Quote of the Week

"Call Joan Fitz-Gerald and tell her to quit the political games. Call 303-866-3342. That's 303-866-3342. And learn more at coloradoethics.com"
- radio ad financed by Jared Polis talking about Fitzzy blocking his infamous Amendment 41

Keep the bickering up!

Amendment 41 continues to plague Colorado

Backers of Jared Polis' Amendment 41 have been robo-dialing to force legislators to fix Polis' poorly worded amendment. Representative Ray Rose' (R-Montrose) district has been getting robo-calls demanding a d "fix" to A-41.

Money Quote:

"This is just another stunt from the backers of Amendment 41," Rose said. "A lobbyist can't buy me a cup of coffee anymore but they (the backers) can spend money on these calls to tell us to fix problems we didn't create and we warned were going to happen."

Apparently the hypocrisy is apparent to everyone, except Jared Polis.

Ward does Polis' Dirty Work

RINO Senator Steve Ward (R-Centennial) is doing Jared Polis' dirty work in the legislature, now he's carrying Jared's water in the press.

From the Denver Post:

"There is a lot of crying wolf about (41) in the name of throwing mud at Jared Polis," Ward said. "I don't like Jared Polis. But it's wrong to put a fight with Jared Polis over kids. But for the fact that Jared Polis sponsored this, we'd already be looking at an enabling law."

Comments about Ward having a man-crush on Polis aside, working for Polis is only going to hurt Ward.

Money Quote:

"I really don't want to be flogged politically any more than I already have been," Ward said.

Sorry to hear that Steve, but you're going to be "flogged" for helping out an activist liberal millionaire for the rest of your political career.

McElhany, Groff stick it to Polis, Ward

Senate President Pro tem Peter Groff (D-Denver) and Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany (R-Colorado Springs) just announced that they are introducing legislation to fully implement Jared Polis' Amendment 41, as written.

This is a major escalation in the pressure on Polis for his poorly worded, and generally daft "ethics" amendment. Full implementation of A-41 is very, very bad for Polis' public image, as well as, being generally bad policy. This is a well calculated move my McElhany to use Groff's personal dislike of Polis (and ties to Fitz-Gerald) to strength the position of the Republican party.

This is also a shot across the bow of Senator Steve Ward who, as previously mentioned, is Senate Sponsor for a Polis backed legislative "fix" of A-41. Ward is crossing the good of his party, the will of the Minority office, and good public policy to score cheap, "bi-partisan" political points.

Developing Story....

[UPDATE]
Read McElhany and Groff's full comments here.

Jared Polis: Billionaire Bully

Jared Polis, chief backer of the infamous Amendment 41, is now threatening others if they do not fix his mistakes. During a meeting with House Minority Leader Mike May, Polis told May that if Amendment 41 is left unfixed that Republicans could lose more seats in the next election. He also reminded May that he was one of the primary contributors to the 527's that caused so many Republicans to lose seats in the past.

I guess open threats are now apart of Colorado's political culture, "Do something for me or I will throw millions of dollars at you in your next re-election." That my friends is what we call a slippery slope!

Polis henchman Steve Durham was quick to defend the Billionaire Bully by saying that May "could have interpreted Jared's remarks as a threat, but it was not so intended." If Jared's remarks were not meant as a threat, how precisley were they intended? What is the point of bringing up the fact that your money caused Republicans losses and then saying that more losses could come if Amendment 41 is not fixed?

Oh Jared, the number one rule in bullying is to outright lie when caught in a threat, don't try to rationalize it. If principal Ritter brings you into his office for trying to take Bill Cadmans milk money, you lie about it and say it never happened. You definetely don't try and say that Bill misinterpreted the wedgie you gave him as something more than just good clean fun.

Principal Ritter needs to step in and put the bullys in detention before he is seen as pandering to their side.