November, 2009 Assembled By Dana West

Last month we listened to candidates for Colorado Governor as they answered your questions.

Our next meeting is this Saturday, November 14th. United States

Senate candidates (Cleve Tidwell, Ken Buck, Tom Wiens, Gary Kennedy,
Vincent Martinez, Steve Barton & a representative for Jane Norton)
will address the Forum and answer your questions.
MEETING TIME AND PLACE
We will be at the Westminster Rec Center, 10455 Sheridan Blvd in Westminster from 9:30-12:00
noon for this meeting on November 14th. If you live in Adams County or Denver's northern
suburbs, come join us for lively spirited debate and to meet Republican movers and shakers

Directions to the Westminster Rec Center:

From Gander Mountain, go north on Grant Street to 104th Ave. Turn left heading west until
you get to Sheridan blvd. Turn right going north for one block until the next light. Turn
left on 105th into the Rec Center. Follow the road staying left until you enter the parking
lot. Park the car and go into the main entrance to the Rec Center. Follow the hallway to
the information booth. We’re in the meeting room just beyond it across the hall on the left.

Driving directions from Gander Mountain to 10455 Sheridan Blvd.

4.7 mi – about 11 mins
Grant St

1. Head north on Grant St 0.2 mi

2. Turn left at E 104th Ave 3.7 mi
3. Turn right at Sheridan Blvd 0.5 mi
4. Turn left at 105th Ave 0.2 mi

10455 Sheridan Blvd

Broomfield, CO 80020

Yearly membership dues are $20, while a couple is $30. Make checks payable to NSRF. It’s $3
per person to attend the monthly meeting to pay for the provided continental breakfast.

For more information on politics or the Republican Party, go to the following internet sites:

www.Examiner.com/Denver www.CompleteColorado.com http://www.ColoradoPols.com/

www.FaceTheState.com/ www.i2i.org/ www.TonysRants.com/ www.ALineOfSight.com/

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http://www.peoplespresscollective.org/ http://www.adcorepublicans.com/ http://www.tonyoncolorado.com/

www.AdamsCountyGOP.com/ www.ColoGOP.org/ www.RNC.org/

www.PoliticalLiveWires.com www.OpinionJournal.com http://FactCheck.org

www.850koa.com/pages/MikeRosen.html www.Heritage.org/ http://Townhall.com/

http://coloradopoliticalnews.blogspot.com/ http://www.humanevents.com/

Colorado’s U.S. Senators contact information:

Mark Udall Washington DC office: 202-224-5941 Denver office: 303-650-7820

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999 18 St North Tower #1525, Denver, CO, 80202
http://markudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

Michael Bennett Washington DC office: 202-224-5852 Denver office: 303-455-7600

2300 15th St, Suite #450, Denver, CO, 80202
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http://bennet.senate.gov/contact/
The NSRF Board recommends you mail, call or email your Senator to let them know you are against
the Health Care Overhaul as well as the Cap and Trade bill that was narrowly approved by the US
House of Representatives. Be an activist!!! We don’t think you want more government control of
your life and this bill does just that. If passed, it will raise your costs, cause more unemployment, and
let Obama bureaucrats run your life. Michael Bennett’s seat is up for election in 2010 so also use this
as leverage.

The North Suburban Republican Forum’s upcoming meetings are:

Nov. 14th 7 Candidates for U.S. Senate

Dec. 12th TABOR debate between State Senator Shawn Mitchell & Don Marostica

Jan. 9th US Senate Candidate Jane Norton and a preview of the Colorado 2010 Legislative session

Feb. 13th Colorado Secretary of State & Treasurer candidates

Mar. 13th CD-7 House of Representative candidates

Apr. 10th ???

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Let’s see if we can all distribute these phone numbers to all our likeminded friends, and those who may be sitting
on the fence.

Call today! Obamacare threatens the quality of health care for our families and puts jobs at risk.

