Defenders of Liberty in Douglas County

It’s time for our regular rendezvous with reality, a delightful journey through the Liberty Scorecard, a beacon of truth in the political fog that's thicker than pea soup. If you haven’t already, acquaint yourself with the Liberty Score at Click Here. It is a veritable treasure map to find out who's hoarding the gold of freedom and who's just hoarding our tax dollars and stepping all over our conservative and constitutional values and principles.

Let’s cast our discerning gaze upon the luminaries representing Douglas County. First, a thunderous applause for Brandi Bradley, soaring high with a stellar 83. Well done, Representative Bradley!

Now, onto the less stellar performers. Lisa Frizell, whose score is about as robust as a house of cards in a tornado, a dismal 60. She’s got her eyes on Jim Smallwood's senate seat, and if she’s our conservative champion for Senate CO002, we might as well be cheering for the mascot at the Rockies game.

But let's talk about Anthony Hartsook, shall we, oh yes we shall…the man who could turn a winning lottery ticket into a piece of toilet paper. His liberty score is an embarrassing 59 is less like witnessing a fall from grace and more like a nosedive from the upper atmosphere without a parachute. We have to admire the dedication it takes to achieve such scores as a Republican, it's like he's chasing a record for the most spectacular failure.

For some perspective, let’s throw in Bob Marshall, our local Democrat in HD43, who's practically the valedictorian of his party with a 35. This raises a rather uncomfortable question, how can Hartsook's voting record be nearly indistinguishable from Marshall's on bills (see chart below) that the Liberty Score Card opposes? It’s like discovering your conservative hero is actually a wolf in elephant’s clothing, voting lockstep with the agenda of the Dems.

It’s high time we scoured Douglas County for a true conservative to primary Hartsook in HD 44. We need a titan of traditional values, not someone who’s content to play the part of a statue, only making noise when the wind of public opinion blows hard enough.

Lisa Frizell is already being shown the door, with Bill Jack stepping up to bat. This is an upgrade of such magnitude it's like trading a flip phone for the latest smartphone. But with Frizell now aiming for the Senate, we must intervene before she turns that seat into a monument to mediocrity.

To those among you with the courage of your convictions burning like a bonfire, let’s stoke those flames. I’m ready to champion your cause, to nominate you, to support you in wresting control from those who only serve as conservatives by convenience.

Let's not forget, the ballot box is a mirror reflecting our choices, for better or for worse. We don’t just get what we elect, sometimes, it seems we elect what we deserve. Let’s prove that wrong.