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February 01, 2012 08:54 PM UTC
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makes her look better, she goes and makes herself look worse. You didn’t defend me just because I’m a Republican, no questions asked, so I’m gonna take my ball and go home? She may not be guilty of asking for special treatment but we know that she drinks and drives, is a very petty person and puts personal issues, including revenge, above supposed party principals. Sounds like our own cheap Colorado version of Newt. I say cheap because at least Newt’s pettiness is displayed on a grand, operatic scale on the national stage.
Anybody else encountering very slow navigation at this site?
The article says she’s considering leaving the GOP, but not become a Democrat. (It’s unclear what her intent is, but it’s being presented that she would become independent.)
When I read “party switch,” I think joining a new party, not becoming an independent.
I expect that this will bring out the GOP dogs. Expect a lot of frothing from A-BOT and any other ‘pub who still posts here; and expect Bradford to be tossed under the bus by the pundits and party officials.
Update # 2 fits the headline now.
Just to be clear. We’re happy to see it corroborated.
Groovy.
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Didn’t Laura Bradford call me a traitor when I became a Democrat?
(I know DUKECO knows the story)
Regardless…. jump on in Laura!
Becoming a Democrat is one the finest decisions I have ever made (however, I don’t know if Laura will get as warm of a reception as I did?)
MAH – she’ll get a warm reception if she goes Dem because that would switch the house!
She probably won’t win in November if she goes Indie (I doubt she’ll win if she goes Dem, either but I don’t have registration numbers handy) so hey, at least with the Dems she gets to have the most fun before she loses.
…which vacancy comittee gets to replace her?
Talk about a thumb in McNulty’s eye.
For the most bang for her buck, she could switch to independent, caucus with Repubs, write a bill that would give the governor the permission to fill vacancies, threaten her party that she would switch to Democrats if they don’t pass it, then when it passes, she could then switch back to…
Aww, nevermind. It sounded more fun in my head. I got to confused when I tried to write it down.
But just know, I was taking you down a really fun lane of possibilities!
😉
That’s why it was a joke. 🙂
But admittedly, I messed it up.
If she switches to Unaffiliated, she has to create a 3-5 person vacancy committee and submit that list to the Secy of State’s office.
U’s pick their own vacancy committee, parties are defined in their rules.
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say “Hell no!”
We don’t want her or anything to do with her non-specialness. This is a trap — don’t take the bait, Dems.
If Ms. Not-That-Special wants to flush herself, stay far, far out of that bathroom.
Dems are better off having that one on the opposite team.
1. She didn’t assert the privilege. She was walked in to it by the police (I wished they helped all people to assert their 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th amendments rights as assertively)
2. I have been told by a respected constitutional scholar that the immunity is being misinterpreted in both its meaning as well as its application.
3. Drunk driving is bad, but I think censure is sufficient. Let the legal system function (it still can) and let her face her constituents.
4. The article says she was having dinner with former legislators–is that code for lobbyists? If so, who picked up the check?
Does she want to run for re-election in November?
If so, she has to stay GOP or run a write-in campaign. It is too late to change party affiliation.
To run under a new affiliation, including unaffiliated, a candidate must have been registered that way for one year prior to the election for the office he/she is seeking.
If she changes her affiliation, the only way she can run for her house seat again will be as a write-in candidate.
If this is NOT her first term, then she was there to witness what happened to Kathleen Curry, and should be fully aware of this.
This is not her first term. She replaced Bernie Beuscher when he lost the race, and then was appointed Secretary of State.
If she figures she’s toast regardless due to this fiasco, then she’s free to disaffiliate from the GOP just to spite McNulty and his ethics committee investigation.
She IS toast. She’s expendable. Now that she’s been redistricted into District 54, which became a lot more Republican under the current districts, her incumbency is no longer important. While if she ran, she’d be a sure win, the Mesa and Delta County Rs could run Mickey Mouse and he would win by more than 65-35.
She’s not going to change parties, or if she does, it’s because she’s already decided not to run again. Personally, I think she’s just threatening McNulty, but it’s too late for that. She’s burned a lot of bridges over the years.
You don’t see Steve King or any other of her compatriots defending her, do you?
She really not that anxious to run this time around anyway according to gossip over here. At worst for her, she’ll disaffiliate, screw McNulty in a Speaker election, then take a job with COGA or Joshie’s company for a hell of a lot more money.
