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June 12, 2007 05:37 PM UTC
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There were way too many deal-killers in it, and it didn’t address the concerns real people have about it. The people didn’t have much of a say, but the lobbyists who bought the pols and the Hispanic lobby (which both parties are clearly pandering to) had way too much input.
This is a discussion we should have in 2008, on account of its wide-ranging ramifications. Didn’t a certain pol on this blog recently counsel that we shouldn’t rush legislation to market?
a bad name.
We just don’t deserve someone this stupid. Thank whatever deity you choose that he’s out in less than a year and a half.
We deserve Allard just like we deserve Bush: Too many stupid voters sucked by fear of lawyer-lobbyists and tare-ists. The mere fact that so many people voted for Bush and now don’t support him implies some sort of nose ring is inserted in many voters at birth.
I don’t even remember the guy’s name but same person both times and he did an AP – he let Allard define him. Lousy campaigner.
It was something “Strickland”, the lawyer-lobbyist.
the only major Stricklands in Colorado are Repubs. Could be wrong but I seem to recall my dad going off on Ted Strickland many moons ago…
he definitely did not make much of an impression anywhere 🙂
I think Ted Strickland was/is Bill Armstrong’s son in law, or some such thing. I believe he had the privilege of losing a Senate contest to Tim Wirth.
One Queer Dude, as the Pols repository of all Colorado political history going back to the 70s, can you confirm this?
I would think it unlikely. Isn’t Ted Strickland, while not quite the same age as Bill Armstrong, fairly close to Armstrong’s age? So it’s unlikely they would have a father-in-law/son-in-law relationship.
Ted Strickland did not run against Tim Wirth. Ken Kramer ran against Tim Wirth in a classic Boulder liberal Democrat vs. Colo. Spgs. conservative Republican batle royale in 1986. Mark Udall can take some comfort in how that epic struggle between right and left turned out. (And Colo. was a lot moe red back then than it is today.)
Ted Strickland was the GOP nominee for Guv in ’86, losing to Roy Romer.
Millionairelawyerlobbyist Tom Strickland
was NOT created by Dick Wadhams. It was first used by Strickland’s Democratic primary opponent in 1996, Gene Nichol.
Wadhams has always gotten/taken credit for that but he just appropriated it. Just as Both Ways Bob was first used by his primary opponent and it stuck.
That’s it!
I mean, you fire your press guy who sends out an offensive press release with your name attached to a quote disparaging firefighters and police officers. And then, to make it worse, the mistake gets picked up by local media and national blogs.
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We’re talking no-brainer, right? Can he get that right – FOR STARTERS?
If he hasn’t fired that bozo yet, then I am afraid we have our answer. He really is that stupid.
Got Allard’s email update today and feel compelled to point out what was surely a staffer’s omission rather than some overt wrongness on Allard’s behalf, but still… Take a look at this:
OK, so I added –insert country here– where the blank was, but really… They had a hard time spelling Iraq? Couldn’t decide whether to say Iraq or Iran?
Can’t wait until this oaf’s out of office.
than you do because it’s straight out of 1984 – Allard’s prepared for war all the time, ready for when we make peace with one country in order to take up arms against someone else.
Don’t forget Afghanistan…
and didn’t the Taliban actually aid and abet al Queda in carrying out the 9/11 attacks? Meanwhile, the hunt for WMDs continues in Iraq…..
that sent out the fucked up press release about first response teams? Remember that? It was absolutely insulting and it got sent out by accident, probably by the same dimwit that shot this one out.
that’s funny.
If immigration reform is dead until 2009, will Tancredo now have an excuse to abandon his pathetic presidential campaign and seek yet another do-nothing, know-nothing, say-anything term as Congressman for my poor, underrepresented 6th Congressional District?
I hope he keeps campaigning for the presidency. He promised before that he’d decide in June whether he’d seek re-election to Congress, but he can’t be trusted to keep his word.
Since when have you ever seen a politician keep his or her word? That’s what makes Schaffer stand out; he is the last one to do so that I can actually recall….