Author Archive: Stephen Green

COLORADO: Will Polis let Weld residents die to punish the county?

This is reprehensible. I’m disappointed to see Governor Polis would use the sick and dying as pawns in a political hit against Weld County.

As Weld County government has made it clear they won’t be pressuring or instructing any businesses within the county to open outside of the state order, they’ve also stated they will not use county resources to shut down or penalize business owners who choose to operate. In addition, they’re working to make certain all business owners have the information and tools they need to ensure they make the best decisions for their business and their communities, something that will vary greatly from county to county, city to city, and especially industry to industry.

In response to this, Governor Jared Polis has threatened to pull COVID-19 emergency funding from Weld County. This is the same governor who refers to the virus as the “Grim Reaper” when addressing the public.

Weld County is deeply red and home to most of Colorado’s fracking industry. It’s been called “Ground Zero In The Anti-Fracking Battle,” and needless to say the Democrats in Denver — Gov. Polis in particular — have been trying to kill Weld one way or another for years.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: Despite Scare Tactics, No Wuhan Virus Spike After Wisconsin Election. “It seems at this point that the safest place to be is somewhere warm, or not-too densely populated, or not completely reliant on mass transportation. The worst place to be is any city governed by populist blowhard Bill de Blasio.”

ONE HUNDRED MILLION CORPSES — AND COUNTING: Tomorrow is Victims of Communism Day.

Communism doesn’t just kill. It psychologically scars entire nations for years and years after the Communists have finally been deposed.

CORN, POPPED: NYT Reports Dem, Activist Rebellion Budding Over Reade Allegation. “Biden’s surrogates are getting tired of the presumptive nominee hiding while they get peppered with questions about Reade’s allegations.”

Well, it isn’t like Biden himself can go out there and cogently answer any questions.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Will This Pandemic Throw the Election to the Drooling Idiot Biden?

A month and a half ago I would have said that this drooling moron had no chance of winning this election.

Now, however, some of this nation’s Democratic governors have managed to shut down their states and make people suffer for purely political purposes.

Economic ruin is Joe Biden’s best friend.

I’m still thinking that not even coronavirus could get Biden elected, but I’m also still thinking he might not actually be the nominee.

CHANGE?

FREEDOM OF THE SEAS: China Says PLA Scrambled Aircraft, Ships to ‘Expel’ U.S. Warship from South China Sea Island Chain.

Chinese authorities said they sortied ships and aircraft to “track, monitor, verify, identify and expel” a U.S. warship from the Paracel Island chain in the South China Sea on Tuesday, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officials said on Chinese social media.

Navy officials confirmed to USNI News that guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the vicinity of the island chain off Vietnam.

“These provocative acts by the U.S. side … have seriously violated China’s sovereignty and security interests, deliberately increased regional security risks and could easily trigger an unexpected incident,” reads a statement from PLA Southern Theatre Command spokesman Li Huamin, reported the South China Morning Post.

Barry’s FONOP was “incompatible with the current atmosphere as the international community is fighting pandemic … as well as the regional peace and stability.”

The SCS is international waters, and if the mainland People’s Republic of China doesn’t support freedom of navigation, then they ought not to be allowed to engage in maritime trade.