Saturday, September 10, 2016
History for September 10
History for September 10 - On-This-Day.com:
Arthur H. Compton 1892, Robert Wise 1914, Arnold Daniel Palmer 1929
Charles Kuralt 1934, Jose Feliciano 1945, Bob Lanier 1948
1813 - The first defeat of British naval squadron occurred in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The leader of the U.S. fleet sent the famous message "We have met the enemy, and they are ours" to U.S. General William Henry Harrison.
1846 - Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine.
1897 - British police arrest George Smith for drunken driving. It was the first DWI.
1899 - A second quake in seven days hit Yakutat Bay, AK. It measured 8.6.
1948 - Mildred "Axis Sally" Gillars was indicted for treason in Washington, DC. Gillars was a Nazi radio propagandist during World War II. She was convicted and spent 12 years in prison.
1953 - Swanson began selling its first "TV dinner."
1979 - U.S. President Carter granted clemency to four Puerto Rican nationalists who had been imprisoned for an attack on the U.S. House of Representatives in 1954 and an attempted assassination of U.S. President Truman in 1950.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton met with members of his Cabinet to apologize, ask forgiveness and promise to improve as a person in the wake of the scandal involving Monica Lewinsky.
Friday, September 09, 2016
IRS refuses to abandon targeting criteria used against tea party, conservative groups - Washington Times
IRS refuses to abandon targeting criteria used against tea party, conservative groups - Washington Times:
"The IRS is refusing to recant the targeting criteria it used to single out tea party groups for intrusive scrutiny, according to court filings made public Wednesday that show the tax agency still struggling with the fallout from the scandal.
At least three tea party groups are still awaiting approval from the IRS more than three years after agents publicly admitted they’d asked inappropriate questions and put the groups through unreasonable delays in obtaining tax-exempt status.
Last month the IRS told both Congress and a federal judge that it would start processing the outstanding applications — but the agency has refused to say how or when, leaving the groups themselves struggling to make sense of things."
"The IRS is refusing to recant the targeting criteria it used to single out tea party groups for intrusive scrutiny, according to court filings made public Wednesday that show the tax agency still struggling with the fallout from the scandal.
Last month the IRS told both Congress and a federal judge that it would start processing the outstanding applications — but the agency has refused to say how or when, leaving the groups themselves struggling to make sense of things."
Why?!!-----Iran May Have Received as Much as $33.6 Billion in Cash From U.S.
Iran May Have Received as Much as $33.6 Billion in Cash From U.S.:
"Iran may have received an additional $33.6 billion in secret cash and gold payments facilitated by the Obama administration between 2014 and 2016, according to testimony provided before Congress by an expert on last summer’s nuclear agreement with Iran.
Between January 2014 and July 2015, when the Obama administration was hammering out the final details of the nuclear accord, Iran was paid $700 million every month from funds that had previously been frozen by U.S. sanctions.
A total of $11.9 billion was ultimately paid to Iran, but the details surrounding these payments remain shrouded in mystery, according to Mark Dubowitz, executive director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
In total, “Iran may have received as much as $33.6 billion in cash or in gold and other precious metals,” Dubowitz disclosed.
New questions about these payments are emerging following confirmation from top Obama administration officials on Thursday that it was forced to pay Iran $1.7 billion in cash prior to the release of several U.S. hostages earlier this year.
The administration insisted that cash had to be used for this payment..."
"Iran may have received an additional $33.6 billion in secret cash and gold payments facilitated by the Obama administration between 2014 and 2016, according to testimony provided before Congress by an expert on last summer’s nuclear agreement with Iran.
Between January 2014 and July 2015, when the Obama administration was hammering out the final details of the nuclear accord, Iran was paid $700 million every month from funds that had previously been frozen by U.S. sanctions.A total of $11.9 billion was ultimately paid to Iran, but the details surrounding these payments remain shrouded in mystery, according to Mark Dubowitz, executive director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
In total, “Iran may have received as much as $33.6 billion in cash or in gold and other precious metals,” Dubowitz disclosed.
New questions about these payments are emerging following confirmation from top Obama administration officials on Thursday that it was forced to pay Iran $1.7 billion in cash prior to the release of several U.S. hostages earlier this year.
The administration insisted that cash had to be used for this payment..."
