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Ritter Q4 fundraising robust; no reason to withdraw from campaign

By | 01.15.10 | 4:12 pm

Speculation surrounding Bill Ritter’s surprise withdrawal from the governor’s race last week included concerns that he was having difficulty raising cash. His campaign Friday released figures for the fourth quarter and they were impressive. He raised roughly $572,000– about…

Marijuana-movement leader Lopez to challenge Hickenlooper

By | 01.15.10 | 3:11 pm

DENVER– Mile High NORML boardmember Miguel Lopez introduces pro-pot attorney Robert Corry at Thursday’s medical marijuana rally across the street from the capitol’s west steps. Lopez, who organized the event and delivered its opening speech in a trench coat and pot-leaf earrings, made a low-key announcement that he will be challenging Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper in the Democratic Party gubernatorial primary.

How to deal retrospectively with Wall Street crash? ‘Cut the taxes; cut the spending’

By | 12.03.09 | 8:57 am

In a moment that recalls Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry kicking off his gubernatorial campaign by declaring he would have rejected federal stimulus funds even as the state budget was tanking, we have GOP Texas Gov. Rick Perry, in…

Colorado, The Tank is ready to serve

By | 11.12.09 | 9:03 am

Former U.S. Congressman, onetime one-issue firebrand anti-illegal immigration presidential candidate, Justice Sonia Sotomayor hater, controversial radio talk show host, provocative and excitable cable-news guest Tom Tancredo is planning to run for governor in the wake of…

Radio host Tancredo last week batted about run for governor

By | 11.11.09 | 4:14 pm

Bloggers at Colorado Pols today speculated that former U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo had filed exploratory committee papers for the 2010 gubernatorial campaign. In the end it wasn’t true. But in the wake of state Sen. Josh Penry’s withdrawal, Tancredo…

Penry wanders in the Latino-Republican wilderness

By | 07.24.09 | 10:43 am

Senate Minority Leader and candidate for governor Josh Penry addressed the Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Colorado Thursday in Denver. He said the GOP was “in the wilderness” for a reason: in his opinion, for doubling the national debt. Penry,…

Josh Penry: He’ll be your Bobby Jindal

By | 07.13.09 | 8:44 am

State Sen. Penry announced his candidacy for governor to absolutely no one’s surprise Saturday. His campaign website is now live and includes video clips among the material that will help readers “learn more about Josh.” The campaign could have…

Palin resignation excites her anti-abortion-movement fans

By | 07.07.09 | 8:59 am

WASHINGTON — Debbie Joslin wasn’t happy to see Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announce her resignation. “I was disappointed that she wouldn’t be governor anymore,” the president of the Alaska branch of the conservative Eagle Forum and a longtime Republican activist said in an interview. “It’s hard to get things done now because of the 10-10 split between the parties in the State Senate. What she did was out of the box, and anybody else would be politically dead.”

As some question Palin’s decision, anti-abortion activists, who embraced Palin after the birth of Trig and after the unmarried pregnancy of Palin’s daughter Bristol, are ecstatic about the possibility that Palin, freed from the duties and turmoils of office, could become a historic leader and spokeswoman for their cause.

For Now, Teflon Governor Remains Unscratched

By | 09.24.07 | 8:00 am

It is too soon to proclaim Bill Ritter Colorado’s Teflon governor. But it is safe to say that his Republican opposition has yet to find a way to truly hurt him politically.

“He’s in a place where he’s not…

Ritter Wants Answers on NREL Cuts

By | 02.26.07 | 10:35 am

Fighting Pres. Bush’s proposed budget cuts to Golden’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is one of Gov. Ritter’s top priorities today at the National Governors Association meeting.

The Rocky Mountain News has the story: