Colorado Californicated

I have lived in Colorado on and off for 25 years. This used to be a good libertarian-type state. We had repubs and we had dems, but they were all pretty much middle of the road, live and let live while looking out for the state. Now the ObamaDems have taken over and they are trying to tax and regulate the energy industry out of existence.

Blogger Dave from the equally beautiful state of Utah wrote:

I recently returned to my home from Denver, Colorado. As I crossed the land I noticed the majestic peaks of the Colorado Rockies from Interstate 70.

As I started to descend what is known as the Western Slope I noticed the mighty Colorado River. I also noticed the various oil platforms that were scattered along the canyon from Glenwood Springs down to Grand Junction, Colorado.

As I crossed into eastern Utah I noticed the varied desert geology of the Colorado Plateau. I saw from a distance Arches National Park at the base of the La Sal Mountains. On the desert flats I could see oil and natural gas drilling rigs and pipelines.

What I saw across the varied terrain amazed me. The beauty of the land was not marred by the energy production that I saw, but rather it complimented it.

We are becoming californicated by all the refugees fleeing the liberal mess they made in California. Incapable of learning anything, they do the same things here hoping for a different result, and there are plenty of Coloradans jumping right in to help them.

These ignorant people fetishize the environment because they have never raised livestock or hunted or fished in it. We are a beautiful state, and we make a lot of money off of that from tourism. Of course no one want to rape the land. We've had energy and tourism side by side for over 50 years and it's worked pretty well.

Governor Bill Owens and the GOP left us a surplus. Gov Tax Ritter and the Dem0crats have run us into debt while nibbling away at our anti-tax laws.

Colorado is a state to watch. We were gripped by the galloping Hope and Change insanity known as Obama Mania, but reality may be setting in. I think how Colorado votes in 2010 could be a harbinger of things to come.

I pray to God we wake up before we've completely Californicated ourselves.

Wisdom of Dave