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Here's your Republican rehab kit

Sunday, 25 November 2012 15:30 by John Andrews
  (Denver Post, Nov. 25) Show me a sore loser, and I’ll show you a loser.  This has rung in my ears since the election, as I listened to some fellow Republicans and conservatives weeping, whining, and caterwauling. Not to mention grip... [More]
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Mystery of the libertarian spoilers

Thursday, 8 November 2012 09:27 by John Andrews
Someone please tell me what is accomplished when Libertarian Party candidates divert enough votes to elect the Democrat and defeat the Republican.   . Are we better governed as a result?  Do grateful patriots flock to the banner of Rothbard... [More]

Our dangerous experiment with freedom on the cheap

Sunday, 28 October 2012 04:39 by John Andrews
(Denver Post, Oct. 28) Have you voted yet? Our state’s nine electoral votes could hand the presidency to Romney or Obama -- and the Colorado outcome in 2012 could turn on a few hundred ballots, much like the Florida outcome in 2000.  ... [More]

Ten reasons why those legislative races are important

Monday, 24 September 2012 15:00 by John Andrews
(Denver Post, Sept. 25) “It’s sucking Colorado dry,” a Republican state senator lamented the other day.  He wasn’t talking about the demand on our rivers from Arizona and Nebraska.  He meant the massive out... [More]
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Mountain man Ryan aims high

Thursday, 30 August 2012 09:17 by John Andrews
  (Townhall.com, Aug. 27) Is America in decline?  Do we need to lower our expectations, aspire to lead from behind or not at all, and warn the kids of tougher times to come?  Or are America’s best days still ahead? ... [More]
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Head On TV: Unenforceable gun bans solve nothing

Thursday, 9 August 2012 15:50 by John Andrews
  Mass killings like the Aurora and the Sikh temple are horrific, but more gun control isn't the answer, says John Andrews in the August round of Head On TV debates.  No, objects Susan Barnes-Gelt, it's time to curb the NRA's excessive infl... [More]

Who says we're free?

Saturday, 21 July 2012 08:57 by John Andrews
  (Denver Post, July 22) July 4 has seldom been set up more dramatically for Americans to think hard about freedom, than it was with this year’s Supreme Court ruling on health care the week before.  If Congress can compel the behavior... [More]
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Head On TV: Romney Coming On Strong

Sunday, 10 June 2012 14:59 by John Andrews
Mitt Romney seems more likely to win the White House as economic woes dog Obama, says John Andrews in the June round of Head On TV debates.  Maybe; but both candidates must give us something to vote for, not just against, objects Susan Barnes-Ge... [More]

Will the state become the only church?

Monday, 4 June 2012 14:24 by John Andrews
(Denver Post, June 3) The Founders wouldn’t believe it.  The Colorado Court of Appeals says the governor may not proclaim an official day of prayer because of a clause in the state constitution prohibiting that “any preference be giv... [More]

Head On TV: Sheriff Obama? Not so much

Saturday, 12 May 2012 11:53 by John Andrews
The President has failed on national security and can't credibly campaign as a tough guy, says John Andrews in the May round of Head On TV debates. Just the opposite, replies Susan Barnes-Gelt: in eliminating bin Laden and removing Qadhafi, Obama has... [More]