Senator Mark Udall (D):

202-224-5941; 303-650-7820 http://markudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

Senator Michael F. Bennet (D)

202-224-5852; 303- 455-7600 http://bennet.senate.gov/contact/ or senator_bennet@bennet.senate.gov

CD1 Rep. Dianna Degette (D)

202-225-4431; (303) 844-4988

CD2 Rep. Jared Polis (D)

202-225-2161; 303-484-9596

CD3 Rep. John Salazar (D)

202-225-4761; 719-543-8200

CD4 Rep. Betsey Markey (D)

202-225-4676; 970-351-6007

CD 5 Rep. Doug Lamborn (R)

202- 225-4422; 719- 520-0055

CD 6 Rep. Mike Coffman (R)

(202) 225-7882; 720-283-9772

CD7 Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D)

202-225-2645; 303-247-6455

Don't forget: Cap & Trade legislation to limit energy production and tax your usage will also be voted on.

23 hours after polls close, Adams County finally has results

November 5th, 2009. By Tony

Our ever-efficient (NOT!) county government finally

finished counting ballots at 6:00pm on Wednesday – 23 hours after polls closed. The
county had fewer ballots to count than the majority of Denver area counties and yet somehow
managed to take four times as long as the next slowest.

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Various excuses are making the rounds for the failure of the Adams County Clerk &
Recorder to post timely and accurate counts. Apparently the county’s vote counting machines
do not have a sheet feeder so they must be manually fed into the machine. Further, election results
for the rest of the county were held up while the Clerk & Recorder manually tabulated write-in results
for one of Northglenn’s races.
The posting of results was so slow that the Colorado Secretary of State got involved and
made a phone call to Adams County inquiring as to why it was not finished. This of
course is not the first time the county has brought up the rear and yet they don’t seem to think there is
anything wrong with it. Certainly now that the county commissioners have the opportunity
to seek a third term, this failure in leadership to properly handle one of our most
important rights should be addressed when they come up for re-election.
As for the results, change is the big word again in this election cycle, even at the local level. All four
seats that were up for grabs on Thornton City Council have new representatives as Mack Goodman,
Val Vigil, Lynne Fox and Randy Drennen won their races. Congratulations to all four. We
hope all serve with the same distinction that most past city council members have and remember to
set aside personality conflicts and always do what is right for the city and its citizens.
Being an off-year election, voter turnout out was low as only 24.72% of registered voters in Adams
County cast ballots. To think that 7 out of 10 voters couldn’t be troubled to fill in a few
dots and put a stamp on an envelope is absolutely reprehensive. Those that didn’t vote
apparently don’t care about the direction of the city and county.
Men and women have fought and died for the right to vote – indeed it was one of the
primary reasons this great nation came into existence. Those of you who failed to
perform this simple civic duty dishonor them, their memory and this country and you
should be ashamed.

You are Invited

RNC Regional Women’s Summit
“Women Winning the West”
Hosted by RNC Co-Chairman Jan Larimer and the Colorado Republican Party
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Grand Hyatt Denver
1750 Welton Street, Denver, Colorado 80202
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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 Please join the Republican National Committee, the Colorado Republican Party, and women from across the West as we
work to celebrate and empower Republican women through a regional summit in Denver, Colorado. The summit will include
interactive panels with national opinion leaders, media pundits, and influential Republicans.

There is no charge to attend the summit. Please click here to register online and to secure your spot at the summit.

For your convenience, a block of rooms has been reserved at the Grand Hyatt Denver. All reservations must be made
individually through the Grand Hyatt Denver’s Reservation Department at (303) 295-1234 or (402) 592-6464 or click here to
make your reservation online. Please make your reservations no later than Thursday, October 22, 2009 in order to secure the
discounted rate. Be sure to reference the Republican National Committee’s 2009 Women’s Summit when making your
reservation.

Guest Room Rates are as follows:

Single Occupancy: $109.00 Double Occupancy: $134.00
Triple Occupancy: $159.00 Quadruple Occupancy: $184.00

For more information, please visit our website, contact the Office of the RNC Co-Chairman at (202) 863-8545, or email
gopwomen@gop.com. We look forward to seeing you in November!

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Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Dems' Healthcare Means Tax Increases

by Sen. Chuck Grassley (more by this author)
Posted 11/06/2009 ET

The federal government has put taxpayers on the hook this year for hundreds of billions of dollars to stimulate
the economy and pump up the banking sector and auto industry. The out-of-control spending has mortgaged the
future with historic debt and diminished present-day opportunities for economic recovery. In addition, there’s
widespread frustration and anger about Washington’s policies being directed at Wall Street and hand-picked
companies, with little or no relief going to Main Street or the average person.