They want hard-core players who can be effective. COGA wouldn’t want somebody who can dynamite bridges as successfully as Bradford can, and Joshie and the boys don’t want anybody who’s not a true believer in the pursuit of money and the GOTP cause.
Laura won’t need a job anyway. She has a business.
A certain local Tea Party pundit is predicting that Janet Rowland will seek Bradford’s seat come November.
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but still: Curry’s 2010 bill shortened registration deadline to Jan 1 of election year, still too late for Rep. Bradford, but not quite a year anymore.
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If you have enough money to drink at a bar, you have enough money to get a taxi ride home. Particularly if lobbyists are buying your drinks.
Becoming a Democrat isn’t like doing 30 hours of community service. What a fucked up person she is. Besides, there’s already a political party for selfish assholes, and she’s in it.
she’d probably become an indie. That would make it even between Rs and Ds with one indie. So, the way I understand it, she’s not going to turn into a Dem just for spite. She’s not entirely without principles. She’s only considering turning into an indie, you know, just for spite. Entirely different.
Why didn’t this genius realize she was ahead after the DPD “my bad” and stop demonstrating what a jackass she is. Sorry… jenny.
aren’t surprised, really, at any of this. Laura has the ability to take any situation and make it worse. She often acts out of spite, and when the tough gets going, she usually gets gone.
Or did she runa a stealth campaign and let the (R) do the work?
I didn’t vote for her. We just happen to live in “Progressive Hell”.
That’s OK though, it keeps the senses sharp.
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the appointed ethics panel had what, 5 Rs and 1 D?
All she had to do was: 1. sit there, 2. keep her mouth shut, and 3. maybe enter a copy of the Denver Post article into evidence — I guess that would have all been to “special” for this plain
JaneLaura Representative?Must have gotten her gun back, huh? Hard to shoot yourself in the foot without one . . .
From the press release:
can use a few more members.
is going to make her persona non grata with the GOP. Bringing it up doesn’t mean she’ll do it, but this is serious business.
Speaker Ferrandino has a very nice ring to it.
Telegraphing to the Republican party that your membership in it is meaningless for no reason other than pure spite is really dumb.
To give credit where it is due, McNulty didn’t just try to sweep everything under the rug and move on. Maybe it was unavoidable anyway.
She can make R lives miserable and she’s just making sure that everyone knows it. Who’s going to vote for censure after that?
but I don’t know if that is a fight she will win. I think McNulty and the rest could make her life miserable too if she does it.
her biggest mistake was not being wildly popular among her peers in the first place? Now it’s really beginning to sound like she was separated from Newt at birth… behaves like a jerk, spiteful, takes everything personally without regard to any principles and no one likes her. Not even Ali who actually does like Newt. Should be no mystery to her that her team mates haven’t been running to get her back.
She just needs to remind them that if she walks, they lose their majority.
Is there jail time?
Is there a fine?
Is there even community service?
Or is it just the exclamation point on a legislative career gone wrong?
Please allow me to be the first to say, “No thank you, Laura.”
Ask MAH or CJ Garbo — I’m in the habit of writing nice notes and offering to make introductions when folks switch. The CDP is the real “big tent” party, not just demographically but ideologically. However, I draw the line at accepting people essentially rejected from the Republican party–a party which thinks shooting at your ex-wife with a real, kill-people-not-laser-tag-or-paintball gun doesn’t disqualify you from running for office!
I agree w/you. The Democratic party is better off without her. Pray she and Frank kiss and make-up.
The reason they are being so hard on her is they don’t like her anyway.
Rep. Bradford could join with 32 Democrats and elect someone other than Frank McNulty Speaker and remain a Republican.
Tom Massey is the most popular Republican among the Democratic caucus. If the Democrats play it smart they can gain effective control of the House.
but it’s worth dreaming about. Massey’s a great rep.
As Republicans go, she is open minded, and willing to buck her leadership. The Stephens/McNulty crowd are not too fond of Repubs they can’t control. Last session she had a big Amy Stephens thumbrint on her head and chafed under that. I disagree that folks dont like her. Many like her, but she has been open to learning and changing her point of view when presented with good information, and heaven forbid a Republican should be open minded.
the next day . . . after she sobers up . . . that is problematic.
When I said “they don’t like her”, I was referring to thr Republican leadership. She is generally well liked among her constituents.
Really, what’s not to like?
So do her constituents.