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Mark Waller Kicks Douglas Bruce Down a Line

By | 03.08.08 | 12:13 pm

Amid an enthusiastic crowd of party activists, Mark Waller, the Republican who is challenging beleaguered state Rep. Douglas Bruce, captured more votes at El Paso County’s GOP assembly this morning, giving Waller top line ballot placement.

Mark Waller Has Shinpads, Will Challenge Bruce for Statehouse Seat

By | 03.03.08 | 9:19 am

Mark Waller is a conservative Republican and an Air Force officer reservist who in 2006 spent five months prosecuting insurgents in Iraqi courts with Iraqi judges. He is an attorney and he is married with two children. He

The Irony Of The Bruce Anti-Tax Machine

By | 02.23.08 | 3:02 pm

After another week of drubbing by the mainstream media over a $750 tax-paid tip that Rep. Douglas Bruce initially accepted for time he didn’t serve in office, it’s about time that someone should point out that the “nonprofit” that

Everybody Duck! The Fists And Kicks Are Flying

By | 01.20.08 | 7:00 am

So Douglas “The Kicker” Bruce has replaced Bill “The Fister” Cadman in the Colorado House of Representatives. And really, when you think about it, faced with the option, ’tis far better to witness a kick to the knee than the

Travel Tips For Nervous Drivers And New Lawmakers

By | 01.14.08 | 10:26 am

3:25 P.M. UPDATE — Bruce got to the Capitol, took his road rage out on a Rocky photographer by kicking him in the knee during morning prayer, and was later sworn into the Legislature.

Advice from a pro:

Douglas Bruce’s Message To His Party: No! No! No!

By | 01.11.08 | 2:03 pm

Many Republican lawmakers are coming into this year’s session hoping to show “unity” and the “commitment to fundamental tenets of conservatism.” But when it comes to tackling Colorado’s pine beetle infestation or giving parents a break on school supplies, or

Douglas Bruce And Evel Knievel: A Study In Contrast

By | 12.20.07 | 7:00 am

[COMMENTARY] The past few weeks, from faraway lands, I logged online a total of twice. One of those days, I learned that Evel Knievel had died – and that Douglas Bruce had gotten himself appointed to the Colorado Legislature. I

Bruce Wins House Seat to Replace Cadman

By | 12.02.07 | 8:19 am

El Paso County Commissioner and acid-tongued political gadfly Douglas Bruce was appointed to fill the remaining term of Rep. Bill Cadman (R-Colorado Springs) in a landslide victory against two opponents at a Saturday afternoon meeting of the district’s Republican vacancy

Unguided Missile Douglas Bruce Pointed North To Denver

By | 11.12.07 | 10:25 am

Back in 1992, few Coloradans could have imagined Douglas Bruce becoming a politician. He claimed he hated the government and all politicians. But face it, Bruce was a politician then – albeit unelected – and he’s a politician, albeit elected

When It Comes To Bruce, GOP Leaders Grin And Bear It

By | 11.07.07 | 1:20 pm

In case you were wondering what Republican leaders in Colorado’s Senate and House of Representatives are thinking about the probability of TABOR author, head-thumper and all-around name-caller Douglas Bruce representing their cause come January …