Cognitive dissonance?-----Thursday afternoon links - AEI
Thursday afternoon links - AEI | Carpe Diem Blog » AEIdeas:
"2. Venn Diagram of the Day (above).
Why do progressives hate low profit-margin Walmart so much but love high-profit margin Apple?"
"2. Venn Diagram of the Day (above).
Why do progressives hate low profit-margin Walmart so much but love high-profit margin Apple?"
Chaffetz: Clinton bought used Blackberrys on eBay | Washington Examiner
"Reckless users and antiquated technology represent the federal government's most critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities, House Oversight Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz said on Wednesday, a problem he said was exemplified by Hillary Clinton's practice of buying Blackberry devices from eBay."
Is the Global Warming Debate Over?
Is the Global Warming Debate Over? | Power Line:
"IS THE GLOBAL WARMING DEBATE OVER?
One of the more laughable aspects of global warming alarmism is the constant claim that the debate about the hysterics’ claims is over.
In fact, the Earth’s climate is so poorly understood that it is more accurate to say that the debate has barely begun.
But there are some things we know.
For example: the increase in Earth’s temperature resulting from a doubling of CO2, based on any recognized energy calculation, is less than one degree Centigrade.
Almost everyone agrees that this slight increase would be good.
So how do the alarmists try to scare us?
They posit various positive feedbacks that turn one degree into three to six degrees.
Are these feedbacks proven?
Of course not.
They are simply assumed.
In fact, some are clearly false.
As far as we know, the net feedbacks will be negative, not positive.
If you want to get a sense of how vigorous the scientific debate over feedbacks is, check out this post at Watts Up With That( https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/09/07/how-climate-feedback-is-fubar/), as well as the comments.
...Is the debate over catastrophic anthropogenic global warming over?
In one sense, it is.
One thing we know for sure is that the models that are the sole support for alarmism are wrong.
The substantial heating they projected has failed to materialize.
Having been falsified by observation, we know that they are no good.
The alarmists will have to come up with something better than these discredited models if they want to convince the rest of us.
Meanwhile, any comprehensive understanding of the Earth’s climate is very far off."
"IS THE GLOBAL WARMING DEBATE OVER?
One of the more laughable aspects of global warming alarmism is the constant claim that the debate about the hysterics’ claims is over.
In fact, the Earth’s climate is so poorly understood that it is more accurate to say that the debate has barely begun.
But there are some things we know.
For example: the increase in Earth’s temperature resulting from a doubling of CO2, based on any recognized energy calculation, is less than one degree Centigrade.
Almost everyone agrees that this slight increase would be good.
So how do the alarmists try to scare us?
They posit various positive feedbacks that turn one degree into three to six degrees.
Are these feedbacks proven?
Of course not.They are simply assumed.
In fact, some are clearly false.
As far as we know, the net feedbacks will be negative, not positive.
If you want to get a sense of how vigorous the scientific debate over feedbacks is, check out this post at Watts Up With That( https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/09/07/how-climate-feedback-is-fubar/), as well as the comments.
...Is the debate over catastrophic anthropogenic global warming over?
In one sense, it is.
One thing we know for sure is that the models that are the sole support for alarmism are wrong.
The substantial heating they projected has failed to materialize.
Having been falsified by observation, we know that they are no good.
The alarmists will have to come up with something better than these discredited models if they want to convince the rest of us.
Meanwhile, any comprehensive understanding of the Earth’s climate is very far off."
Too big to fail!!-----5,300 Wells Fargo employees fired after 2 million fake accounts discovered
5,300 Wells Fargo employees fired after 2 million fake accounts discovered | Ars Technica:
"Since at least 2011, Wells Fargo employees have been creating fake accounts using customers’ identities to boost their sales numbers, federal regulators said on Thursday.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined the bank $100 million after a third-party consulting firm found that 2 million fake deposit and credit card accounts had been made without the consent of the person whose name was on the account.
According to CNN Money, the bank fired 5,300 employees for taking part in the scheme, which constitutes about 1 percent of the bank’s payroll.
In order to boost their sales numbers, employees opened 1.5 million deposit accounts and 565,000 credit card accounts on customers’ behalf but without authorization from those customers. “Employees then transferred funds from consumers’ authorized accounts to temporarily fund the new, unauthorized accounts,” the CFPB wrote.
