Comments on: More bad news for “Senator” Bennet; Ritter’s incompetence apparently not newsworthy

By: Multanemo

Multanemo — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:27:03 +0000

What’s the difference? The poor will keep on getting poorer. The rich will keep on getting richer. And the middle class will continue to shrink and shrink. As a twenty something, I never thought I’d be in the position of struggling to achieve the same socioeconomic status as my parents. Are we all becoming “The Other Bostonians”? Even among my cohort at Buffalo U, morale is at the bottom of the barrel. We are all very scared. No matter who is elected this November, I hope they get people jobs.

By: Ruviana

Ruviana — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:35:08 +0000

It must mean something that I originally read the last graph of that post as “Male incontinence just isn’t worth talking about, whereas female incontinence is a national joke.”

Of course that’s probably true too.

By: Jonathan Rees

Jonathan Rees — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:29:57 +0000

I saw Betsy Markey at the Democratic State Convention in 2008 in Colorado Springs. I liked her enough to send her $50. I’m too poor to do that now, but I wish her well. I think Gardner goes down, but Buck wins by a comfortable margin.

I get to go see our temporary mutual president while he’s in Pueblo tomorrow. Perhaps I’ll ask him the privatization question then.

By: Historiann

Historiann — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:29:11 +0000

I’m not even sure how to leave a blank space on our electronic ballots. I guess I might find out. But with respect to Buck, I’m backing him simply because he’s not-Bennet. (Plus, I have to respect the man for actually making a career in a single field rather than flitting about on connections for no more than 3 or 4 dilletantish years at a job.)

By: Indyanna

Indyanna — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:40:05 +0000

In our local elections (a one-party polity swinging Dem in state and national contests but Repug locally, I’ve been writing in two of my emeritus colleagues for various upticket slots (mayor, muni council, etc.) for as long as I can remember. They smile wistfully when I tell them they could actually have to serve, or else pay a fine, or host a dinner, as was the case in colonial Philadelphia. In a pinch, when there were three such slots open, I’ve written in an active colleague, and I think ze has been returning the favor. On those grounds, could one not justify trying to send Tulowitzki to Washington and Historiann to Denver, or vice versa, to try to get this mess cleaned up? I hate to leave peas on my plate or blank spaces on a ballot.

By: Historiann

Historiann — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:51:02 +0000

Saw that last night, Jonathan. I think that’s where we’re heading, even under a Governor Hick. Maybe I’m underestimating him, but I just can’t see him trying a statewide version of the (successful) campaign he ran in Denver to raise taxes and improve services.

I hear you on the undervote. If Buck doesn’t go out of his way to pi$$ me off, he’s still gonna get my vote. I want to make sure that the Dems never try to pull this kind of crap trying to foist an underqualified, unexperienced d00d on us because he’s got the right pedigree. (But I may choose to undervote if Buck bugs me too much.)

I’m voting for Markey. She’s good (in that she’s as good as it will get for a Dem in CD4), and I think she’s going to need all the help she can get. I predict a Gardner win.

By: Jonathan Rees

Jonathan Rees — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:08:36 +0000

Historiann:

I can’t remember if I told you my final decision on all this, but I’ve decided to undervote on the Senate race. My Blue Dog Democratic Congressmen is actually a really nice guy and the district’s too conservative for anyone else, so I’ll gladly vote for him. However, neither of those mitigating factors apply to the Senate race so I’m leaving my ballot blank.

Holding my nose and voting for Hickenlooper is made much easier by the quality of his Lieutenant Governor, who’s telling everyone in my neck of the woods that he’ll do is best to make sure higher education isn’t completely gutted. Speaking of which, did you see this:

http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/13928/elimination-of-state-support-for-higher-ed-possible-in-2011

By: Historiann

Historiann — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:04:10 +0000

Maes is I think the better comparison to O’Donnell: tea party-backed candidate who turns out to be grossly unqualified and possibly unstable. I do think it’s odd that Ritter’s role in the unfolding Dem fiasco has been totally overlooked.

Maybe it will be a point of discussion if and when Bennet loses. We’ll see, but I doubt it. He’s gotten a total pass from what I’ve seen.

By: New Kid on the Hallway

New Kid on the Hallway — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:39:00 +0000

Do you really think Ritter’s incompetence makes for nearly as much news fodder as O’Donnell’s own brand of genius? Because O’Donnell really is whack-a-doodle, and while Ritter may not be especially brilliant, I haven’t notice him coming out with anything truly crazy.