Governor Jared Polis just took a break from his regularly scheduled virtue-signaling to sign an executive order aimed at countering President Trump’s tariff policies. Because nothing screams leadership like a mid-level bureaucrat scribbling political fan fiction with real ink.
The Bullet Point Brief
- Polis is using executive orders like Twitter threads—long on performance, short on reality.
- He claims he’s defending Coloradans against Trump’s tariffs… as if we were under siege from the White House instead of our own bloated bureaucracy.
- If he can ‘protect’ Colorado from the federal government, why can’t I protect Weld County from Denver’s dithering?
- Home rule exists for a reason—and that reason ain’t to roll over when Denver sneezes.
My Bottom Line
Let me get this straight—Governor Jared “Executive Order” Polis wants to look like a hometown hero by weaponizing pen and paper against federal policy. All while smugly grinning through a press conference like this posturing is some moral revolution. Newsflash: signing performative paperwork doesn’t produce magic solutions—it barely produces printer ink stains.
If Polis gets to pretend he’s George Washington standing up to King Trump over trade issues, don’t act shocked when Weld County exercises its own Home Rule muscle. We’ve got a home rule charter—not just for decoration or letterhead filler, but for real autonomy from state overreach. So until His Majesty in Denver starts calling county shots based on actual law instead of theater credits, I’ll keep reminding folks that what’s good for the governor goose is damn well fair game for this county commissioner gander.
The social contract is busted. When state leaders ignore federal governance but demand total compliance from their own counties and municipalities? Yeah—that’s tyranny in casual Friday khakis and dumb-lookin’ tennis shoes. If protecting your constituents means ignoring broader authority, then congrats Jared—you just made the argument for Weld County nullification stronger than ever. Buckle up.