“This widespread practice gave the employees credit for opening the new accounts, allowing them to earn additional compensation and to meet the bank’s sales goals.”
In the meantime, customers real accounts were temporarily drained, leaving them with insufficient funds charges and overdraft fees.
The CFPB also noted that employees were issuing and activating debit cards without authorization, "going so far as to create PINs without telling consumers."
In addition, some employees created fake e-mail addresses to sign customers up for online banking programs without their knowledge..."
"Since at least 2011, Wells Fargo employees have been creating fake accounts using customers’ identities to boost their sales numbers, federal regulators said on Thursday.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined the bank $100 million after a third-party consulting firm found that 2 million fake deposit and credit card accounts had been made without the consent of the person whose name was on the account.
According to CNN Money, the bank fired 5,300 employees for taking part in the scheme, which constitutes about 1 percent of the bank’s payroll.In order to boost their sales numbers, employees opened 1.5 million deposit accounts and 565,000 credit card accounts on customers’ behalf but without authorization from those customers. “Employees then transferred funds from consumers’ authorized accounts to temporarily fund the new, unauthorized accounts,” the CFPB wrote.
“This widespread practice gave the employees credit for opening the new accounts, allowing them to earn additional compensation and to meet the bank’s sales goals.”
In the meantime, customers real accounts were temporarily drained, leaving them with insufficient funds charges and overdraft fees.
The CFPB also noted that employees were issuing and activating debit cards without authorization, "going so far as to create PINs without telling consumers."
In addition, some employees created fake e-mail addresses to sign customers up for online banking programs without their knowledge..."
Shapiro: Hillary's email scandal takes down the FBI
Shapiro: Hillary's email scandal takes down the FBI:
"For months Americans wondered whether the FBI, led by Director James Comey, would take down the most corrupt woman in the history of American politics, Hillary Clinton.
As it turns out, Hillary Clinton took down the FBI.
According to new documents from the FBI's investigation of Clinton, the agency was fully aware that Clinton lied when she said she set up a private server in order to utilize one Blackberry device -- she used 13 mobile devices and two phone numbers. The FBI knew that Clinton's aides destroyed old Blackberrys by cracking them in half or hitting them with a hammer. The FBI knew full well that Clinton had passed classified information over her private server -- "
"For months Americans wondered whether the FBI, led by Director James Comey, would take down the most corrupt woman in the history of American politics, Hillary Clinton.
As it turns out, Hillary Clinton took down the FBI.
According to new documents from the FBI's investigation of Clinton, the agency was fully aware that Clinton lied when she said she set up a private server in order to utilize one Blackberry device -- she used 13 mobile devices and two phone numbers. The FBI knew that Clinton's aides destroyed old Blackberrys by cracking them in half or hitting them with a hammer. The FBI knew full well that Clinton had passed classified information over her private server -- "
DPS principal: I buried kids with my cash, ‘I don’t deserve this'
DPS principal: I buried kids with my cash, ‘I don’t deserve this'
Ex-Detroit school vendor gets 5 years in prison in $2.7M scam
Ex-DPS official at center of kickback scheme gets 3 years in prison
$27K in gift cards = 1 year in prison for DPS principal
Principal who says peer pressure made him steal from DPS gets 15 months
Corruption schemes ran deep at Detroit Public Schools
Third principal admits bribery: 'I got caught up in it'
DPS official admits cheating special ed kids out of supplies
DPS administrator cuts deal in $324K kickback scheme
Vendor in DPS corruption case lived like a king
DPS principal pleads guilty in scam: 'I fell out of grace of God'
Rochelle Riley: Weeding out crooks is first step to remaking DPS
Ellen's $500K gift to Detroit school still a go despite corruption
Feds: 12 Detroit principals stole $1M in kickback scheme
Ronald Alexander is angry.
And he wants the world to know why.
In a federal courtroom this morning, the charismatic principal, who cried on national television when his school won a $500,000 giveaway on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," got choked up again, this time lambasting the government for portraying him as a criminal.
The former Spain Elementary principal is headed to prison for a year for taking $23,000 in kickbacks from vendor Norman Shy as a reward for approving fraudulent invoices for school supplies that were paid for but never delivered.
