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Mark Hillman is a Colorado native, a farmer, "recovering journalist" and a former Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate. He believes that personal responsibility, limited government and individual liberty are essential foundations of a government that respects the people. Mark served as Colorado’s acting State Treasurer from June 2005 to March 2006. Previously, he was elected to two terms in the Colorado State Senate, representing the state’s largest legislative district covering 12 counties and more than 21,000 square miles. Mark was elected to leadership posts for five of his seven years in the Senate, including both Majority Leader and Minority Leader.
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Mark Hillman (Dec 21, 2009)
Conservatives and libertarians fight about social issues so routinely that
we assume the differences are insurmountable. Most everyone on the
center-right is dubious of... more
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Mark Hillman (Nov 16, 2009)
It's natural to sympathize with the parents of Brandon Patch, the 18-year-old baseball pitcher who died after he was hit by a batted ball in 2003.
Sooner or later, sympathy... more
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Mark Hillman (Oct 16, 2009)
Talk about personal responsibility is cheap. Legislating personal
responsibility isn't. Take the movement to require everyone to purchase
government-approved health... more
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Mark Hillman (Oct 01, 2009)
Say what you will about Bill Clinton's foreign policy shortcomings, but for
the most part he had the good sense not to squander Ronald Reagan's legacy
of peace through... more
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Mark Hillman (Sep 04, 2009)
Our ongoing debate about government's role in health care is proving
worthwhile because it forces people to focus on the real tradeoffs in a
system mandated - if not... more
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Mark Hillman (Jul 27, 2009)
Listening to President Obama explain "his" health care plan, I can't help
but wonder if he actually believes his own words.
Maybe it's been so long since the adoring... more
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Mark Hillman (Jul 02, 2009)
America's health care system certainly has its share of problems — of which most emanate from politicians' tinkering, tempting frustrated consumers with promises of better... more
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Mark Hillman (Jun 08, 2009)
President Obama claims to "have no interest" in running General Motors. He does so with a straight face — and the same monotonous cadence that he employs whether... more
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Mark Hillman (Mar 16, 2009)
"The country looks to the President on occasions like this to be reassuring to the nation. Some Presidents do it well, some Presidents don't."
That's how ABC's Peter... more