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What Happened Under Doug Bruce’s Golden Dome Yesterday?

By | 04.22.08 | 3:41 pm

Let’s review. What happened besides Rep. Douglas Bruce leveling his latest effrontery at Mexican migrant workers as “illiterate peasants?” Well, there was that mob of TV and print reporters who proceeded to chase him around the building, asking him

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

When All Else Fails, Douglas Bruce 86′s The Media

By | 01.24.08 | 3:04 pm

Back in the day, there were only a handful of reporters who could claim membership in Douglas Bruce’s official “I Will Never Talk To You Again” club. Now, with one fell swoop, the just-censured Colorado state lawmaker has added every

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

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

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 …

Ron May Out; Stage Set for Cadman and Bruce

By | 10.19.07 | 11:15 am

UPDATE: Are tax-loving Republicans ready for their punishment? Douglas Bruce announced on Monday he indeed is vying to replace District 15 Rep. Bill Cadman in the state House of Representatives. Or as Bruce said, during a Monday press conference,

Is Douglas Bruce Coming To The Capitol?

By | 09.21.07 | 11:22 am

The news whip-sawed through El Paso County Republican circles faster than you can repeat that catchy state Senate campaign motto from seven years ago: “Ron May, but Bruce Will.”

State Sen. Ron May, according to last week’s rumor,…

Lawmaker Junkets: A Study In Contrast

By | 09.17.07 | 11:42 am

While Colorado’s Ethics in Government law languishes in legal purgatory, some have declared the entire exercise on hold until the court sorts it out. Colorado’s House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, however, has taken the hard line position, advising his fellow…