Alexander, who faced up to nearly four years in prison under his sentencing guidelines, wanted to stay out of prison so that he could care for his elderly mother. But more than that, Alexander argued, he doesn't belong in prison, not given all he's done for DPS in the four decades he worked there.
Here is what he told the judge before learning his punishment:
He started by saying that in his 40 years at DPS: "All I've ever done was service the children of the Detroit Public Schools."
Alexander then spoke of inheriting Spain Elementary, a school that was plagued with drugs, fighting and low test scores and turning it around.
Then he talked about burying children.
DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCANDAL
"I buried three students because the kids' parents didn't have money, out of my own pocket," Alexander said. "I buried those children ... only because I loved" the school and surrounding neighborhood.
Then he brought up the businessman whose fraudulent invoices he approved.
"Mr. Shy, he did me wrong. He was saying he gave me donations," Alexander said, referring to the gift cards and checks that Shy gave him over the years.
Alexander said he used the gift cards and checks on the kids.
"I did not pad my pockets .. some of the gift cards are still at home," he said, later blaming Shy again. "He's a known crook and he's been doing it for years."
He also talked about the pain and embarrassment he's suffered since being charged in March, alongside 11 other principals, one assistant superintendent and Shy, who was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for billing DPS $2.7 million for supplies that were never delivered. He did it, prosecutors said, with the help of principals like Alexander.
"Nobody knows how bad I feel to have to go out from my job like this," Alexander said, noting he was not allowed to return to Spain to collect his belongings after being charged. He also wasn't allowed to attend the eighth-grade graduation ceremony.
"I love this school. It think it's unfair," Alexander said. "I have buried children ... I have done nothing but serve God ... It's just unfair to me, and your honor, I don't deserve it."
...U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts conceded that Alexander had done plenty of good in his life and helped many people. But he pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks from a vendor and cheating his students out of paid-for supplies, she reminded him. And the crime warranted a prison sentence, she said.
"Mr. Alexander has admitted that he took bribes," Roberts said. "The crime that Mr. Alexander committed was serious."
40% Of GDP Per Year: Goldman Calculates The True Growth Rate Of China's Debt
40% Of GDP Per Year: Goldman Calculates The True Growth Rate Of China's Debt | Zero Hedge
"For a long time when it came to Chinese loan creation, analysts would only look at the broadest reported aggregate: the so-called Total Social Financing.
And, for a long time, it was sufficient - TSF showed that in under a decade, China had created over $20 trillion in new loans, vastly more than all the "developed market" QE, the proceeds of which were used to kickstart growth after the 2009 global depression, to fund the biggest capital misallocation bubble the world has ever seen and create trillions in nonperforming loans.
"For a long time when it came to Chinese loan creation, analysts would only look at the broadest reported aggregate: the so-called Total Social Financing.
And, for a long time, it was sufficient - TSF showed that in under a decade, China had created over $20 trillion in new loans, vastly more than all the "developed market" QE, the proceeds of which were used to kickstart growth after the 2009 global depression, to fund the biggest capital misallocation bubble the world has ever seen and create trillions in nonperforming loans.
However, a problem emerged about a year ago, when it was revealed that not even China's TSF statistic was sufficient to fully capture the grand total of total new loan creation in China.
We profiled this three months ago in a post titled "China's Debt Is Far Greater Than Anyone Thought", where, according to Goldman, "a substantial amount of money was created last year, evidencing a very large supply of credit, to the tune of RMB 25tn (36% of 2015 GDP)."
This massive number was 9% higher than the TSF data, which implied that "only" a quarter of China's 2015 GDP was the result of new loans.
We profiled this three months ago in a post titled "China's Debt Is Far Greater Than Anyone Thought", where, according to Goldman, "a substantial amount of money was created last year, evidencing a very large supply of credit, to the tune of RMB 25tn (36% of 2015 GDP)."
This massive number was 9% higher than the TSF data, which implied that "only" a quarter of China's 2015 GDP was the result of new loans.
What this really means, is that China's debt/GDP, estimated most recently by the IIF at 300%..."
Almost Entire County Commission Overthrown After Spending Splurge
Almost Entire County Commission Overthrown After Spending Splurge [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"While primary elections for local offices rarely garner much attention, the results of the August election were dramatic for one county in northern lower Michigan.
