Eric O’Keefe

Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard has written “The Colorado Model,” which is best political article of the year.  In the cover story of the new issue he outlines how the Left spent a half dozen years and millions of dollars building the infrastructure to put big spenders in charge of Colorado government.

He talks to Jon Caldera of the Independence Institute about their strategy.  And he cites the Sam Adams Alliance in describing the capacities the Left has created — and that we need to create to counter their power grab.  The success is one reason the Democrats rewarded Denver with the national convention.  And the strategy is being extended to other states.  The prospects are ominous in this election year.

But the long-term implications are not so bad.  It is ironic that the Left is ahead of us in privatizing the functions of political parties.  But they carry the huge burden of promoting policies that are disastrous for all but the rulers.