Cowboy State Politics

The Supreme Court doesn't use dictionaries.  If they did, the abortion decision yesterday would have been very different.  Instead, they ruled that an act that results in death 100% of the time is, somehow, healthcare--a word that isn't defined in Wyoming statute.  But, studies convincingly show that abortion is pretty harmful and in some cases deadly to the mother as well. Speaker of the House Ch...

Already there's a ton of people running for office.  For Governor, there's 4 and there'll probably be more.  We conservatives can't seem to get in a room and decide who's the best candidate.  Wyoming's political history is lots of people run for an office and then the liberal Redcoat gets elected--that's been the last 16 years...or more. To even consider running for office there's 4 things you hav...

The U.S. carried out a military strike in Venezuela to capture the country's communist dictator.  From all indications, the operation was a complete success.  But there's lots of questions that need to be asked and answered about the President's actions. Should we have captured Maduro?  The answer to that one is an unequivocal "YES!"  But should we have conducted airstrikes to do it?  Also, the Pr...

Secretary of State and now candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Chuck Gray joins the program for his first interview since his announcement.  Also joining the program is my friend Josh Jennings.  He's the author of two books: (not kidding) Timmy the Tapeworm, and Space Tractor and Other Science Fiction Stories.  He is also a writer for the Glenn Beck Program.  It's a thoroughly enterta...

Billboards have been popping up in several places attacking Honor Wyoming.  They purport to be paid for by an organization called, "Frontier Stand."  They do have a website, but it doesn't tell you anything about them.  Pretty much its a bunch of Redcoat, liberal republican drivel. Generally, leftists accuse Republicans of what they are doing.  In this case, the billboard accuses Honor Wyoming of...

Christmas really was unseasonably warm--62 at Cowboy State Politics Headquarters.  The Cow Pie reports that the Santa Day temperatures broke records across the state.  But really, there have been other end of year heat waves.  Some of them date back to over 70 years. A piece in the Pravda on the Platte questions whether it is moral or not to arrest and deport illegal aliens; because, you know, the...

Merry Christmas!  Christine joins me to tell you a simple and reverent story about one simple man on Christmas Even.  We hope that you and your family have an amazing Christmas!

Rep Harriet Hageman has announced that she is running for the United States Senate.  Many in Wyoming were waiting on her decision before committing to their own races.   Rebecca Bextel joins the program to talk about Harriet's run and all of the politics surrounding it. Plus, some obligatory Christmas stories!!  

All types of government like to play Santa with your tax dollars.  Politicians give your money to organizations that you didn't vote for and no one asked if you wanted to.  You might call it the Santa Scheme.  They try to skirt the Wyoming Constitutional provision prohibiting hand outs through what they call, "Service Contracts."  But it's always for some allegedly benevolent purpose.  If it's suc...

Senator Cynthia Lummis has announced she isn't going to seek re-election.  That opens up a lot more possibilities for the 2026 election.  With another congressional seat potentially up for grabs, Harriet, Gray, Degenfelder, Biteman, Gordon and others have some decisions to make. One of the things we haven't really talked about is what the 2026 ballot might look like.  Most of it hinges on what Rep...

Sheridan County Commissioner used public money to lobby for higher taxes.  After being called on it--in the nicest way possible--he ran to the media and attacked his constituent.  He accused him of VILIFYING AND ATTACKING him.  Unless you're trying to get voted out of office, that's no way to treat someone who pays your salary.  But it's the typical elitism we see from many elected officials. In t...

Everyone is using the word, affordability--even people on Fox News.  Yet, no one explains or defines what it actually means.  What does it mean for something to be affordable?  Is anything affordable?  The answer to those questions is no.   It's another Democrat ploy, just like "climate change."  Affordability can be made to mean anything.  Really though it's just an attempt to convince you to agr...

Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem called, "The Gods of the Copybook Headings."  It's all about propaganda.  Most of what we hear about our so-called education system is exactly that.  We are all told that we have to continue to pay high property taxes to pay for "our high quality education system."  That's what Grady Hutcherson from the WEA called it.  But is it really?  Do our test scores really justi...

Wyoming is not immune to the government handouts.  One big portion of that is what we call "farm subsidies"--getting paid to farm nothing.  This drives up prices but it also makes it very difficult for young people to get into the agriculture business. Rep Hageman joins me for our monthly discussion to discuss these subsidies and the ballooning problem of fraud in our healthcare system.  And, yes,...

The governor appears to be changing his tune when it comes to climate change.  But is he?  For his entire administration he has made one outrageous statement after another.  While in Appropriations last Monday, he appeared to be singing a different song.  The moment almost went unnoticed--almost I said.  Instead of an "All of the Above" approach to energy, it's now, "The Best of All of the Above."...

The Appropriations Committee meeting on Thursday was the perfect example of everything that's wrong with the Wyoming and frankly all state Government--appointed officials who believe in central planning.  That is, ignoring the free market that has created this amazing country we live in. Josh Dorrell from the Wyoming Business Council told the members of Appropriations that it's his job to create a...

Replay of Cowboy State Politics Live from December 4

In the Season 6 premier, the Wyoming Business Council sent out an email asking people to attend a watch party to "mobilize." Why does a state agency need to build support for "collective action." Last time I checked, state agencies don't campaign for public support. There's a ton a problems with their email, including, perhaps Wyoming Statutes.

Even the Wyoming Tribune Eagle has to admit that charitable organizations really don't need government.  And, it's not the government's job anyway.  IT'S OUR JOB.  So-called government charity is only making big government even bigger. The government shutdown is a perfect example.  Private organizations shined, helping those in need across the whole state.  Nationwide, Americans raise over half-a-...

If it quacks like a duck, it's usually a duck.  That's the argument an op-ed in the Sheridan Mess attempts to make.  Many in the Wyoming media have been making the same one--that if you vote conservatively you must be a member of the Freedom Caucus and somehow that's bad.  There's so many logical fallacies with that claim; not the least of which is why is that a bad thing. The author's claims lead...

People never learn, in socialism, there's no turkey, there's no gravy and no stores to buy those things at anyway.   Most of us have no idea what really happened in the Plymouth Colony.  We're told that Thanksgiving Day was the pilgrims giving thanks to the Indians for saving their lives.  That's not even close to the truth.

According to the Wyoming Business Council, the free market is working against us.  This is an amazing perspective coming from the state agency who's goal is to increase business. Of course, my answer is that the free market is not the problem, it's government intervention and playing around in private business. While Josh Dorrell, the head of the WBC, and I have very different perspectives on busi...

Never before heard audio from INSIDE a Wyoming County Commissioners meeting!  It very clearly tells you which legislators are working for you and which ones are working for lobbying organizations. The Revenue Committee met last week and discussed a bill that would eliminate property taxes and replace them with an increased sales tax.  Of course, the usual suspects, the WCCA objected to it because...

Governor Gordon claims that the role of government is to provide those services that individuals can't provide for themselves.  There's no end to this line of thinking.  It ends up with government giving your money to so-called non-profits; and it ends with budgets that are twice as big as a few years ago. His budget is littered with a whole bunch of things he claims are 'essential."  Most of them...

Secretary of State Chuck Gray joins the program to talk about Gordon removing public notice money for the 50% tax reduction ballot initiative.  Is the legislature black-listing emails from constituents?  Slithers and Dennis claim that legislators can go dig them out of the junk or quarantine file.  But who does this???  That and lots more!