June 23, 2010 01:11 AM UTC

Cory Gardner as Politically Tone-Deaf as They Come

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• by: Colorado Pols

We’ve marveled repeatedly at Republican Cory Gardner’s incredible “talent” for self-inflicted political wounds, but the depth of his deafness on sensitive political issues is really becoming fascinating.

Last week, you’ll recall, Gardner had to scramble to un-invite Iowa Rep. Steve King from a fundraiser for his Congressional campaign in CD-4 after figuring out that King wasn’t exactly a great messenger for a General Election voter. But no sooner had the flames started to die out from King’s visit to Northern Colorado (in which he called Gardner “spineless“) than a new target emerged. From the blog Political Party Time comes this tidbit:

On Thursday, June 24, Dan Meyer, a lobbyist for BP, is listed as one of several hosts for a Thursday $1,000-a-plate luncheon at the boutique Hotel George in downtown Washington. Meyer, who’s with the Duberstein Group,  was the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs under George W. Bush in 2007-2008.

The fundraiser will benefit Colorado candidate Cory Gardner, who is in a tight race with incumbent Betsy Markey, D, Colo.

Amidst the biggest oil spill in US history, a series of public relations foibles, and public outrage against BP, the company’s lobbyists are continuing to work the Washington circuit.

Good Gravy, Gardner! Are you high? Why on earth would you even want to be in the same room as a BP lobbyist right now, let alone attending a fundraiser with a BP lobbyist listed as a main sponsor?! Even the staunchest Gardner supporter has to be a little worried by his amazing ability to trip over his own feet over…and over…and over again.