Author: Jon Caldara
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Thank the Broncos’ owners, and curse them | CALDARA
Only a month and a half ago on these pages I predicted the Denver Broncos will use the subtle threat of leaving Colorado to get taxpayers to build them a new stadium. In other words, I predicted history will repeat itself. Football stadiums are on a rotating 25-year life cycle with taxpayers buying these playpens…
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Arm our school staff now! | CALDARA
Enough. Damn it, enough! Enough virtue signaling instead of preventing school shootings. Enough of elected school boards denying reality. It is time for all of Colorado’s 178 school districts to join the 50 that currently have volunteer, trained, concealed armed staff to stop a shooter the moment he begins — because when seconds count, the…
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Transgender gun rights | CALDARA
The 23-year-old shooter of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was born male. He identified as a woman and legally changed his name before he killed two and injured 18. The shooter of the Nashville Covenant School in March 2023 was born female. She identified as a man and killed six. So was the shooter at…
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Bare thighs and double standards under the Gold Dome | CALDARA
Fashion sense? Oh, I got it. After all, 98% of my wardrobe was proudly purchased at Costco. And the ladies dig a man who’s dripping in Kirkland-labeled couture. They sense the money, the power. Another man who knows fashion is former state Rep. Ryan Armagost. On a private Signal chat, this Republican fashionista took a…
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9News sale doesn’t help the conservative cause in Colorado | CALDARA
Colorado conservatives have dreamt of the day they could kick 9News anchor, and the Imelda Marcos of sport coats, Kyle Clark to the curb. Their day may be coming. And I must admit, there’s a certain satisfaction imagining Kyle selling his wardrobe at a garage sale. But conservatives will find a national conglomerate owning half…
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Making Colorado an energy desert | CALDARA
Jon Caldara You know when Wile E. Coyote runs off that cliff and he just hangs in the air, magically suspended for a while until he realizes what’s about to occur? Only then does he plummet. Well, Colorado energy regulators are the coyote just before he sees there’s nothing below him. When Colorado’s energy system…
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As the Colorado legislature cries poverty, remember the three taxes | CALDARA
Jon Caldara There are three ways you get taxed. The first way seems transparent — direct taxation and fees. Money’s taken out of your paycheck, you see that. You write a check for property taxes, pay sales tax on a cup of coffee. These “transparent” taxes can still be opaque. Renters don’t realize they’re paying…
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First make Denver safe and clean, then build a new Broncos stadium | CALDARA
Jon Caldara Really? We’re talking about a new Denver Broncos stadium already? Well, before saying yes, let’s make it contingent on fixing the city first. Voters approved the current Broncos stadium in 1998. The structure was ugly to begin with and built to be scraped to the ground as soon as bond dealers could con…
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Medicaid became a La-Z-Boy for the able bodied | CALDARA
Jon Caldara My son is severely disabled with Down syndrome. Since just turning 21 he is no longer eligible for K-12 educational services from our school district. Like many Colorado graduates today, he cannot read, write or consistently count to five. But on the bright side I will continue to pay taxes to the school…
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Elon Musk’s party won’t dance in Colorado | CALDARA
Jon Caldara When a bromance ends, the world just becomes less beautiful. Imagine if John Lennon and Paul McCartney never split up how many more timeless Beatles songs we’d have. If Abbott and Costello stayed together, we’d have a sequel to “Who’s on First.” And if Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were still around,…