(Go figure – Promoted by Colorado Pols)
I haven’t seen U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn behave any better over the past two years than he has previously, but he’s apparently impressed The Denver Post, which endorsed him yesterday, after eloquently calling for his ouster last time.
The Denver Post in 2014:
Under the headline, “Oust Lamborn, restore dignity to Colorado’s 5th CD,” The Post wrote:
Rep. Doug Lamborn last month demonstrated yet again why he should do Coloradans a favor and find another job…Lamborn was at an event in Colorado Springs recently when someone asked him about support for the military “despite the fact that there is no leadership from the Muslim Brotherhood in the White House.” At which point, Lamborn launched into an astonishing statement.
“You know what,” he said, “I can’t add anything to that, but … a lot of us are talking to the generals behind the scenes, saying, ‘Hey, if you disagree with the policy that the White House has given you, let’s have a resignation. Let’s have a public resignation, state your protest, and go out in a blaze of glory.’ ”
We don’t know what part of that response is more outrageous.
Is it the fact that Lamborn failed to rebuke — or distance himself — from someone who effectively called the president an agent of a foreign Islamist group? Rather than evince concern, Lamborn actually smiled and said, “I can’t add anything to that.” Or is the most distressing part his urging generals to politicize serious disagreements they might have with the president by taking them public in flamboyant resignations?
The Denver Post this year:
Doug Lamborn, who has served the 5th CD in the greater Colorado Springs area since 2006, has been the kind of conservative representative befitting of the district, and voters there have rewarded him in primary challenges. While we like more independent-minded representatives, this is a Republican you can count on if what you want is a reliable GOP vote.
This year’s endorsement not only fails to explain why Lamorn redeemed himself, but it articulates why The Post doesn’t like him–as opposed to why it’s endorsing him. Oh well.
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He's an entrenched incumbent. The Post editorial board doesn't exactly go out on any limbs.
Misty Plowright isn't exactly a viable challenger so why should The Post piss off an incumbent?
how about not endorsing?
Another reason why I cancelled the spineless Denver Post. Remember this is the same rag that endorsed Lyin' Corey
At lleast gardner was a capable lawmaker. Nobody would accuse lamborn of that.
Who was responsible for giving him the nickname Stillborn when he was in the legislature?