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November 26, 2008 07:23 PM UTC

Bernie Buescher Wants Every Job

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  • by: redstateblues

In a year that proved to be a continuation of Democratic Party dominance in the state, the loss of Bernie Buescher‘s seat was the biggest surprise on Election Day. His political track record is well known, and he was the clear favorite to replace outgoing House Speaker Andrew Romanoff.

Following his loss, Buescher joined Romanoff in applying for the vacancy in the office of Secretary of State. As is noted by the Official 2010 Big LineTM, he is considered a serious contender for the post.

“I thought long and hard about it before sending in my application,” Buescher told News2 on Monday. “I think my background as an attorney would be well-suited to the position.”

But soon to be former Rep. Buescher is not limiting himself by applying for just one prestigious Colorado office.

No, Beuscher has also expressed interest in becoming the next CSU Chancellor

“I don’t feel like I finished all the work I had to do,” Buescher told the Post. “There are a number of issues I’d like to continue working on funding, including higher education.”

And now, adding a third job hope, Buescher has been rumored to have the U.S. Attorney’s office on his radar. He’s a little more coy this time:

“I haven’t thought about it,” Buescher said Monday. “It’s a great job — it’s an administrative job more than a litigative job.”

No matter where he ends up, Buescher’s days in Colorado politics are far from numbered. Plus, if John Salazar ever decides he wants to go back to farming, or takes a job inside the Federal government, Buescher might have to change careers again–Congressman Bernie Buescher anyone?

At the same time, Buescher needs to stop talking so freely about his desire for basically any job, because it makes it look like he’s not all that committed to any job imparticular.

Where will Bernie end up?

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    1. Bernie Buescher

      Andrew Romanoff

      Rosemary Rodriguez

      Of those it is anyone’s guess who he will pick.

      Whoever It is, I hope they got off the stupic notion that every job at the SoS’s office requires a college degree.

      There a recent posting for a job that I would have loved. It was working with county clerks to assess and improve their business structures in their offices. This is a job that would require knowledge of the type of work that goes on in a County Clerk’s office. You do not get that from a degree. However, the job posting made the college degree absolutely mandatory. It didn’t even specify any area the degree had to be in. So a person with a degree in an unrelated subject like Biology can have their application accepted, but a person who has worked in the field but does not have a degree will not even have their app looked at.

      Okay I am done ranting.

      For the record, I do not have a college degree. I did not need one for what I chose as my profession when I was young (travel industry). I also do not believe a college degree adds anything to hands-on experience and knowledge in a specified field.

      1. It happens all the time.  When asked why, I’ve heard things like it rounds out a person (drunk frat parties?), or it shows you can set a long term goal, yada yada.

        We frequently talke here of needing better education and career paths for those not college bound.  Bullshit like this is yet another example of America’s infatuation with college.

        But generally, Dan, it makes a difference. (Don’t look to me for an example, masters degree and I’m doing housekeeping and CNA health care.) The very fact you could not apply for this job is why you need to get your degree.  

        1. I did two years when I was about 20. At this point in my life (decades later) I have absolutely no desire to return to college. It seems to be a huge waste of time and money just to get a piece of paper.

          College is great as a starting point. But, I fear I am far closer to the end than I am to the beginning.

      3. …a baseline level of competence, not the ideal, nor the level necessary.  It’s the bare minimum.  I think it’s a wise, if imprecise, way to weed out at least some of the riff-raff.

          2. Kinda proves your point.

            In order for the change to occur, you’ll have to start supporting Rodriguez.  If case the Governor asks you… he hasn’t ask me yet. 🙂

            1. My complaint has been with the Dept of State that there is not an allowance for people who have experience in the field they are hiring for to use that experince in lieu of a college degree.

              It is an issue I hope the new SoS will address.

        1. is that he’s probably going to be doing one of those three jobs–but it is possible that he could be rejected for all of them.

          If that were to happen, I don’t think he’d be out of the game for very long. I mean, just look at how ambitious he’s being right now.

          2. Don’t forget there’s a new administration, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see Bernie get something with feds in Denver. But I don’t see U.S. attorney. I think it more likely he’d end up in education or health.

  3. Bernie Buescher has been casting pearls before swine in Mesa County (and Mesa State College) long enough.

    After years of getting beat up in Mesa County and having to find common ground with rightwingnuts such as Penry, Ron Teck, and Scott McInnis, it’s time for Buescher to find a more appreciative group to represent. Unfortunately, with all the Big Oil money and voting bodies in Mesa County and NW Colorado, no Democrat here will have a political chance for upward mobility for some time to come.  So, one can’t blame Buescher for wanting to move on and start a new career in a new town.

