For an elected official to try to brush aside term limits might seem a little self-serving. That’s probably why the effort currently underway in Adams County to ask voters to allow county incumbents to seek an additional term, on top of the eight years they’re now allowed, has such a…
With Democrats worrying about a possible challenge to Senate appointee Michael Bennet by former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, Republicans ought to like their chances in the race for that seat, slated for 2010. Instead, they can’t settle on a viable candidate. Announced contestants such as Ryan Frazier…
Our daily blog round-up. You may have a case of the Mondays, but the blogosphere does not. The upside of a Bennet-Romanoff primary. (Colorado Pols) Brandon Marshall: Turns out he’d make an excellent blogger. (5280) Colorado: Your go-to state for ponds full of cancer-causing coal-ash! (Colorado Independent)…
Got a call moments ago from Sean Duffy, spokesman for Scott McInnis’ gubernatorial campaign, responding to a post about what I consider to be the candidate’s two latest mistakes: complaining in writing about an impending Republican Party straw poll that he could well lose and then declining to attend the…
The Republicans seem to be in complete disarray when it comes to finding a U.S. Senate candidate for 2010. But that doesn’t mean the Democrats will be able to cruise to victory. Although current office-holder Michael Bennet handled his latest healthcare summit well, he’s been underwhelming during his first months…
Just because Bob Beauprez has decided against seeking for the governership doesn’t mean Republican loyalists will be spared the spectacle of another hilariously inept campaign — not with Scott McInnis still the de facto frontrunner. Big Mac has made one gaffe after another since leaping into the fray, from putting…
Senator Michael Bennet’s brief stint as a United States Senator hasn’t proven scintillating to date — hence former Colorado House speaker Andrew Romanoff’s reported eagerness to make a run for Ken Salazar’s old seat himself. But at least his staff made a smart decision about promoting his Friday appearance in…
Links. Click them. And enjoy your weekend. The Salazar Bros. are not on the same page on climate change. Also, Johnny didn’t clean his room, so why should Kenny have to? (5280) Is it me, or is this like a trail guide for cougar hunters? (Mile High Mamas) The fans…
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we’ve been offering selected flashbacks of Westword coverage. Today’s item: Former staffer Jessica Centers’ account of her epic trek into…
Jared Polis: He’s everywhere these days. When he’s not sucking down a cold one with Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert, beer-bong style, the Boulder Democrat is pointing the camera at himself as part of Freshman Year, a CNN series in which he and Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz chronicle their first…
As we pointed out yesterday, a climate-change rally in Greeley on Wednesday didn’t exactly qualify as a grassroots uprising, given the participation of EnergyCitizens.org, an affiliate of the American Petroleum Institute, which opposes legislation to cap greenhouse gases recently passed by the U.S. House. An internal memo apparently written by…
The blogosphere is our sanctuary. The Denver housing market is rebounding like Jessica Simpson. (That is, if you consider Colt Brennan a solid rebound). (5280) This is sort of meta, but: Melanie Asmar hits the radio to talk about last week’s cover story on Medicaid cuts. Go, girl! (Colorado Pols)…
The instant it became clear that Maurice Schwenkler, busted for smashing windows at Colorado Democratic Party headquarters earlier this week, was a far-left radical, not a right-wing healthcare-reform opponent, Republicans began to salivate, and that makes perfect sense. After all, Schwenkler, also known as Ariel Attack, unwittingly handed conservatives a…
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we’ll be offering selected flashbacks of Westword coverage. Today’s entry: a Pepsi Center celebrity roundup. In the few minutes before…
Our daily dose of worthy bloggage. Use as directed. GQ names CU among the country’s douchiest colleges. Which is funny, because when your magazine reeks of bad cologne and man-bags, you’re probably not a great judge of douchiness. (5280) The moron who smashed up the Colorado Democratic Party headquarters did…
“Is Alleged Colorado Democratic Party Headquarters Window-Smasher Maurice Schwenkler a LIBERAL Activist?,” a Jared Jacang Maher blog published yesterday, pinpointed some contradictions in a story that was originally framed as an example of anti-healthcare-reform loonies on a spree. Schwenkler, it seems, had received payment last November for election work on…
Ted Kennedy died a year to the day after what was arguably his last big spotlight day on the American political stage — his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver mere months after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Rewatching his address, it’s clear that an unexpectedly robust Kennedy…
Our daily cast for tasty blogs. If you don’t like them, throw ’em back! Udall, McCain: Let’s get nuclear up in this bitch! (Colorado Pols) The Rockies actually lost last night, but the umps are a bunch of pussies and didn’t call it. (Did I mention I’m a lifelong Giants…
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we’ll be offering selected flashbacks of Westword coverage. Today’s item: The story of an artist whose flyers about potential police…
It was a correction of a kind, albeit a notably nutty one that says more about the power of the person making the request than it does about the original item…. On Sunday, the Denver Post published a profile of Kelly Brough, the former chief of staff for Denver Mayor…
Despite signs earlier this month that Bob Beauprez was itching to take on Michael Bennet in the 2010 race for the U.S. Senate, the former congressman and failed gubernatorial hopeful has decided against taking the plunge. Still, it’s clear that the temptation to run was strong. Yesterday afternoon, he filled…
When he’s not doing beer bongs with Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert, Rep. Jared Polis has been staging health care town halls during the August recess — more of them than colleagues such as Betsy Markey, Ed Perlmutter, Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn. And while it’s far too early to say…
