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Last year Rachel Maddow attacked a group of Democratic Senators, including CO Sen. Michael Bennet, for their opposition to their own President’s agenda and called them “Conservadems” Ms. Maddow: (the coalition’s focus) “…is on reducing Federal Spending. (at a time when the Stimulus was being proposed to save the country from another Great Depression) According […]

(crossposted at Huffington Post) As many Colorado Democrats know, there is a heated primary shaping up in the Colorado Senate Race between appointed incumbent Michael Bennet and Former House Majority Speaker Andrew Romanoff and this this Denver Post article  raises an important issue about the sitting incumbent. With a push in Congress to reform regulation […]

Ritter just emailed everyone about his support for Michael Bennet: Michael has only served for a short time, but he has already earned a reputation in Colorado and in Washington as a serious, thoughtful and straightforward public servant. This is not surprising because no matter what the context — business, government, or public education — […]

This year’s Senate appointments have caused quite a stir. The Blago – Burris scandal has highlighted the problems with appointments. Even Russ Feingold proposed a Constitutional Amendment to change our appointments to elections, which George Will   attacked quite pathetically. Here in Colorado, another Senate appointment by Governor Ritter has left many dems wondering why […]

(cross posted at Daily Kos)Like most citizens, some of the arcane rules of government barely register a blip on our radar. But that is not the case this year. After a robust mobilization of grassroots politics, the people are paying attention to how their government functions and are asking questions about how it conducts itself. […]

As you may have read in my past posts on the GOP stealing the election in Colorado, you know that those of us in Colorado are frankly worried about the real possibility of our votes being stolen on election day. At issue, Sec. of State Mike Coffman’s voter purges, in violation of the law. Well, […]

In my previous diaries here and here I highlighted the evidence thoroughly documented by Colorado Ethics Watch which showed a pattern of 2 different violations of the law by Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman, and his recent ruling to disenfranchise thousands of voters for not checking an obscure box on voter registration forms. Now, […]