We're F**ked in Colorado, No Surprise

 

Once again our Secretary of State is found out.

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She is the (P)regressive’s candidate for Attorney General. In her first term as Secretary of State, she had a 200% staff turnover in her first year. That won’t happen now as her predecessor, now candidate for governor, had eight years to weed out anyone competent with a shred of ethics.

 In my CO-8 district, the socialist easily won over the true blue mainstream candidate in the primary.

Senator Incompetent lost the Governor primary so will have two more years sucking the D.C. tit.

The drunk in CO-1 (Denver), been there forever, lost to the Democrat Socialists. 

Her opponent boasted, in her victory speech,

“Denver voters of all ages, of all races, of all religions sent a clear message: We will not wait,” said Kiros, who was endorsed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders late in the race.  “We will not wait to take the fight to Donald Trump and the oligarchy, we will not wait to abolish ICE and pass Medicare for all. We will not wait to put an end to the politics of the past, to get big money out of our politics.” 

Welcome to the new Democrat Party whose “big money” supporters hide behind PACs.

And the Republicans?

Fourth of July

As much fun as watching fireworks are setting them off, IMO. A memorable 4^th was 1965, Campo Pond, Hanau Germany. The NCO club spent thousands on fireworks. Campo Pond was about 40 acres of flat sand and scrub with a paved road across it.

50°06’41.39”N  8°57’43.75”E

Our 1^st Sgt, Nick Womac, was in charge with the assistance of several senior NCOs from various units. Step and fetchers were needed; enter the 1^st Sgt’s “Volunteer After Hours Work Party”, with yours truly and Tom O’Connor, my partner in crime, and others.

It took four full days to set up the fireworks. Rather complicated. Extra guards from the normal guard duty at the ammo bunkers were assigned over night.

Around 2200 the show started and lasted for over an hour. Those of us involved in putting on the show didn’t have time to sit back and watch. Still, being part of the crew was a memorable experience.

With access open to the public, the local German newspaper estimated the crowd to be over 2,500.

Two days were spent cleaning up. An artillery battalion swept the 40 acres picking up trash. The fucking Rads were the worst litterbugs ever.

During my time there, the show wasn’t repeated. 1Sgt Womac was later promoted to Sgt Maj and went to the 37^th Engineer Group Headquarters. Hated to see him go; perhaps the best NCO I knew and the reason I never received an Article 15. If the Army had a medal for cat herding, Combat Engineer NCO’s would qualify.

Nanny State

My betters have decided I need to help “The Less Fortunate” with their gas bill. Trivial amount and I can opt out by jumping through hoops.

This is something I probably would have done voluntarily if asked.

Cynical me wonders how many good paying position will be needed to administer the program, what political flavor those employees will be, and how much will be left for those truly in need.

Car Story

Not a car sales story.

Roush Industries employed me for around three years as a test driver. This event occurred in 2009. I wasn’t present but did hear the story that became part of “teachable moments”.

One route ran from Commerce City over Loveland Pass to Fairplay then back to Commerce City over Kenosha Pass. All the cars were camouflaged and we covered the dashes when we left them for lunch, potty breaks, etc. Usually up to four cars ran together.

 On this route a good place to stop for lunch was the Wendy’s at Aspen Park. When the crew came back to the cars there was a pool of coolant under a super secret Mustang. Concerned, the crew opened the hood.

A man with a camera slid up, started taking pictures of the engine compartment, and then beat feet. One guess as to how the coolant got under the Mustang.

The job started out as something to do. When I proved myself, it became interesting. Example:  Manager, “This is one of two prototypes in the world. We need it taken to the Hyundai plant in Montgomery. It must arrive with no dents, scratches, marks or blemishes. Take your time if you run into hail or highway repaving”. Normally a two day trip, it became a three day trip.

The employees with the most fun were in Las Vegas where a select few tested on the Las Vegas NASCAR track. For the rest of us it was strict adherence to speed limits with GPS tracking installed in every vehicle. Kansas, I-70 at 65 mph, gah! When Kansas finally raised the speed limit to 70 mph, it saved 24 minutes crossing the state.

As always, YMMV