Colorado: Douglas Bruce

The Denver Post becomes the latest in a growing collection of major media outlets to note the deterioration of effective government, quality of life, etc. associated with El Paso County's decades-long ideological experiment eviscerating its own revenue base.

Note to Grover Norquist: next time you're in town, pack your own food and water--the health department seems to have drowned in a bathtub.

If you're swimming in El Paso County this summer, try not to swallow much water - nobody will have checked it for contaminants.

Be gentle with that playground equipment, too, because once it gets banged up, it's gone for good.

Anyone dining out might also want to take a peek at the restaurant's certificate of inspection, because the health department isn't getting around to eateries like it used to.

Where do they find these nutjobs? As the Rocky Mountain News reports:
The governor and many lawmakers say they're cutting state government to the bone.

Former lobbyist Freda Poundstone says there's still way too much fat.

Both sides are making their pitches to Colorado voters this week in an oddly timed clash of government philosophies.

Poundstone on Monday submitted a proposed ballot measure that would drastically cut taxes and fees paid by Coloradans on everything from car registrations to telephone bills.

It bears a resemblance to a measure that former Rep. Douglas Bruce, of Colorado Springs, failed to get through the legislature last year.

Critics howled over the ballot proposal.

Despite all the publicity given to Barack Obama's message of "change," future Democratic successes will come using a more low-key strategy being used by Colorado Democrats such as Gov. Bill Ritter, according to a lengthy article in the latest issue of the New Yorker.

Colorado has 15 competitive state House primaries tomorrow, though some are more competitive than others.

The most interesting and competitive Democratic races to watch are in the 6th and 8th state House Districts, while the 15th state House District race between Douglas Bruce and Mark Waller headlines the GOP primary battles.