Category: The Flume

Blind Party Loyalty

What then happens to personal inegrity... Complete Colorado, a Drudge Report-styled online magazine, operates under John Caldera’s Independence Institute, a Libertarian think tank. Park County District 3 Commissioner Dave Wissel is fond of touting Complete Colorado as a source of what he perceives reality and truth to be. It was with interest, then, when I … Continue reading Blind Party Loyalty →

Transparency

Show me the company you keep and Mitchell's first mistake as BOCC Chair... Published in The Flume - February 2, 2023 While campaigning for District 3 Commissioner, Dave Wissel visited the Chuck and Julie Show several times. He hoped, I suppose, to boost his bona fides amongst rightmost-leaning folks who believe the darndest things. The … Continue reading Transparency →

What is a real American?

Commissioner Amy Mitchell's definition notwithstanding... Published in The Flume - 01/19/2023 What is a real American? Are real Americans exclusively white Christians born in this country? Or maybe it’s everybody who was born here. On the other hand, maybe it’s every citizen, regardless of where they originally came from. But was there a caveat for … Continue reading What is a real American? →

Christmas thoughts

One of our neighbors celebrates Christmastime by hanging a large plywood plank just below the eaves of their barn. The electric lights on it spell out the word JESUS. Others acknowledge the season with strings of lights on their fences or strung over a couple outdoor trees. Of course, non-Christians do their thing too. I’d … Continue reading Christmas thoughts →

Pandering – Commissioner Amy Mitchell

Published in The Flume - December 16, 2022 “Once you start pandering, it’s a long list.” The December 6, Park County Commissioner’s Work Session included an agenda item that addressed the 2023 holiday schedule for county employees. So, the commissioners spent some time meandering through the litany of national and state holidays. They appeared to … Continue reading Pandering – Commissioner Amy Mitchell →