Democratic Party is Destroying Our Country Lifestyle
As we drove along I-70, I remembered the long rides and wide-open prairie we “endured” to get to the reservoir and hopefully the fishing holes where we were blessed with a cooler full of crappies. The prairie land had always given way to peaceful contemplations and conversations on life and issues of the family, but as we left Limon and progressed towards Burlington my eyes beheld a new addition to Colorado’s environment…..a forest of white trees spring up on every hill as far as I could see.
At first, I was shocked to see all the wind turbines. It is not that I hadn’t seen them before as California’s foothills are blanketed with them, but this forest of machinery, filling the hills and skies from north to south and the eastern horizon ahead was mind boggling. What happened to my view of the “boring” wide open prairie and my thoughts of the trials and endurance of settlers in covered wagons making their way west? Where were the dry rolling hills dotted, every now and then, with cattle and a green oasis where some hard-working ranch family lived? “They” had turned our open prairie into a futuristic, technological, apocalyptic disaster area.
This sight turned my contemplation into aggravation and ultimately, I began to want answers. As I mulled over who I could blame for the scourge of wind turbines, I arrived at the bait shop and turned into the Bonnie Reservoir access road. Well, let me say that my mood was not improved by what I saw. The beautiful and massive water was replaced by thickets of trees(?) that reminded me of some medieval forest where werewolves or other monsters prowled. (I will cover the water issues next month.)
This sight turned my contemplation into aggravation and ultimately, I began to want answers. As I mulled over who I could blame for the scourge of wind turbines, I arrived at the bait shop and turned into the Bonnie Reservoir access road. Well, let me say that my mood was not improved by what I saw. The beautiful and massive water was replaced by thickets of trees(?) that reminded me of some medieval forest where werewolves or other monsters prowled. (I will cover the water issues next month.)
As we drove back to Strasburg, I continued to ponder why these things have happened. I am familiar with the water issues as my family were farmers and ranchers on the Western Slope. My grandfather used to complain that Colorado’s water was all going to California, as he monitored his allotted water for his small farm. The Eastern Slope has the same problem with owing water to Kansas, but it would seem to me that management of the Republican River water could have been addressed earlier to avoid the complete drainage of Bonny. Someone mismanaged this.
There is, of course, no sense in finding fault with what has already happened. The questions is, what to do now. I certainly don’t have all the answers, only some possible thoughts. If those of you more familiar with the issues would care to send me your ideas, please do. [email protected]
There is, of course, no sense in finding fault with what has already happened. The questions is, what to do now. I certainly don’t have all the answers, only some possible thoughts. If those of you more familiar with the issues would care to send me your ideas, please do. [email protected]
I believe that Democratic Party policies are detrimental to rural life and prosperity. Since 2007 our Colorado politics have been governed by the liberal Democratic platform. This platform has failed rural Colorado and the nation in the following ways:
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We need to get rid of liberal “green” policies that are putting a strangle-hold on farming and ranching in Colorado and the nation. We must ban together and support ranching and farming in Colorado by defeating the Democratic Party agenda to destroy the “country” lifestyle.
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