVER — The more high profile outcomes of the November election includes Republicans flipping enough seats in the Colorado House of Representatives to cancel ruling Democrats’ supermajority. There was also Congressional District 8, where GOP candidates flipped both the US House and state board of education seats to the red column. Perhaps equally significant, though lesser known, is the Democrats’ targeted effort to flip county commissioner seats around the state, where after all the votes were counted they actually ended up losing ground.

While the Front Range white suburban moms, university enclaves, and mountain town trust fund snots have kept Colorado blue, the rest of the state is red. Not only red, but deep red.

 Deportations

One of Colorado’s best minds is Jon Caldara. He mixes clarity with humor and a deep knowledge of, “how things work”. Worth the read IMO.

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Perhaps the smug residents of Aspen haave learned they are not as insulated as they thought from the consequences of their liberalism.

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How I Became “Frank-the-tank”

1986 while working for the Sound organization (multi brands/stores car and truck sales) worked an offsite sale involving six different Sound stores. We salesmen were clustered around the entrances with a lot of jostling for position.

 One salesman, Jeff Johnson, tried to push me out of position. I pushed back and soon we were fighting. I got a shoulder under his armpit and leg swept him. He went on his ass and then jumped up. Don Chalmers, one of the store owners, got between us. Brave man, he was all of 5’6” and 140 lbs. Jeff glared at me then said, “Damn, you are a tank”.

 Jeff was a shot putter and football player at the University of Idaho. He made the 1980 Olympic team that Jimmy kept from attending the Moscow Olympics.

The picture was taken several years after the encounter. We became friends of sorts with both being in the car biz in the years after.

 I’m just over 6’. If I had a neck I would be 6’2”. At the time of the encounter I was about 220 lbs. At 16, I was wearing a size 52 jacket. Years of bucking hay bales at 8,000+ altitude gave me upper body size and strength. Had the fight continued, I probably would have lost; Jeff could pick up the back of a Harley.

New Orleans

Rather than pontificating about this attack, I refer you to Aaron Cohen.

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I find him to be somewhat over the top. I do think he knows what he talks about. I like he offers solutions. Sadly, the people who can implement his suggestions lack the will. Perhaps that will change under Trump.

Senator Kennedy makes a promise.

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 He will likely have a strong backer.

 As always, YMMV