Every time Washington regulators pass down another heavy-handed rule or levy another hefty fine, Colorado loses potential jobs, revenue, and economic security.
Bob BeauprezCountries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for their citizens.
Bob BeauprezIn my native Boulder County, Colorado, the fracking fanatics are out in force. They are marching door-to-door, petitions and mythology in hand, and they are storming city council and county commissioner meetings.
Bob BeauprezObama's economic policies obviously have not worked, and have left the American market place with enormous uncertainty and anxiety.
Bob BeauprezThe Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes.
Bob BeauprezWhen the American people elected Barack Obama and large Democrat majorities, the die was cast. ObamaCare was coming. Popular or not, constitutional or not, affordable or not, it didn't matter.
Bob BeauprezObliging elected Democrats willingly pander to the radical lefties who elevated them to their throne.
Bob BeauprezAs state and federal lawmakers debate the country's energy policies and Colorado's role in the ever-expanding energy economy, let's hope they remember that unnecessary regulations stifle growth while doing nothing for public safety or health.
Bob BeauprezBarack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people. But, he certainly is among the most accomplished at it.
Bob BeauprezObama made his no-new-taxes pledge over and over again four years ago as he campaigned. Not only has he repeatedly and blatantly violated it, but his policies have relentlessly assaulted poor and middle-income family budgets.
Bob BeauprezMemo to Congress: America's problem is not that government is too small. It's the spending, stupid!
Bob BeauprezAmericans are paying for our lack of an energy policy with their jobs and out of their pocketbooks.
Bob BeauprezThe examples of the Obama Administration 'stimulating' jobs everywhere on the planet except here in America are endless.
Bob BeauprezBarack Obama likes to point to General Motors as the poster child for the job creation success of his economic policies. However, whatever your sentiments about the government's bailout of General Motors, for every job Barack Obama 'saved-or-created' in the U.S. there were two jobs off shore.
Bob BeauprezAfter several trillion dollars of stimulation by the Obama Administration and the Fed, one might think the economy would be chugging along at a pretty good clip. But, it just isn't so, and the light at the end of the tunnel is pretty dim. Just ask a small business owner.
Bob BeauprezCareful economic research has shown public-sector workers receive a level of compensation, pension benefits, and retiree health coverage in excess of what comparable workers in the private sector enjoy. In some instances, the total premium can be 30 percent or higher.
Bob BeauprezFor too long, our country's version of an energy policy has consisted of Americans waking up every day and wondering how much it will cost to drive to work, how much it will cost to keep their business running, how much it will cost to heat or cool their homes.
Bob BeauprezIn choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.
Bob BeauprezDuring the campaign for re-election, Barack Obama at least made vague references to a willingness to accept $3 trillion of reduced spending in exchange for a $1 trillion dollar tax increase.
Bob BeauprezI've found that when you roll up your sleeves and join people in their daily work, they tend to open up quite a bit and let you know what they really think about the issues facing our country and what kind of job they think the government is doing.
Bob BeauprezA good day for Barack Obama is anytime the dominant topic of discussion is anything but the economy.
Bob BeauprezEducation is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.
Bob BeauprezPresident Obama has tried to spin the paltry new job creation numbers as 'a step in the right direction.' But, clearly, the small growth in jobs isn't even keeping up with population growth, much less returning the workforce to a healthy level.
Bob BeauprezCommon sense tells us that we should focus our resources to benefit children, teachers and taxpayers by keeping dollars in the classroom.
Bob BeauprezColorado's collective shale deposits contain somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 trillion barrels of oil. That's almost as much as the entire world's proven oil reserves!
Bob BeauprezAlthough it was created with the best of intentions, the federal government's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program has become one of the worst and most costly boondoggles ever foisted on the American public.
Bob BeauprezObama and the Democrats' preposterous argument is that we are just one more big tax increase away from solving our economic problems. The inescapable conclusion, however, is that the primary driver of the short-term deficit is not tax cuts but the lack of any meaningful economic growth over the last half decade.
Bob BeauprezJust to keep up with population growth, on average our economy needs to be adding about 125,000 jobs per month.
Bob BeauprezSomething very significant appears to be happening in America. There is a dramatic shift in voter affinity toward the GOP, and it may prove to be the mountain-too-high for Barack Obama's campaign.
Bob BeauprezThe new discovery of a 3.3 billion barrel oil deposit off Norway's coast cements that nation's claim to being Europe's second largest oil producer.
Bob BeauprezAfter the Democrats shoved the 2700 pages of ObamaCare down our throats - and we did find out how expensive, controlling, and coercive the legislation was - a majority of Americans wanted the Supreme Court to toss it aside as unconstitutional.
Bob BeauprezIn 2008 all the stars aligned perfectly for Obamas 6-point victory over John McCain. He was an inexperienced, untested neophyte, and successfully convinced enough voters to paint their own version of what hope-and-change was all about on the blank canvas he provided.
Bob BeauprezRomney-Ryan is likely the best matched 'team' that has been on a national ticket in a very long time.
Bob BeauprezJob growth well in excess of population increase would be a very good thing if it were only that easy.
Bob BeauprezWhat Democrats haven't focused on are the kind of policies that would promote economic growth - such as making permanent the 2001/2003 tax cuts, opening up federal lands to more energy production, and reforming government to reduce its burden on business.
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