    Although Bernie Buescher’s eye is on CD3, he would meet stiff competition in his own party before facing Josh Penry. And unless Rep. John Salazar plans on retiring in 2010, more than two years out of political circulation would further hurt Buescher’s future political chances.

    Buescher would be a geological asset to the Ritter team as SOS since Russ George will probably bow out as CDOT head before the 2010 election. The SOS position would keep Buescher in the political limelight and Ritter and Buescher campaigning on the Western Slope together might be appealing to those WS voters, as well. However, Andrew Romanoff is better known throughout the whole state and is a better campaigner than Buescher. Look for Romanoff as SOS.

    Higher education such as Colorado State University needs someone who is political savvy, an excellent fundraiser, and a seasoned administrator. That’s Buescher, hands down. Buescher has shown he can get blood out of a stone for Mesa State – imagine what he could do for CSU, a real university. And since many Western Slope students attend CSU, Buescher would continue helping out his hometown residents — through education instead of legislation – and probably with a lot more appreciation than is shown now by Mesa County voters.

  4. How do you keep them down on the farm once they’ve been to the big city?  I think it’s bad for the Dems and the state he failed to get reelected, but you know getting reelected was part of his job (not an act of nature).   If he can’t do that, maybe he’s not the superman that others imagine him to be.  I’m wondering he isn’t plotting a return to the state house, by working the district in which he came up short, and get the hell back to the Capitol.

    Buescher is a very capable guy, but his skills probably don’t translate well to tasks where  ‘sticking to the knitting’ is more important than ‘litigation’ and deal-making.  What administrative experience does he have managing more than a small law office with a couple of secretaries and paralegals?  I’d like to see a rough inventory about his actual skills and experience before swooning.  He needs to hold a ‘rebound’ job before we jump into bed with him as administrator of a serious outfit like the US Attorney, Secretary of State, or CSU Chancellor.

    1. He bought WestStar Aviation when it was broke, and took it from less than two dozen to 250 employees.

      He was asked by Governor Romer to step in and turn around the Colorado State Fair.

      And he ran the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

      That’s management experience in both the private and public sectors.

  5. ..he looks desperate and ridiculous. He shows a lack of commitment to all of the jobs.  These positions are important.  Not for those who simply need a job, any job, just give me a job, please!!!!

  6. If you don’t live in NW Colorado, it’s hard to get a grasp of how our local politics have been polluted by Big Oil (along with our air and water.)

    The oil-and-gas companies made damn sure that their riggers registered to vote particularly in Garfield and Mesa Counties for the 2008 election. Sure, it was legal on paper — the drillers could show proof they had been in the state for 32 days — but many were not residents of Colorado. Regardless, hundreds of new voters jumped into the game supporting various Republican candidates. Buescher was especially targeted, as were the Garfield County Democratic commissioner candidates.  Although these candidates were ahead in the early and mail-in balloting, interestingly on Election Day, the voting trend turned 180 degrees and these candidates ended up behind by 350 to 600 votes.

    Buescher didn’t lose the support of local moderate Republicans and swing voters, he was overwhelmed by these oil-and-gas robot Republicans.

    It will be a long time in the future before a Democrat will be able to move up the ranks in county commissions and statehouse races here in Drill-here/drill-there/drill-everywhere Country. In the meantime, the state Democrats better put up a barbwire fence around this area when it comes to redistricting in 2011, otherwise these oil-and-gas varmints will escape and infect other districts in the state.

    1. I’m betting that played a significant part.  Also, McCain/Palin hit that area pretty hard and rallied their supporters out there to punish any Dem the could, even with them (and possibly their supporters knowing) that they would not win.  But punish they did, and it came down on Buescher, unfortunately.  

    2. I find it troubling that you are so concerned that your lamenting the fact that early voting was “reversed” by election day voting.  Whether people vote on election day or early, they would have most likely voted the same way.  Just because the voting was reversed doesn’t mean that there is something sinister going on, it just means that the Democrats voted early, Republicans waited until election day.

      McCain actually won the majority of votes cast in Florida on election day, but Obama won the state.  Should I be crying afoul?  

      No, that would be ridiculous.

      All it means is that the two sides vote in different ways.  If everyone had voted on election day, the result still would have been the same.

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