The Denver Post’s front page this week is Colorado’s brain on chaos: Capitol protests, frozen federal aid, an “environmental equity” study, and a missing child alert, all jammed together like a junk drawer of dysfunction. The item that should snap every taxpayer awake is this: a bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers is asking President Donald Trump to speed up release of $300 million in frozen federal aid. That’s the headline hiding inside the noise. And yes, it’s exactly as backwards as it sounds.
Because the same front page also flags hundreds protesting Trump and ICE at the Capitol. Colorado’s political class can’t govern, so it begs Washington for cash—then stages street theater about how Washington is evil. Damn impressive two-step.
Colorado Federal Aid Hypocrisy, Sponsored by Everyone
The Denver Post puts the “unfreeze $300 million” ask and the “No ICE” protests in the same universe, and we’re supposed to pretend this is coherent. Colorado politicians outsource responsibility to D.C., then monetize rage against D.C. when the cameras show up. Pick a lane.
If federal money is so toxic, stop building budgets that depend on it. If federal power is unbearable, stop begging it to rescue your math. Dependency isn’t a principle.
Out-of-State Money Loves a Weak Colorado
“Democrats dominate – note the big money from out of state.” That’s not tinfoil-hat art; it’s the incentive structure. Once Colorado becomes a “national model,” it turns into a consultant playground and a fundraising slot machine. Colorado gets monetized.
Outside cash launders influence, rigs priorities, and rewards vibes over results. Local problems don’t trend, so they get ignored. Colorado gets played.
When Government Can’t Fix Anything, It Commissions a Study
The Denver Post notes East Colfax was chosen for Colorado’s first environmental equity study. Great—another study, because paperwork is what agencies commission when they’re stalling, padding resumes, and dodging hard tradeoffs. Paperwork doesn’t fix neighborhoods.
Enforce laws, clean up streets, and restore order instead of rebranding failure with a fresh acronym. Jargon can’t replace competence. Enough of this crap.
Meanwhile, a real family is living a nightmare: The Denver Post also reports a 12-year-old girl missing in Denver’s Virginia Village neighborhood. While politicians grandstand and activists chant, basic public safety and basic governance keep slipping. We’re the ones paying higher costs, eating road closures, navigating protests, and watching officials backpedal, gaslight, and posture. We don’t get to relocate when their “experiments” blow up.
Here’s the scam: diffuse blame, collect power, repeat. Lawmakers want Trump to unfreeze aid; protesters want Trump and ICE gone; nobody wants to own the consequences of dependence and disorder. No one resigns.
So what’s it going to be: a state that governs itself, or a state that begs for cash then screams at the cashier? Drop your take in the comments—and share this with one Colorado voter who still buys the act.
Source: Colorado state news, events, trends | The Denver Post
Just Stop It
