July 09, 2007 05:28 AM UTC

The Special Forces Officer does what the Air Force General should and won't run in Col. 5th CD

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• by: CD-5 Line

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Don Bendel, a former Special Forces Officer, makes the following report in a guest editorial in today’s Pueblo Chieftan, where, among other things, he strongly encourages Jeff Crank to run against Doug Lamborn.

“If I were to run in this election, Jeff Crank and I both would lose the primary. It happened in spades in 2006 when Crank won the nominating assembly with 46 percent of the vote and Lamborn had 40 percent. When four men petitioned onto the August primary card, it was like sticking a siphon hose into a small fuel tank. Mr. Lamborn was the recipient of everyone else’s folly.”
http://www.chieftain…

Bendel goes on to say that, “Jeff Crank . . . has the only machine powerful enough to provide any chance for a Republican to beat the incumbent in 2008.”

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing twice but expecting different results.  On that basis, it looks like Bentley Rayburn is insane.  He’s going to petition on the ballot again in 2008. His narcissistic personality is playing right into Doug Lamborn’s hands with Chuck Gosnell’s close friend, Will Perkins encouraging Rayburn to run.  Rayburn is intent on sticking that siphon hose into the small fuel tank–and make Lamborn the recipient of his folly once again.

If Jeff Crank decides not to primary Doug Lamborn, the ONLY way Rayburn could pull it together to beat Lamborn is to have Crank’s support.  Until Jeff Crank announces one way or the other his plans on running for the 5th CD, Rayburn needs to stick that hose into his mouth, keep it shut, and then hope Crank doesn’t run.  Assuming Crank declares his intention to run, if Rayburn does petition on the ballot again, someone needs to take that hose and put it some place less comfortable to Rayburn.  We need this to be a two man primary and a two man primary only.