Author: Hal Bidlack
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Activist conservative judges largely a partisan branch of government | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack My regular reader (Hi Jeff!) will recall I often find inspiration for my twice-weekly missives from Colorado Politics’ excellent regular column, “Court Crawl.” The feature is both interesting and important, as all too often we who think about politics a lot tend to focus our attention on the executive and legislative branches of…
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Literacy of citizenry essential to a functioning democracy | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack If you are of a certain age, you may recall ad campaigns for the organization Reading is Fundamental. Founded back in 1966, RIF ran lots of public service advertisements pointing out the importance of reading to our own success and to our nation’s. Thomas Jefferson, a man who once noted “I cannot live…
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Dem workhorses saddle up for new laws | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack If you’ve read much of my ramblings over the last six years or so, you know I’ve often returned to the theme that most of our elected officials are hardworking and are dedicated to doing the right thing, though we can differ on what we think the right thing is. Certainly (and dramatically)…
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People like Peña matter | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack My regular reader (Hi Jeff!) will recall I’ve oft mentioned one of my other activities on these pages, wherein I perform a one-man show as Alexander Hamilton. I’ve done this show for 25 years or so (see: HamiltonLives.com) all around the country. I speak as Hamilton, and the majority of the show involves…
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Colorado judicial review system does a pretty good job | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack I hope my regular reader (Hi Jeff!) will forgive my missing a column last Friday. The previous Thursday I found myself spending five-and-a-half hours in the chair of my dentist, as two back teeth, each containing an old amalgam filling at least 55 years old, were ground away to dust to make room…
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GOP’s chance to do the right thing is lost, yet again | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack My regular reader (Hi Jeff!) will recall I often write on a favorite regular feature found here at Colorado Politics, and today is no different. Let’s talk Court Crawl! Now, a cynical person, like, say, a hypothetical editor (Editor: wait a minute…) might think that I just want to find a way to…
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Mayor mayhem in Colorado Springs | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack Way back in 2008, when I was running for Congress, my media guy told me we were lucky, because compared to the Denver TV market, airing political ads in Colorado Springs would be quite cheap. He and I had different definitions of “cheap,” as being up on the air in my town would…
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Good news for Dems | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack This last weekend, the state legislature held an unusual session, meeting on Saturday and Sunday, in large part to GOP filibustering of a couple of proposed gun laws. Filibustering is about all the GOP can do these days, having not won a statewide election since 2016. The GOP has also watched its representation…
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Without shame, GOP? | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack What I really want to write about today is the continuing and absolute hypocrisy going on inside the GOP these days. Specifically, I’d like to call out the current D.C. leadership regarding their outrageous comments regarding the likely (perhaps even before you read this rant) indictment of former president Donald Trump. You see…
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Trailblazing isn’t easy — thank you, Pat Schroeder | BIDLACK
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Hal Bidlack Back in the early 1990s, when I was a young Air Force captain teaching political science at the Air Force Academy, I was also involved, in my off duty hours, with an environmental education organization, The Windstar Foundation, founded by a couple of remarkable guys: John Denver and Tom Crum. If you are…
