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Ryan_Neece (Anonymous) says…

I find it strange, that even as you profess a desire to “get your information from a variety of sources,” it would seem that the majority of those sources are simply a different version of the “liberal-leaning mainstream media”, and instead of endlessly touting liberals or democrats, it endlessly touts republicans and conservatives. I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing, but it does not serve to preach open-mindedness and fairness when your primary information source is from Fox News.
You state that “Fact: President Obama is the most liberal president in the history of our nation.” To quote popular vernacular, cool story bro. Nobody cares if he is liberal, because it doesn't matter. I'm a liberal; lots of people are liberal. Where's the issue with this? You seem to think that Democrats as a whole, are of the opinion that what happened in the past 3 1/2 years is reprehensible. While this is true for some, I believe that most consider the dramatic changes and events to be an overwhelmingly good thing. You are not quoting facts, you're spewing ill-informed conservative rhetoric (coincidentally, my favorite kind!). To me, and millions of others, “Obamacare”, is a really great piece of legislation, allowing those who otherwise have been disenfranchised in a number of different ways to reclaim some of those rights, ie, the right to healthcare that is not predatory, overly expensive, discriminatory, etc. Do a quick google search on it, as you seem to have made up your mind with absolutely no research beyond the opinions of Beck, O'Rielly, and Limbaugh.
And yes, for the past several years, a ton of money has been spent. No one is arguing this, but saying it's the Democrats fault is stupid and ignorant. I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but before we had President Obama, we had President Bush, who got us into two extremely expensive wars, exacerbated an already weak economy, and began the plunge into the financial situation we find ourselves slowly, despite the supposed efforts of the “Obama and the Democrat-controlled Senate”. Oh, by the by, did you know that for a law to pass, it also has to go through not only the Senate, Democrat controlled though it might be, but also the House of Representatives, be affirmed by the President, but also the Supreme Court has to ensure its judiciousness? Crazy, but the Democratic party isn't made up of superheroes! As for a balanced budget amendment, there is a lot of conflict on whether or not it would even be beneficial for the federal government. It doesn't make sense to blindly follow something if it doesn't have proven effects, and could potentially be crippling to our economy. So no, we won't consider it; it's not a good idea.
While Obama may not have been the best president in the history of ever, he did a damn good job. Compared to Romney, Paul, Santorum or Gringinch, the best choice is pretty obvious.

Ryan_Neece (Anonymous) says…

I respect your position, and I hold it as having some definite validity. In our current economy, especially in the current region, we absolutely need the economic and fuel boom that the coal industry provides to our community. However, some of the specifics of your argument I feel are misinformed.

While coal right now is affordable, it most definitely is not affordable, which is one of the biggest problems this bill that you are so opposed to seeks to rectify. I notice, when reading this piece of legislation, as provided by the Colorado General Assembly, that there is no mention of actually cutting jobs, or anything of the like. It seems that the most bold assertion the bill makes is that is attempts to establish regulations for cutting emissions from coal burning plants.

To say that this bill is going to be cutting hundreds, or more, jobs, is simply not true. This piece of legislation is a necessary one, one that will, in all likelihood, set restrictions and regulations on our nation's energy producers in regards to what they emit into the atmosphere, which is something that is only sorely needed.

I feel as though your argument echoes a lot of rhetoric that some have for anything that seeks to put some kind of limitation onto those industries that have the highest rates of pollution, and especially that of the energy industry itself. While some small-scale negatives will surely be soon, the net result will be massively beneficial not only for our economy locally and statewide, but for our environment as well.

Ryan_Neece (Anonymous) says…

I always find it amusing when someone is blatantly racist or bigoted attempts to cover up that same bigotry with ridiculous logic.

Ryan_Neece (Anonymous) says…

Merely out of curiosity, what exactly are these cats doing that make you feel they are a threat to your property?

Ryan_Neece (Anonymous) says…

Wow! All these oh-so-insightful comments on this topic!

I apologize, but if you feel the need to A. respond to my collumns, and B. do it in a public forum, like this one, maybe it should at least be somewhat reasonable.

It is often said that when a man must resort to insulting those with whom he disagrees, it shows an invalidity in his argumentation. I agree, illegal immigration is a big problem. But calling those who say that racism is a problem, machinists of the liberal left, socialist, communist, and my personal favorite, how the issue is “used to take the spotlight off their real agenda.”

No one in any position of actual power, ie, the President or Congress, is calling for any complete amnesty for illegal immigrants. To say this, is as many of you said on the opposite side, a bald faced lie. I find that when someone is trying to argue a point, and they do so with methods of blustering, insults, hypocrisy, and the like, that they truly do not know what they are speaking of.

Please, prove me wrong. I would LOVE to hear about Czar Obama's Communo-fascist socialist ideas to destroy our nation, destroy our people, and pervert society as we know it.

Ryan_Neece (Anonymous) says…

Ah yes. I suppose just in case the government, as it was said, “is coming for the guns”. Despite what people may think, Obama and the democrats singlehandedly cannot disband the second amendment. The census is simply a way for the government, regardless of political views, to get a nation wide view on our society, whether its the distribution of age, sex, race, or religion. Saying this is a government conspiracy is simply ludicrous.

Ryan_Neece (Anonymous) says…

Have you noticed that when industries are given free reign to restrict themselves, they usually do it to the highest of standards and regulations, in order to protect not only those around them, but themselves as well?
Sadly, there are the few, as there are with any system, that seek to bend the rules as much as they can, to test the limits, to see how much they can get away with? It's these people, that sadly necessitate laws and restrictions, rules and regulations. Until these few are stopped and are no longer necessary, we will always need restrictions.
We need regulation, and we need more of it.

Ryan_Neece (Anonymous) says…

I couldn't agree more with you on this. Universal health care has been a long awaited, and a long needed change for America. Sure there may be problems with it, but as with everything in our universe, nothing is perfect. Only by moving forward can our chosen representatives serve their constituents.

Ryan_Neece (Anonymous) says…

“Today, progressives in both parties have used the environmental cause to take control of our lives and to promulgate, or force by law, their social engineering delusions. Their latest and greatest fiasco, “Cap & Trade.” Progressives in California have elevated this to a sanguine, or bloodthirsty, level.”

Yes, because trying to restore our environment, to reverse the effects of climate change and stopping the continued destruction of the biosphere is a social engineering delusion, designed only to allow these progressives to bend us to their whim.

Or, perhaps they're doing this to help the environment, something that most would agree is beneficial. It's a fact, not a theory, that our climate is changing. This, except for the few, is accepted by everyone. The debate is whether or not its human caused. Whether it is or not, humans and animals previously dealt with this, and lived their daily lives, adapting to the changes. This, was before the rise of civilization.

Now, the solution is not so simple. We stand back and let our climate change and alter our civilization, weaken it, or we can try and stave that off. Thus measures like this, which some call a fiasco. Others call it sanity. I would also just like to point out the fact that these progressives currently are the majority of the nation. A representative constitutional democracy then, and a representative constitutional democracy now.