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And now, for another edition of “At Least They’re Not Your Legislators,” we take you to the Philippines, where a judge was disbarred for consulting imaginary mystical dwarfs (or is that dwarves?) The best part…it took THREE YEARS for an investigation to determine that this guy was, you know, a sandwich short of a picnic. […]

We forgot to post this when we first got it last week, so here goes: Paul Fiorino, the dancing gubernatorial candidate, is looking for a good Lieutenant Governor candidate. It could be you! Here’s the press release: Independent, unaffiliated, nonpartisan candidate Paul Noel Fiorino for Colorado?Governor 2006, is searching?for the best?running mate?to serve as his […]

Ordinarily we don’t pay much attention to when candidates release big policy statements, but it’s curious that Democratic candidate Bill Ritter is the first – finally – to start talking about rising gasoline prices. Click below for the full press release…

…because Rep. Jim Welker is KILLING the Republicans. You can follow the chain of the foibles of Rep. Welker here, but things just get worse and worse for Colorado’s Dumbest Legislator. According to the Rocky Mountain News: State Rep. Jim Welker acknowledged Tuesday that his Loveland telecommunications company has been selling personal cell-phone records but […]

Republican Rep. Jim “Colorado’s Dumbest Legislator” Welker surprised assemby-goers in Larimer County on Saturday by announcing that he would not run for re-election, but the move did not shock many GOP Party leaders, some of whom has been asking him to step aside for some time. As the Rocky Mountain News reports, the pressure on […]

It’s that time again when fundraising reports start to roll in, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter is the first with the news. Ritter’s campaign reported raising more than $465,000 in Q1 for a total amount raised of $1.15 million. Ritter’s Q1 numbers are his strongest quarter by far, and not coincidentally, most of the […]

Republican Rep. Jim Welker, who we have dubbed “Colorado’s Dumbest Legislator” for a number of reasons, today informed a stunned Larimer County assembly crowd that he would NOT run for re-election. Welker then tried to nominate his own replacement, apparently, which created a firestorm of problems and was not well-received. The last we heard, HD-51 […]

You may remember Republican Rep. Jim Welker, who we once dubbed “A Democrat’s Best Friend” for his amazing penchant to do and say absurdly stupid things. Well, the poor bastard is back making headlines today because a telecommunications company he owns is being investigated for the black market sale of telephone numbers. From the Rocky […]

You may remember Paul Fiorino, a former wrestler and dancer who is running for governor as an Unaffiliated candidate. We received a press release from Dancing Paul today and thought we’d share it with you because he points out something that we had missed: As the only Unaffiliated candidate for governor, he has a significant […]

Rep. Betty Boyd will be appointed to fill the seat of Sen. Deanna Hanna, who was forced to resign earlier this month and will serve her last day in the legislature on Tuesday. Expect the vacancy committee in HD-26, which will meet to fill Boyd’s seat, to appoint Linda Mulligan as Boyd’s replacement. Mulligan is […]

Republican Rep. Jim Welker, a Democrat’s best friend for his timeless ability to make ridiculous comments, is back in the news for a story that first surfaced earlier this week in a Loveland paper. From The Denver Post: A public-relations adviser to Rep. Jim Welker has resigned over a controversial e-mail the Loveland Republican forwarded […]

Denver Archbishop Charles Caput is pulling out all the stops in his opposition to a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations on sex abuse cases, going so far as to say that the bill is specifically “anti-catholic.” From the Rocky Mountain News: Nothing less than “the systematic dismantling and pillaging of the Catholic […]

Editor’s Note: Our old pal Average Voter Guy (AVG) is back, by popular demand, to give a non-partisan, non-political analysis of a few of this week’s news items. Hopefully we’ll be able to bring AVG back more than just once every few months. For more background on AVG, CLICK HERE. We asked AVG to provide […]

We reported on Monday that House Majority Leader Alice Madden was leaning against a run for governor, despite having indicated last month that she would run if Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper did not. Today, she leaned all the way out. From The Rocky Mountain News: House Majority Leader Alice Madden announced today that she won’t […]

From The Denver Post: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter likely would defeat Republican opponent Bob Beauprez if the election were held today, according to a poll conducted for The Denver Post. In the battle between the two best-known candidates, Ritter leads by 6 percentage points, with 43 percent to Beauprez’s 37 percent. However, with more […]

Well, so much for that one. It sounded like a foregone conclusion on Saturday that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper would run for governor. Insiders who had been beating the drum for months that Hickenlooper would not run were suddenly conceding that a move appeared imminent, and Hick himself had all but declared himself a candidate […]

Rep. John Salazar cracked the $1 million mark in fundraising in 2005, coming in with more than $1 million raised and nearly $800,000 cash on hand. For sitting members of congress, Salazar trails only Rep. Marilyn Musgrave in overall fundraising. Musgrave ended 2005 with $1,574,905 and a little more than $1 million cash on hand. […]

The ongoing story of the failure to install a new U.S. Attorney in Colorado is one that we have kept our eye on for a while now, though we were seemingly the only ones who did. If you haven’t been following the story, Sen. Wayne Allard nominated three people to succeed former U.S. Attorney John […]

Democrat Bill Ritter announced today that he has received the endorsement of the Teamsters union, which is a nice endorsement but is only relevant under certain circumstances. Getting the Teamsters to endorse him might help Ritter get the full endorsement of Colorado’s labor unions, but only in a primary campaign against someone outside of Denver […]

It’s official. Click below to read the full press release…

Republican Mark Paschall withdrew from the race in CD-7 today, leaving Rick O’Donnell without a primary opponent. Paschall would have had a tough time winning in November, but he could have pulled the upset in a Republican primary under the right conditions and if nothing else would have forced O’Donnell to move further to the […]

The Denver Post has a story about Democrats looking ahead to the next governor, now that Governor Bill Owens has given his last state of the state speech. Most of what is in the Post story should be familiar to readers of Colorado Pols, including House Majority Leader Alice Madden’s admission that she hopes Denver […]

Republican Rep. Joe Stengel delivered an accusatory speech yesterday on the first day of the legislative session that offers a glimpse into the GOP strategy heading into the 2006 elections. From The Rocky Mountain News: A legislative session predicted to be brimming with politics lived up to its billing Wednesday as the House minority leader […]

It’s starting to look more and more like Rep. Joel Hefley is trying to control his succession in congress. Colorado Pols first reported last February that Hefley was talking about retirement. Word first leaked out in October that Hefley was getting pressure from high-ranking Republicans to not retire and stay in his seat. Then…in late […]

As The Durango Herald reports, the bad blood between Rep. Mark Larson and other Republicans If the recent statewide breakdown of the Republican Party was a quake, then La Plata County might well be the epicenter. In an e-mail exchange this week, an active county Republican traded barbs with state Rep. Mark Larson, R-Cortez, calling […]