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Sullivan: Stop laying around and get off the couch
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Sullivan: Stop laying around and get off the couch

By Michael Quinn Sullivan | Commentary, Texas Scorecard Scripture is full of stories about paralyzed and lame individuals being healed, but one story has always stood out for me. That’s because it seems so cruel. On the surface, what Jesus said to a lame man lying near the Bethesda pool in Jerusalem was mean. He asked, “Do you want to be healed?” Let me back up. Myth had it that when an angel disturbed the waters of the Bethesda pool, the first person to touch the water would be healed of their malady. Invalids—the blind, the paralyzed, and otherwise lame—would gather there in hopes of being the first one into the water. So, yes, Jesus; of course, the man wanted to be healed. Except… we all know people who don’t. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT TEXAS SCORECARD Editor's no...
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Stossel: What RFK Jr. says about government spending and debt
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Stossel: What RFK Jr. says about government spending and debt

By John Stossel  | The Daily Signal Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won applause at the Libertarian presidential convention in May by criticizing government lockdowns and deficit spending, and saying America shouldn’t police the world. It made me want to interview him. Earlier this month, I did. Kennedy, an independent candidate for president, says intelligent things about America’s growing debt. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL Editor's note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the management of the Rocky Mountain Voice, but even so we support the constitutional right of the author to express those opinions.
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Shapiro: Whiplash-inducing media shift on Kamala Harris is now selling us that she’s the GOAT
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Shapiro: Whiplash-inducing media shift on Kamala Harris is now selling us that she’s the GOAT

By Ben Shapiro  | The Daily Signal So, Kamala Harris is the new Democratic candidate for president. And, we’ve been told, she is incredible. Not merely serviceable, a middle innings relief pitcher brought in when your starter suddenly implodes in the third inning. She is the Mariano Rivera of politics. She’s lights-out. She’s charismatic, fascinating, quick on her feet, charming. She is, in the words of the legacy media, a historic candidate—not just because she’s a black woman, a fact that explains her lightning-fast political ascent but that only Democrats are allowed to mention, and only then in the context of explaining why America requires a black female president—but because she is, apparently, so good at this. READ THE FULL COMMENT...
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Tremoglie: Kamala Harris needs to answer why she raised money to keep violent criminals out of jail
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Tremoglie: Kamala Harris needs to answer why she raised money to keep violent criminals out of jail

By Christopher Tremoglie | Commentary, Washington Examiner What kind of presidential candidate raises money to keep violent criminals out of jail? It’s a question that Vice President Kamala Harris needs to answer. The current vice president, and the newly presumptive Democratic nominee, previously supported and helped raise money for an organization that sought to keep violent criminals on the streets free to wreak havoc, cause harm, and hurt innocent people. Think about that every time you hear her cackle. She smiled and laughed while every day, normal Americans were suffering. It’s important not to forget that Harris, who regularly mentions “protecting our democracy,” actively raised money to try to free rioters who burned down neighborhoods and looted s...
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Sloan: With Biden out and Harris in, don’t toll the victory bell just yet
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Sloan: With Biden out and Harris in, don’t toll the victory bell just yet

By Kelly Sloan | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In the pantheon of political events, Joe Biden’s belated decision to become the first sitting President since Lyndon B. Johnson to not seek re-election was about as surprising as the advent of the sunrise at dawn. Even had George Clooney not bestowed the nation with the gravitas of his august thoughts on the matter, the weight of internal opposition – not to mention the polling that was looking increasingly grim for the aging and often bewildered President – was such that the decision was destined to be made sooner than later.  It’s telling, somewhat, that Biden refused to proffer any explanation for his withdrawal during his Oval Office address. The exact circumstances surrounding his acceptance of the ultimate decision – esp...
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Hillman: ‘The Colorado Song’ recalls a better time and place
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Hillman: ‘The Colorado Song’ recalls a better time and place

By Mark Hillman | Commentary, MarkHillman.com             On this Colorado Day, I remember the 1970s when our local radio station would open its morning show by playing The Colorado Song: “If I had a wagon, I would go to Colorado,” praising a state known for “Rocky Mountain peaks, climbing up to the sky” and inhabited by “folks who are rugged and bold!”             One verse describes what was quintessential Colorado: “A uniting spiring they will find at the great Continental Divide.”             It’s a fun song, and I’ve taught it to my kids.  But, I get a little choked up because it describes a Colorado whi...
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York: Joe Biden owes the country an explanation
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York: Joe Biden owes the country an explanation

By Byron York | Commentary, Washington Examiner President Joe Biden is scheduled to make a live address to the nation tonight at 9 p.m. That is a violation of his plan “to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m. so that he can get more sleep,” according to news reports earlier this month when he was still struggling to hold on to the Democratic nomination. But it is extremely important that he stay up and tell the public what is going on. In the last week, the president, weak and infirm, contracted COVID-19 and went into isolation. There, behind closed doors, he was forced by a group of powerful Democratic insiders to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. He then endorsed the vice president, Kamala Harris, for the Democratic nomination, and party leaders, despite earli...
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Swearer: Why the 2nd Amendment is more crucial than ever after attempt to kill Trump
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Swearer: Why the 2nd Amendment is more crucial than ever after attempt to kill Trump

By Amy Swearer | The Daily Signal A 20-year-old man with a rifle, perched atop a nearby roof, fired several rounds July 13 at Donald Trump as the former president spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing one attendee and wounding at least two others. As we know now, one round nicked Trump’s right ear and he avoided a serious wound or death with a fortuitous head turn that moved him out of the bullet’s path at the last second. Almost immediately, some gun control activists saw the attempted assassination as an opportunity to call for their wish list of more restrictions on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Talk about missing the point. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL Editor's note: Opinions expressed...
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Commentary: Letters from readers (week of July 22)
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Commentary: Letters from readers (week of July 22)

By Rocky Mountain Voice Following are letters recently received from readers of the Rocky Mountain Voice. To have your letter considered for publication, email [email protected] with the heading "Letter to the Editor" and be sure to provide your name, hometown (only) and permission to reprint. Registration fees are out of control Most people probably remember how a frog cannot be put directly into boiling water, however, if it's put in and the heat is slowly turned up it will become cooked. I'm wondering if this is a picture of many Coloradoans with regard to vehicle registration cost. I'm renewing the registration on my two-year-old car -- more than $500! I've lived in Colorado for more than 20 years now and I can't remember when the exponential increases too...
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Lundberg: Help us protect kids in Colorado, sign in support of our ballot initiatives
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Lundberg: Help us protect kids in Colorado, sign in support of our ballot initiatives

By Kevin Lundberg | Commentary We only have nine days left to collect all the signatures we need to put on the ballot the initiatives that will help protect kids and families from the transgender ideology that is sweeping through our public schools.  I have been in the fight to protect our families and children for many years. Last year, I made a documentary, ArtClubMovie.com, about the transgender ideology that is working its way into our public schools here in Colorado. Just this year, the legislature passed and the governor signed a bill into law that requires all public schools, including charter schools, to use any non-legal name that a student adopts. This is a not so subtle way of forcing all public schools to engage in pushing the ...
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