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Who Won? OMG, Now What?
Oh, you haven’t heard? Well, it is true: the Republican Party leadership seems to have abandoned its official nominee for governor just two weeks after endorsing him, amid allegations of character shortcomings, resume enhancement, and the ongoing perception that he cannot win!
Last Chance to Speak Up on Supreme Court Nominees
Denver Post courts reporter Felisa Cardona has written up a series of profiles of the three finalists to become the next Colorado Supreme Court justice, the second and third of which appeared in Sunday’s and Monday’s papers, respectively.
Surrender Colorado; It’s the Principled Thing To Do?
In victory, our principles were immediately tested. Those who would not accept the will of the People hijacked a minor party and demanded we surrender our principled victory. Most resisted, but some did not. Even though they knew a third party run would ensure our ultimate defeat, they willing abandoned the movement they helped create. It showed a weakness in our foundation.
UPDATED: Dan Maes, It’s Time to Move On
I officially announced today my opinion that Dan Maes needs to get out of the race for Governor right away and allow a credible Republican candidate to take on John Hickenlooper in November.
Tancredo Out of the Race—No Joke, Fluckiger
Tancredo has remained adamant about staying in the race even if it means the election of Democrat John Hickenlooper. There is only one problem with Tancredo’s position though: Colorado state law.
DoD Upholds Voting Rights for Colorado’s Military
According to Fox News reporting, “The Department of Defense announced Friday that it was denying four states’ requests to waive requirements of a law intended to protect the voting rights of military personnel overseas…”
Colorado is one of them.
Global Warming Debate? “No way!”
There’s one thing Ann McElhinney would like to accomplish nowdays: she’d like to make good on a challenge from the Hollywood left. She’s looking to get that James Cameron interview on the schedule, but it seems James Cameron doesn’t want to play even though he said he wanted to call out climate “deniers” publicly.
What Happens to the Tea Party on November 3rd?
If the GOP takes over the US House, possibly the Senate, and makes major gains in Denver you’ll see those who really haven’t been active beyond the lure of a few rallies go back to sleep. Even some hard core Tea Party members will want to take a breather. After two years of fighting it’s not a bad thing, but that rest will be short lived.
Conjuring Magic To Cover States’ Debts
And it’s not just California. Orin Kramer of New Jersey’s pension program estimates a national funding gap among all the states of around $2 trillion. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington research institution, announced that “finances in Arizona, New Jersey, New York and other states show few signs of improvement. Forty-six states face budget shortfalls that add up to $112 billion for the fiscal year ending next June [2011].” The May/June issue of Chief Executive magazine published its annual “Best and Worst States for Business 2010” and gave its “booby” prize for worst state to California, with New York, Michigan, New Jersey, and Massachusetts rounding out the bottom five.
Thanks Tommy T: Colorado Ranks Solid Dem Win Because of You
Rasmussen has ranked Colorado a “solid” Dem gubernatorial win thanks to Tom Tancredo’s third-party mugging of the race that conservative Republican Dan Maes would win handily if not for TT the vote-splitter.
