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 have to have first: name recognition, cash, hard work and a fourth one which is definitely the most important.

On Friday, Rebecca Bextel and I announced The Open Range Record--an entirely new media platform.  The website is up and running and soon we will have our mobile app.

This week is bound the be full of campaign announcements.  Get ready, it's going to be a busy one! 

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 President said a couple of things that gave me pause.  Namely, that we are going to be running the country for a while.  How long are we going to do that?  And, should that even be something to get involved in?

All good questions, and they deserve an answer.

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 entertaining show!

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 not being transparent or accountable.  Pretty rich coming from a group that has almost absolutely nothing online about them.  However, there is a little nugget in their website data.  The website was registered by a Utah company that has some pretty spooky ties.

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, they're just trying to make a better life here.

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 such a great cause, why don't elected officials write the check themselves?

Another way they pull this gag is they say, "We found some money in our budget."  As if any of them really don't know what's in there in the first place.  Here's how it works, at budget time, they tell you they have to have your cash.  Then, they don't spend it as intended only later to claim that it was "found."

But if they don't spend it for what they told you, do they really need it in the first place?  Nope!

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 Hageman decides to do.  Secretary Gray and others have said they won't run for the same seat as our Representative.  But that's only one seat--there's plenty more to run for.

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 this episode, I put all of the audio together that clearly shows what happened and what Nick Siddle claims to have happened.  The two are very different.