Two subjects on which we have written were in the news today:
On immigration, State's Hispanic count on the march from the Rocky Mountain News.
The 3.6 percent increase in Colorado's Hispanic population between 2005 and 2006 slightly outpaced the national Hispanic growth of 3.4 percent. Hispanics comprised 32,441 of the state's 90,082 new residents...
The Anglo population totaled 3,409,723, accounting for 71.7 percent of Coloradans last year.
However, it grew only 1.4 percent in 2005 and 2006...
As for political power, she said, "It's going to take a little bit longer. However, a whole new generation is being politicized that will change the politics in Colorado within the next decade."
And
Can't We All Just Get Along? Dean Barnett, Townhall.com
There must be something in the water in right wing Blogistan. Maybe we’ve caught a touch of that “rage virus” that the important new movie “28 Weeks Later” documents...
One of the things I like about the right wing blogosphere, especially when compared to the left wing blogosphere, is the civility. We can disagree and remain cordial. None of us write in a style that could best be characterized as “angry.” We eschew name-calling, at least among ourselves...
And there’s one other thing, just speaking as one lonely blogger: I’m not into Action Alerts. I’m not into telling you how to protest something or telling you to call Congress
What is a blog good for if it doesn't make folks think?
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