u.s. rep. doug lamborn
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U.S. Rep. Lamborn introduces bill to address fentanyl use among youth
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Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn introduced a bill last week seeking to create and fund fentanyl use prevention efforts targeting the youth. If passed, House Bill 9221 would authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to launch a public education campaign on fentanyl use and identify addiction among youth. In addition, the bill would…
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BIDLACK | There’s no news in good news — or in good government
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Did you hear the one about the time the government worked efficiently and made everyone happy? I’m betting not, but I strongly believe that government actually works pretty well for most people most of the time. It’s common to assert that our elected officials and the bureaucracy they oversee are all a bunch of thieving…
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BIDLACK | Doug Lamborn proves elusive on the debate circuit, yet again
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I was carrying a large brown envelop when I made my first visit to the office of Congressman Doug Lamborn. It was in the summer of 2008, and I was the Democratic candidate running against the Congressman. I had received the mysterious envelop in the mail the day before. It had no return address. Upon…
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BIDLACK | Lamborn left federalism at the altar to get back on the ballot
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Did you hear the lead story on the news – that initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 211,000 for the week ended April 28? No? Did you hear the White House accept the blame and state that since Mr. Trump is in office, every little wiggle in the economy…
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BIDLACK | Law barring Lamborn from the ballot is just plain silly
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You have no idea how hard it is for me to write these words: Doug Lamborn should appear on the June primary ballot for the GOP nomination for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. There, I said it. Yuck. You see, I ran against Mr. Lamborn back in 2008. He and I agree on, well, nothing. I feel…
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Navy says ‘no’ to humanist chaplain — and Colorado’s Doug Lamborn is pleased
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A week after Colorado’s 5th Congressional District Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn and several dozen of his colleagues in Congress implored the U.S. Navy in a letter to turn down a secular humanist’s request to serve in the chaplain corps – the Navy has done just that. That news comes to us via a press…
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Being a chaplain is a matter of faith, not philosophy, Colorado’s Doug Lamborn tells the Navy
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The appointment of a self-described secular humanist to the Navy chaplain’s corps is drawing protests from Colorado Springs Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn and 45 of his congressional colleagues. They’ve spelled out their objections in a letter to the Navy. Lamborn’s office alerted the public and press to the development in a news release Monday,…
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Doug Lamborn to Fremont County GOP: Dems caved, Republicans stood tall on shutdown
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The 5th Congressional District’s U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn took to Cañon City this week to recap what had happened during the federal government shutdown: The Democrats “caved in” while Republicans stood for “principle,” he reportedly told a room of Fremont County Republicans. The Cañon City Daily Record was on hand Tuesday to record Lamborn’s remarks.…
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BIDLACK: Will of the people-ish
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Regular readers of my columns (and I want to thank both of you) may recall my previous ruminations on representation as well as on hypocrisy. On representation I mulled over whether an elected senator or congressperson should vote in accordance with the will of the people (the “delegate model” of doing things) or should vote…
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BIDLACK: Welcome to the 19th century
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On May 22, 1856, a man was brutally beaten with a heavy metal-capped cane. The attacker approached his target from behind, and then repeatedly crashed his cane into the skull of the seated victim, who tried to rise, bloodied and dazed. The assault continued for a full 60 seconds, until the victim was unconscious, and…
