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Bob Schaffer is Chairman of the Colorado State Board of Education, Chairman of the Leadership Program of the Rockies, a former U.S. Congressman and Colorado State Senator. He was the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008. He is a public-school reformer, a popular public speaker on topics of parental choice in education, energy, patriotism and free markets. _____________________________________________________________________________
Bob Schaffer and his wife Maureen are entrepreneurs who manufacture America's best pour-and-serve bottled margarita, Coyote Gold: www.CoyoteGold.com. Please help them expand the marketplace for liquid liberty, bottled freedom. From most states you can buy online and have it inexpensively shipped to your door. Have a few bottles sent as a gift to others. In Colorado, Texas, Wyoming, Illinois, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi it's on your liquor-store shelves and served at a growing number of watering holes. Every sip is a tribute to capitalism so buy it liberally, enjoy it moderately and help grow the economy conservatively. For more info, click on www.CoyoteGold.com

Singing happy kid tunes with youngest child (of five) Mary at Old Glendevy Ranch in the northern mountains of Colorado.
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To see where I stand on education issues click here
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Bob Schaffer

Force of Leadership


"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it," wrote Virginia Colonist Thomas Jefferson in 1776.

Chairman’s Column
By: Bob Schaffer, LPR Chairman

In considering the quality of leadership, one good indicator of poor quality is a leader… Continue

Posted on December 10, 2009 at 12:50am —

Bob Schaffer

The Delusive Phantom of Hope


Patrick Henry properly accredited the rational and theological virtue of hope to “the vigilant, the active, the brave.”
Chairman’s Column
October 2009

The Delusive Phantom of Hope
By: Bob Schaffer, LPR Chairman

Beware the leader who substitutes hope for vision for he will betray… Continue

Posted on October 22, 2009 at 1:28am —

Bob Schaffer

Fortitude Is Needed In The Struggle Against Bondage


Plato's philosophical devotion to the concept of fortitude girds today's historical understanding of the cardinal virtue.

Chairman’s Column
By: LPR Chairman, Bob Schaffer

In all our searching for virtuous leaders there is scarce mention anymore of the one foundational virtu… Continue

Posted on September 8, 2009 at 2:33pm —

Bob Schaffer

If We Submit, All Is Gone


National demonstrations of Revolutionary spirit appear to be more than fleeting episodes of civic passion. Stirred by the recent torrents of forceful bureaucracy, Americans seem to know their liberty is in jeopardy.

Many spontaneous protests evoke the Boston Tea Party. Ther… Continue

Posted on August 8, 2009 at 1:30am —

Bob Schaffer

Lincoln or "Gleichschaltung?"


Plaudits and admirations gush upon leaders whose manner is tolerant and considerate of opposing viewpoints. History nonetheless allows that some who rule by treachery rise to ferocious power, too.
In the first instance, Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals acclaims A… Continue

Posted on June 30, 2009 at 1:37am —

Bob Schaffer

Capitalism, Chairty and Leadership


Alexis de Tocqueville
Capitalism, Charity and Leadership
April 2009 LPR Chairman's Column

President Barack Obama recently defended a proposal to limit tax deductions for charitable giving. The idea touches an important element of leadership.

As a nation,… Continue

Posted on May 7, 2009 at 11:48pm — 1 Comment

Bob Schaffer

Temperance – a virtue rarely visited nowadays.

Crisis moments thrive on confusion. Those whose ambitions entail power and dominion love a good crisis. They refuse to “let one go to waste.”


Resisting such tyranny is often equally errant especially when predicated upon fear. Still, resistance is essential. At such a time, tempe… Continue

Posted on March 31, 2009 at 2:46pm —

Bob Schaffer

Obama's Education Plan Abandons Poor, Minorities

“There is no indication at the moment that the President is going to help the poor kids in D.C. continue to have bright futures through the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.”


March 11, 2009
Face The State Staff Report
President Barack Obama outlined his plans for educ… Continue

Posted on March 11, 2009 at 5:34pm —

Bob Schaffer

Nothing To Celebrate in NCLB -- Unless You Love Bureaucracy

As No Child Left Behind turns seven years old, the expectations of its critics have been met (I was one of the few who voted "no" when in Congress).


The first initiative of the GWB Administration in 2001, NCLB has given its advocates little about… Continue

Posted on March 11, 2009 at 2:07pm —

Bob Schaffer

Prudence Indeed Shall Dictate

Of the several threats to freedom, bureaucracy ranks high on the list. So why do prosperous organizations, including entire nations, inevitably strangle themselves by the tentacles of freedom-crippling bureaucracy?



Bureaucracy stems from a desire to formalize virtue. When a particu… Continue

Posted on March 4, 2009 at 3:10pm —

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"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it," wrote Virginia Colonist Thomas Jefferson in 1776. Chairman’s Column By: Bob Schaffer, LPR Chairman In considering t…
December 10
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Patrick Henry properly accredited the rational and theological virtue of hope to “the vigilant, the active, the brave.” Chairman’s Column October 2009 The Delusive Phantom of Hope By: Bob Schaffer, LPR Chairman Beware the leader who substitutes h…
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Plato's philosophical devotion to the concept of fortitude girds today's historical understanding of the cardinal virtue. Chairman’s Column By: LPR Chairman, Bob Schaffer In all our searching for virtuous leaders there is scarce mention anymore o…
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