Farmers don’t like it when someone threatens to take away their entitlements:
ELIZABETH — Out among farmers and ranchers, the philosophy of limited government and self-sufficiency must survive another meeting with reality.
Colorado growers average hundreds of millions of dollars a year in federal subsidies from crop payments, disaster insurance, price supports and land preservation.
Yet rural areas such as Elbert County vote 70 to 80 percent Republican, for a party that this year promises to target hidebound entitlements and cut spending across the board.
The philosophical tension can put a strain on candidates such as GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Ken Buck, who told Elbert County voters last week that he was the only candidate willing to say everyone would feel the pain of much-needed budget cuts
The level of denial it takes to be a conservative never ceases to amaze me.