There’s added insult and injury in pending health care legislation. It would make the typical person worse off
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due to higher health insurance premiums and tax increases.

Consider the facts of the health care financing proposals. Whatever bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
ends up bringing to the Senate floor most likely will contain the financing provisions of the bill passed by the
Finance Committee. (The bill passed by the other Senate committee isn’t paid for at all and would add
hundreds of billions more to the federal deficit.) And, if a Reid bill containing the Finance Committee
provisions becomes law, then the President’s promise not to raise taxes on families making less than $250,000
will be broken. In fact, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) -- the nonpartisan tax experts in Congress -- has
concluded that the Finance Committee bill would increase taxes, on average, for single people making over
$40,000 a year and married couples earning over $75,000 a year.

Here’s how. For starters, the Finance Committee bill calls for a new excise tax on high-cost health insurance
plans. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) -- the official scorekeeper in Congress -- and JCT testified that
this new excise tax would be passed onto consumers in the form of higher premiums. These nonpartisan
experts said 90 percent of the consumers who would bear the burden of this new excise tax earn less than
$200,000 a year.

The Finance Committee bill also limits the tax deduction you can take for medical expenses. Under the bill,
you would no longer be able to deduct medical expenses that exceed 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income
(AGI). Instead, you would be able only to deduct expenses that exceed 10 percent of your AGI. Even The New
York Times, in a February 25th story, described proposals that would take away a portion of tax deductions as
tax increases. Based on data from JCT, this proposal to eliminate part of the deduction for medical expenses
would increase taxes on people with income between $50,000 and $75,000.

The Finance Committee bill includes two tax increases on workers who get health insurance through
employers. The first tax increase is for families who contribute to Flexible Spending Arrangements. Under
current tax law, a worker may contribute to an FSA on a pre-tax basis and use those FSA contributions to pay,
tax-free, for co-pays and deductibles. Employers offering an FSA typically limit contribution amounts to
$5,000. The Senate Finance Committee bill would limit contribution amounts to $2,500. Statistics show that
the average FSA contribution is $1,800 a year. That may make the $2,500 limit sound all right, but a great
number of workers who have serious illnesses contribute significantly more than $2,500. On average, these
workers earn about $55,000 a year. As a result, workers with serious illnesses who earn about $55,000 would
be paying more in taxes. The second tax increase is the elimination of tax-free reimbursements for over-the-
counter medicine. Under current tax rules, payments for over-the-counter medicine may be reimbursed, tax-
free, if a worker is covered under an FSA or health savings account (HSA). Under the Senate Finance
Committee bill, this no longer would be allowed. The proposal would take away this tax benefit.

Additionally, except under limited circumstances, Americans who do not obtain government-approved health
insurance would be required to pay a penalty excise tax that would be enforced by the Internal Revenue
Service. The Senate Finance Committee bill specifically amends the federal tax code and imposes an “excise
tax on individuals without essential health benefits coverage.” The CBO has told Congress that roughly one-
half of the Americans who would be forced to pay this tax are individuals between 100 percent and 300 percent
of the federal poverty level. For a family of four, that would be annual income between $22,800 and $68,400 in
2013, when the proposed legislation is scheduled to take effect.

Even if the Finance Committee bill’s advance-refundable tax credits for health insurance are taken into account,
taxes will go up for families making less than $250,000. According to JCT, in 2019, approximately 46 million
individuals and families making less than $200,000 would face a tax increase.

Finally, the Senate Finance Committee bill would impose a fee, or an excise tax, on health insurance providers
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and medical device makers beginning in 2010. The CBO and JCT testified that these taxes would be passed on
to health care consumers. CBO and JCT also said the taxes would result in higher health insurance premiums
and higher costs for health care-related products for all Americans. According to the experts, most of these
Americans earn less than $250,000 a year.

I’ve held constituent meetings in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties this year. Everywhere I go, I get asked “when
is enough, enough?” It doesn’t make sense to pass health care legislation that leaves most people worse off.
After a year of massive bailouts and federal spending that’s mostly gone to special interests, Congress should,
like physicians, abstain from doing harm.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance

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