Of seven members of the current county commission, only one will be on the fall ballot.
“I did not anticipate such a dramatic and historic turnover on the Emmet County board,” said Commissioner Charlie MacInnis, who ran unopposed in the primary.
“The community clearly didn’t support the massive spending projects that were undertaken without adequate planning or voter approval.”
Four of the seven incumbents lost primary contests while another two did not seek re-election.
Last year, county commissioners built a $1.7 million substation for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and planned to break ground on a $9 million “dark sky” observatory. MacInnis criticized both decisions.
Nancy Sarowski, chairperson of the Emmet County Republican Party, pointed to MacInnis’ commentaries written in local newspapers to explain the election results.
The commentaries gave details on county projects that the commissioner got through the Freedom of Information Act.
“Many people, at first, thought he was exaggerating: no contracts, except an hourly rate, no scope of project, no budget, no performance bonds and the like.
When the sitting commissioners failed to rebut Charlie, the public began to pay attention,” she said.
...Sarowski says many people have told her the election gave them hope.
“Hope that wrongs can be righted.
Hope that good people can be elected.
Hope that liberally (bent) newspapers can do good reporting.
Hope that our tax money can be allocated responsibly,” said Sarowski."
"While primary elections for local offices rarely garner much attention, the results of the August election were dramatic for one county in northern lower Michigan.
Of seven members of the current county commission, only one will be on the fall ballot.
“I did not anticipate such a dramatic and historic turnover on the Emmet County board,” said Commissioner Charlie MacInnis, who ran unopposed in the primary.
“The community clearly didn’t support the massive spending projects that were undertaken without adequate planning or voter approval.”Four of the seven incumbents lost primary contests while another two did not seek re-election.
Last year, county commissioners built a $1.7 million substation for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and planned to break ground on a $9 million “dark sky” observatory. MacInnis criticized both decisions.
Nancy Sarowski, chairperson of the Emmet County Republican Party, pointed to MacInnis’ commentaries written in local newspapers to explain the election results.
The commentaries gave details on county projects that the commissioner got through the Freedom of Information Act.
“Many people, at first, thought he was exaggerating: no contracts, except an hourly rate, no scope of project, no budget, no performance bonds and the like.
When the sitting commissioners failed to rebut Charlie, the public began to pay attention,” she said.
...Sarowski says many people have told her the election gave them hope.
“Hope that wrongs can be righted.
Hope that good people can be elected.
Hope that liberally (bent) newspapers can do good reporting.
Hope that our tax money can be allocated responsibly,” said Sarowski."
Obama: Americans Too ‘Lazy’ to Know Anything About the Rest of the World - Breitbart
"Wednesday at a a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) town hall in Luang Prabang, Laos, President Barack Obama said Americans can be “lazy” because we are so big we think “We don’t have to know anything about other people.”"
'How To Be a White Ally' posters say all white people are racist
'How To Be a White Ally' posters say all white people are racist
New students at Pomona College were welcomed to campus with posters in their dorms giving instructions on “How to be a (Better) White Ally” and stating that all white people are racist.
“Comparing a POC’s situation with some experience of your own is not helpful. You do not & can not understand our oppression!” The guide recommends that white people should “listen to a diverse selection of marginalized voices” and notes that “POC will always understand racism in a way that you cannot—you need to listen to them!”
New students at Pomona College were welcomed to campus with posters in their dorms giving instructions on “How to be a (Better) White Ally” and stating that all white people are racist.
New students at Pomona College were welcomed to campus with posters in their dorms giving instructions on “How to be a (Better) White Ally” and stating that all white people are racist.
The signs state white people should “acknowledge your privilege” and “apologize if you’ve offended someone,” adding that offensive language includes words like “sassy” and “riot,” which are “racially coded.”
“Understand that you are white, so it is inevitable that you have unconsciously learned racism.” Tweet This
“Everyone is problematic and even the most educated and well-intentioned people will screw up,” the poster states.
The sign then gives three steps for white allies to follow:
“1. Be prepared to make mistakes.2. Listen and apologize.3. Make sure to change.”
“Remember, just because POC [person of color] #1 isn’t offended by something, does not mean that POC #2 will not be offended by it either,” it says.
