I’m a little amused because the fireworks I predicted are booming in Republican circles all over Colorado. They are calling the Colorado Supreme Court “vindictive” because some legislative seats are no longer safe seats for Republicans. Vindictive seems to be the new synonym for competitive. Vindictive seems to be the new synonym for fair. Vindictive was first used to describe the Colorado Supreme Court by an organization who wants to get rid of all judges appointed by Democrats.
What this is really about is Republican fear that they won’t be able to hold the House after 2012 elections. They currently are in a majority by the slim margin of one seat. Of course Democrats are rubbing salt in the wounds of Republicans. Mike Ferrandino, the new Minority Leader, said "The main goal for us is to pick up one seat," according to the Denver Post story linked below.
The most amusing part is that if the Republicans hadn’t challenged the first set of approved maps in court, they would be facing fewer “competitive” races. They’d have a lock on keeping the House. They shot themselves in the foot and now are screaming that the result isn’t what they wanted. It just tickles my funny bone!
Republicans are certainly disciplined when they get their talking points. Senator Steve King, my former opponent, used the word “vindictive” in his telephone interview for the 5:00 NBC news, which I watched. By the 10:00 news he had this to say: "It basically Denverizes Grand Junction. Grand Junction will have a representative for the city surrounded by a more conservative Mesa County," and "It's disappointing that the Supreme Court of the state of Colorado is partisan. The Democratic party had this intent right from the very start."
The part that sobers me right up is remembering that these guys who are yowling and snapping about vindictiveness are going to be vindictive in the 2012 legislative session. This is the legislative session where they are supposed to address the court’s challenge to make education funding constitutional.
Homework:
Clear the Bench Responsible for Vindictive
Denver Post Story About Reapportionment
Grand Junction Sentinel Story About Reapportionment
Steve King Morphs from Peacock to Parrot
What this is really about is Republican fear that they won’t be able to hold the House after 2012 elections. They currently are in a majority by the slim margin of one seat. Of course Democrats are rubbing salt in the wounds of Republicans. Mike Ferrandino, the new Minority Leader, said "The main goal for us is to pick up one seat," according to the Denver Post story linked below.
The most amusing part is that if the Republicans hadn’t challenged the first set of approved maps in court, they would be facing fewer “competitive” races. They’d have a lock on keeping the House. They shot themselves in the foot and now are screaming that the result isn’t what they wanted. It just tickles my funny bone!
Republicans are certainly disciplined when they get their talking points. Senator Steve King, my former opponent, used the word “vindictive” in his telephone interview for the 5:00 NBC news, which I watched. By the 10:00 news he had this to say: "It basically Denverizes Grand Junction. Grand Junction will have a representative for the city surrounded by a more conservative Mesa County," and "It's disappointing that the Supreme Court of the state of Colorado is partisan. The Democratic party had this intent right from the very start."
The part that sobers me right up is remembering that these guys who are yowling and snapping about vindictiveness are going to be vindictive in the 2012 legislative session. This is the legislative session where they are supposed to address the court’s challenge to make education funding constitutional.
Homework:
Clear the Bench Responsible for Vindictive
Denver Post Story About Reapportionment
Grand Junction Sentinel Story About Reapportionment
Steve King Morphs from Peacock to Parrot
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