Three: The number of Colorado Republican House members on record so far as favorable to passing civil unions bill

It’s not exactly a tidal wave. But the three Republican members of the House who have gone on record as supportive of state Senator Pat Steadman’s civil unions bill suggests Democratic House sponsor Mark Ferrandino is right to be confident that the bill will pass if it could somehow climb over likely House committee hurdles.

Journalist Bill Menezes on opportunities seized and squandered in Colorado’s shifting news landscape

Colorado Independent contributor Jason Salzman has been hunting down veteran Denver journalists no longer reporting regularly to talk about Colorado journalism in the era of the Great Transition. This week he talked to Bill Menezes, a longtime AP…

Bennet-backing Latino leaders demand apology from Romanoff for photoshop blunder

A coalition of Colorado Latino leaders who mostly back Sen. Michael Bennet in the campaign for U.S. Senate blasted Andrew Romanoff for a photo-doctoring blunder that’s becoming a kind of “photoshop-gate” full-on scandal. The Democratic candidate’s campaign was sidetracked this…

Penry reportedly dropping out of governor’s race

Reports surfacing in the last hour suggest State Sen. Josh Penry is set to announce he will be ending his campaign to unseat Gov. Bill Ritter. Penry campaign spokesman Andrew Cole did not confirm reports.

Although Penry jumped into the campaign strongly this summer, winning “rising star” status from popular Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza, he has recently struggled.

Ex Rep. Tancredo opines on Senate race, Denver Post writes it all down

Former Colorado U.S. Representative, illegal-immigration crusader and cable news hyperbole generator Tom Tancredo had some thoughts he wanted to share on Republican Jane Norton’s announcement this morning that she is running against Democrat Michael Bennet for his Senate seat.…

News Nuggets, 19 August 2009: Chaffee County gave away the water

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AWAY WENT THE WATER: The good news is that citizens made a stand. The bad news is that today they lost. Chaffee County commissioners, who ran on pledges they would guard the county’s precious water,…

Dick Wadhams and the politics of mouthwash

Two things jump to mind when thinking about the outcome of the Colorado vote:

1. Rep. Doug Lamborn — two years ago a freshman trying to find the Capitol bathroom — is now the Dean of Colorado’s Republican delegation in Washington.

2. Dick Wadhams’ threat to shove a bunch of 30-second ads up Democrat Mark Udall’s ass over a missed vote might just have marked the Macaca moment of his failed effort to get his old pal Bob Schaffer elected to the United States Senate. Such trashy talk underscores what went so utterly wrong for Republicans in Colorado on Tuesday.

In the Matter of The Rocky, Douglas Bruce and Anonymous Sources

No criminal charges. No witnesses. A classic “he said, she said.” Leadership would not corroborate. What is the difference between The Rocky Mountain News’ approach to stories involving anonymous sexual harassment charges against Rep. Michael Garcia and Rep. Douglas Bruce?…

Rocky Promises Doozy, Delivers Snoozy

Someone call 911! The Rocky Mountain News appears to be experiencing a 3-, maybe 4-alarm fire after obtaining a memo in which a Democratic operative roughly outlines wanting to raise $1.9 million for a secret “foot on throat”…