The poster goes on to states that “social justice is about BOTH elevating oppressed groups and simultaneously unpacking the privilege of dominant groups. These aspects are equally as important!”
Additionally, the sign claims that all white people are racist.
“Understand that you are white, so it is inevitable that you have unconsciously learned racism,” it asserts. “Your unearned advantage must be acknowledged and your racism unlearned.”
Further, the poster claims that white people should “just listen!” rather than explaining their own perspective.
“Comparing a POC’s situation with some experience of your own is not helpful. You do not & can not understand our oppression!” The guide recommends that white people should “listen to a diverse selection of marginalized voices” and notes that “POC will always understand racism in a way that you cannot—you need to listen to them!”
Pomona College had several events last year that white students were not allowed to attend, yet the school’s website states that “Pomona College seeks to maintain an environment of mutual respect among all members of its community” and that discrimination on the basis of race “destroy[s] the foundation for such respect and violate[s] the sense of community vital to the College’s education enterprise.”
This article was originally published in The Claremont Independent, a conservative student newspaper affiliated with the Leadership Institute's Campus Leadership Program. Its articles are republished here with permission.
History for September 9
History for September 9 - On-This-Day.com
Colonel Harland Sanders 1890, Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder 1923, Cliff Robertson 1925
Otis Redding 1941, Tom Wopat 1951, Adam Sandler 1966
490 B.C. - The Battle of Marathon took place between the invading Persian army and the Athenian Army. The marathon race was derived from the events that occurred surrounding this battle.
1776 - The second Continental Congress officially made the term "United States", replacing the previous term "United Colonies."
1948 - North Korea became the People's Democratic Republic of Korea.
1957 - The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction was signed into law by republican U.S. President Eisenhower.
1971 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings retired from the National Hockey League (NHL).
1979 - Tracy Austin, at 16, became the youngest player to win the U.S. Open women’s tennis title.
1986 - Ted Turner presented the first of his colorized films on WTBS in Atlanta, GA.
1994 - The U.S. agreed to accept about 20,000 Cuban immigrants a year. This was in return for Cuba's promise to halt the flight of refugees.
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Bill Clinton Compares Himself To Robin Hood On Labor Day | The Daily Caller
Bill Clinton Compares Himself To Robin Hood On Labor Day | The Daily Caller:
"While speaking at campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Cincinnati, Ohio Monday, the former president said he thought attacks from conservatives on the Clinton Foundation were “funny.”
“They even went after my foundation last week,” Clinton told the crowd at the AFL-CIO picnic. “Now that was really funny. I was sort of Robin Hood, except I didn’t rob anybody.”"
“They even went after my foundation last week,” Clinton told the crowd at the AFL-CIO picnic. “Now that was really funny. I was sort of Robin Hood, except I didn’t rob anybody.”"
How California Is Turning The Rest Of The West Blue
How California Is Turning The Rest Of The West Blue : It's All Politics : NPR
"Colorado's politics have become positively Californian lately.
The legislative agenda featured an expansion of alternative-energy use requirements for rural consumers.
"Colorado's politics have become positively Californian lately.
There are new restrictions on guns.
Pot is legal.
The legislative agenda featured an expansion of alternative-energy use requirements for rural consumers.
Gay couples can now enter into civil unions.
There's a reason for all this.
Lots of Californians have moved to Denver and its environs, bringing a progressive strain of politics with them and angering more conservative parts of the state — so much so that 10 northeastern counties are planning symbolic but serious votes on secession this fall.
Conservatives have discovered that living on the far side of the Rockies is no longer far enough to get away from the influence of West Coast liberals.
"California migration, to a degree, has altered Colorado politics," says Mike Krause, vice president of the Independence Institute, a free-market think tank in Denver.
There's a reason for all this.
Lots of Californians have moved to Denver and its environs, bringing a progressive strain of politics with them and angering more conservative parts of the state — so much so that 10 northeastern counties are planning symbolic but serious votes on secession this fall.
Conservatives have discovered that living on the far side of the Rockies is no longer far enough to get away from the influence of West Coast liberals.
"California migration, to a degree, has altered Colorado politics," says Mike Krause, vice president of the Independence Institute, a free-market think tank in Denver.
"I see California license plates in my neighborhood and on my commute all the time..."
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