As 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.

Although 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.

The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes.

Barack 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.

The examples of the Obama Administration 'stimulating' jobs everywhere on the planet except here in America are endless.

The only direction Obama has the economy moving is backward.

Countries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for their citizens.