Author: Eric Sondermann
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SONDERMANN | How not to defeat Lauren Boebert
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Eric Sondermann Having captured nearly every political office in sight, Colorado Democrats are now drooling over one more conquest — that being to defeat the loathed Lauren Boebert in the western Colorado congressional district. No doubt, Boebert is something of a caricature and a one-trick pony with a non-stop focus on gun rights when she…
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SONDERMANN | Boundless spending grows ever bigger
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Eric Sondermann For social conversation, I occasionally pose the question of mankind’s greatest invention. Responses vary but often include the telephone, antibiotics, the computer, search engines and GPS. In my book, the prize goes to Johannes Gutenberg and his printing press. For without it, government would be unable to literally print money, which ours is…
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SONDERMANN | Mulling over a March full of madness
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Eric Sondermann So many issues warranting commentary. Favoring quantity over depth this week, let’s quickly touch on a number of topics du jour. First up has to be the tragic massacre last Monday at the south Boulder King Soopers. This is being written but 24 hours later, and it will be a number of long…
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SONDERMANN | After Tuesday, let the healing begin
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Eric Sondermann That neighbor down the street with a yard full of signs for the other party’s candidates? Guess what – come Wednesday morning, or a week later if it takes that long to figure out election results, he will still be your neighbor. The same goes for that coworker who could be a decent…
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SONDERMANN | How to watch the election returns like a pro
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Eric Sondermann For those anticipating election night (and who among readers of this column is not), let me recommend a television and a laptop, a comfortable chair and an extra few shots of caffeine. You’ll need them, along with a healthy dose of patience accompanied by my insight on what to look for and what…
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SONDERMANN | America needs to de-stress
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Eric Sondermann Many, many of us are stressed individually. The country is stressed. A pandemic has a way of doing that. Doubly so when accompanied by an economic collapse affecting countless among us. But that pervasive stress was present well before COVID entered the lexicon and before all but a few Americans knew the first…
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SONDERMANN | Notes on the debate: Closer to normal, but nowhere near enough
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Eric Sondermann Twenty-four hours after the debate and but 11 days until the counting of ballots, let’s take stock by looking back to the Thursday night festivities and ahead to where this all stands. A Friday morning headline from Politico perhaps summed up the debate with some precision. It read, “That was a pretty good…
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SONDERMANN | Gardner should have known better
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Technically, it is still a couple of weeks early to write Cory Gardner’s political obituary. But you know that such articles are being prepared in newsrooms across the state and beyond. I will leave to others the boilerplate biography and summary of major bills along with the requisite matching quotes from a well-placed ally and…
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SONDERMANN | Donald Trump is as good as fired
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Eric Sondermann Election Day a few weeks hence is when votes are tallied; not necessarily when they are cast. The election is now effectively upon us with ballots landing in mailboxes across Colorado. The time has come to stick my neck out. To hazard a guess — an informed one, I would like to think…
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SONDERMANN | America’s new motto: Because we can
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Eric Sondermann E pluribus unum. Out of many, one. These days, hardly. The motto has been an element of the American ethos since an act of Congress in 1782 made it a part of our national seal. But even the most patriotic optimistic (or optimistic patriot) would be hard pressed to defend with straight face its…
