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Stupid Letter of the Week

by: Colorado Pols

Mon Aug 09, 2010 at 17:05:17 PM MDT


These days, Colorado Republican Chairman Dick Wadhams is about as popular among Republicans as a gay illegal immigrant couple. Wadhams came to Colorado with a reputation as a clever political strategist, but as he has bungled one election after another (and is now facing angry Republicans who want him out), that strategic mind has been called into question.

Take, for example, this idiotic letter that Wadhams sent today to CSU Chancellor Joe Blake regarding Joe Garcia, the CSU-Pueblo President and new running mate for Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper:

Colorado taxpayers should not pay Joe Garcia's state salary and benefits while he runs around the state pursuing his political ambitions at the expense of CSU-Pueblo. Joe Garcia has decided his political ambitions are more important than his responsibilities as president of CSU-Pueblo.

Joe Garcia should be honest with Colorado taxpayers and either withdraw his candidacy for lieutenant governor or he should resign as president of CSU-Pueblo...

...But Colorado taxpayers will be the ones who pay dearly for Joe Garcia's political ambitions if they continue to foot the bill for his salary and benefits as president of CSU-Pueblo as he spends his time and energy seeking political office.

To say that you shouldn't be paid by the state of Colorado while running for office is, of course, absurd, since this very thing has been happening in Colorado for...well, forever. Should Ken Buck resign his position as Weld County District Attorney in order to run for the U.S. Senate? After all, he's taking a salary from Colorado taxpayers at the same time he is running for another office!

This is silly, and a waste of time, for Wadhams to try to rile up this issue of taking a taxpayer-funded salary while running for office. Because if it applies to Garcia, then it should apply to everyone else in a similar position.  

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Not only should Wadhams demand Buck resign
But he should demand that Buck pay back his compensation since he started running.

No only the other guys have to pay it back right?


IOKIYAR


Non impediti ratione cogitationis.

BTW, I "adduced" this all by myself, you total fucking assclown.
-Laughing Boy



I don't understand Dickwad
Why hasn't he asked Hick to resign? I mean, can't the UN pay Hick while he is running for Gov? I don't think the Denver taxpayers should pay for his work outside of DenverĀ”

Are ALL the other candidates in the state unemployed bums similar to Scooter and Jane?

Wait a minute. I am paying for Mike's salary while he runs against (another unemployed bum named Andrew). Why is that?

And, what Stan and John? They are not catching crooks while they're campaigning.


can't the UN pay Hick while he is running for Gov?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I sense a new sig line coming on.

Non impediti ratione cogitationis.

BTW, I "adduced" this all by myself, you total fucking assclown.
-Laughing Boy



[ Parent ]
To be completely fair,
Dickwad should probably also send the following [excerpted] letter to the Republican Party Chairman in Colorado.  

Colorado Republicans should not pay Dickwad Hams' salary and benefits while he runs around the state pursuing his political bungling at the expense of the Republican party.  Dickwad Hams has decided his political misdeeds are more important than his responsibilities as chairman of the Colorado Republican party.

Dickwad Hams should be honest with Colorado Republicans and either withdraw his candidacy for Mr. or Ms. Political Fuckup 2010 or he should resign as chairman of the Colorado Republican party.

...But Colorado Republicans will be the ones who pay dearly for Dickwad Hams ambitions if they continue to foot the bill for his salary and benefits as Chairman of the Repblican party in Colorado as he spends his time and energy seeking to destroy Republican's chances at political office.

On the other hand, we're loving Dickwad . . . almost as much as Dickwad loves Dickwad.

So, nevermind.

Don't believe everything you think.


LOL Demar
Nice work!

Michael Bennet is the clear choice for our United States Senator. Buck off Buck!

[ Parent ]
gay illegal immigrant couple
LMAO! I nearly spit out my chewed up dinner on the monitor at that one.

I think that Joe (neƩ JosƩ) Garcia should keep his job
After all, he is probably supporting a family of 20+ that are living in his house. You know how those "Mexicans" areĀ”

Sad, Pathetic and Lame
The issue of public officials running for office while being salaried comes up frequently.  It's the "ain't awful, ain't it awful" tongue cluckers.

It is just silly nonsense.  If campaigning begins to affect his job performance, it will become evident and he will have to answer for that.  I don't care if he steps down or not - that's his decision.  I also don't care if he has other things in his life like being a referee for the YMCA Youth League, an elder in the Mormon Church or has a sideline business as a bartender.  As long as the other involvements do not compromise or affect his job performance, why would I care?

Wadhams is floundering, his star has flamed out and the best thing that has happened to him professionally in the past 60 days has been Tom Tancredo.  Now, when Hickenlooper wins, it is not Wadhams' fault - it is Tancredo's.  

The whole silly charade on the Peter Boyles's show between Wadhams and Tancredo was about Wadhams setting Tancredo up to be the fall guy for the Republican debacle.  If Hickenlooper wins, Tancredo is to blame.  If Hickenlooper loses, Wadhams regains his stardom and gets to play in the "Show" with the 2012 Presidential.


Wadhams should be better than this
The fact that he took time to even write this letter shows how much he has lost his mojo.  

[ Parent ]
Oh Pols
For once, you hit it right on the head,
Should Ken Buck resign his position as Weld County District Attorney in order to run for the U.S. Senate? After all, he's taking a salary from Colorado taxpayers at the same time he is running for another office!

This is silly, and a waste of time,

I love the Republicans this year, between radio fights, telling their own supporters they are dumbasses, sexist comments on tape, Tancredo oh Tancredo, Nortons 9/11 commercial, McInnis's plagarism, Maes extortion, conspiracy theories about the UN and so much more, they are paving the way for Democratic victory.  

Michael Bennet is the clear choice for our United States Senator. Buck off Buck!


Well Wadhams doesn't have to worry
about McInnis taking money without earning it.

Oops.  Don't go there Dick.


Why stop there?
Under Dick Wadhams' tortured logic, anyone in public office should automatically resign their position to run for another office - or even if they're running for re-election to their current office!

Yes, Wadhams' letter truly is about the most asinine letter ever written.

It just underscores how deathly afraid they are of Hickenlooper's brilliant choice of Joe Garcia for Lt. Governor.  

"Why not do the right thing for the American people, even though it's not exactly what we want." - Speaker Boehner


Not to worry, if Tin Foil Danny Maes wins,
he'll have Mel Gibson as his running mate.

[ Parent ]
I wholeheartedly agree
and join with Dick Wadhams in calling for John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Ken Buck, Ed Perlmutter, Ryan Frazier, Scott Tipton, John Salazar, Cory Gardner, Betsy Markey, Stan Garnett, John Suthers, and Cary Kennedy to join Garcia in resigning.

Who'se gonna mind the store?
Good list!

"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010

[ Parent ]
Who'se gonna mind the store?
Silly question.  According to Dickwad's team, we don need no stinkin' gummint!

Don't believe everything you think.

[ Parent ]
On balance this should favor Republicans
because there are so few in elected office.

OHOH: I did get kind of steamed when W would use Air Force One to fly around the country campaigning.


[ Parent ]
Dick Wadhams should resign
While he's hunting for a new job starting November 3.

"Why not do the right thing for the American people, even though it's not exactly what we want." - Speaker Boehner

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