May 17, 2013 11:55 AM UTC

Post editorial should have spotlighted Morse's role in passing stoned-driving standard

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• by: Jason Salzman

(Credit where due – promoted by Colorado Pols)

I'm late getting to this, but it's still bugging me.

In The Denver Post's, "Winners and Losers of the 2013 Colorado Assembly" editorial May 9, Rep. Mark Waller got credit for being "instrumental in getting a bill passed to set a standard for driving while stoned. He also managed to find a few Republican votes in favor of the budget."

And House Speaker Mark Ferrandino was a winner for leading "his chamber through a highly contentious session with many late nights and long fights. He was heavily involved in brokering deals on the budget and other matters."

Then how does Senate President John Morse not get similar recognition? He performed the not-so-easy task of getting a majority of Senate Dems to vote for SB1325, the DUI-D bill, that Waller was "instrumental in getting passed."

The Post obviously liked the stoned-driving standard bill. Fair enough. So why not spotlight Morse's work on the measure?