Wednesday's Warrior(s)

We're going to do something a little different today....

Cheers go to Senator Greg Brophy (R - Yuma), Sen. Mike Kopp (R - Littleton), Sen. Scott Renfroe (R - Eaton), Sen. Ted Harvey (R - Highlands Ranch) and Sen. Josh Penry (R -Fruita) for being leaders agaist HB07-1292, which requires liberal sex-education be taught in Colorado Schools.

Today these distinguished Senators lead the floor fight, complete with amendments, against HB07-1292.

Collectively they are today's Wednesday Warriors.

Quote of the Week: Honorable Mention

"Wear higher pants, a belt and suspenders" -Senator Mike Kopp having fun with a planned amendment to a plumber bill to permanently stop the famed "plumbers crack".

Adding more wit to the argument, Kopp continued, "Now, that's consumer protection!"

Wednesday's Warrior: Mike Kopp

There is little about Senator Mike Kopp (R - Littleton) that doesn't exemplify what is great about our country. He is a veteran, a husband, a father, and a small businessman. Basically, Kopp is the definition of a great American.

Today the Colorado Conservative Project honors Kopp as our Wednesday's Warrior for his work this week to defend the military from the machinations of liberal, anarchists from Boulder.

Read more about Senator Kopp here.

Ron Tupa hates the military

Right now the Colorado State Senate State Affairs committee is debating Senator Ron Tupa's (Communist - Boulder) anti-military resolution.

Senator Mike Kopp (R-Littleton), an 82nd Airborne veteran, held a support the troops rally earlier today.

While this is a deadly serious issue, which people like Tupa and Senator Ken Gordon (D-Denver) are completely wrong on, there can be moments of humor.

I give you Nihilist In Golf Pants' Top 11 Things That Anti-War Protesters Would Have Said At the Normandy Invasion on D-Day (Had There Been Anti-War Protesters At Normandy).

11. No blood for French Wine!

10. It’s been two and a half years since Pearl Harbor and they still haven’t brought Admiral Nagumo to justice

9. In 62 years, the date will be 6/6/6. A coincidence? I think not.

8. All this death and destruction is because the neo-cons are in the pocket of Israel

7. The soldiers are still on the beach, this invasion is a quagmire

6. Sure the holocaust is evil, but so was slavery

5. We are attacked by Japan and then attack France? Roosevelt is worse than the Kaiser!

4. Why bring democracy to Europe by force and not to Korea or Vietnam? I blame racism

3. This war doesn’t attack the root causes of Nazism

2. I support the troops, but invading Germany does not guarantee that in 56 years we won't have a President who's worse than Hitler

1. I don't see Roosevelt or Churchill storming the beaches -- they're Chicken Hawks

[LIVE BLOG UPDATE]
Ron Tupa just said he "loves America." I suspect he's sensed the doubt surrounding whether or not he's actually proud to be born in the U.S.A.

Mike Kopp: Citizen Legislator

Today's edition of the Rocky Mountain news special feautre, Citizen Legislators, profiles Senator Mike Kopp (R-Littonton) today. Kopp is am 82nd Airborne veteran.

From the RMN:

Sen. Mike Kopp It's a - boy! Next Wednesday, Mike and Kimberly Kopp expect to welcome their fourth child, Soren Peter Kopp. Soren is for Søren Kierkegaard, the prolific Danish writer considered the father of existentialism. Peter is for both grandfathers, who are each nicknamed Pete. The baby will join Meghan, 11, Ethan, 9, and Allie-Grace, 6.

Kopp, a Republican who lives in Ken Caryl, says the biggest issues facing his constituents are illegal immigration, traffic congestion and the danger of fire in Jefferson County's mountain communities.

Kopp, 38, owns his own company, which does development work for nonprofit agencies and charter schools.

Today's portrait is one in a series featuring lawmakers. To see past portraits, go to RockyMountainNews.com/legislature.

Brophy, Kopp slam Boulder liberal over war, troops

Senator Greg Brophy (R-Wray) slammed Senator Ron Tupa (D-Boulder) yesterday over Tupa's anti-military, anti-war resolution.

From the Rocky Mountain News:

"If you introduce this, I'm going to come uncorked," Brophy told Tupa on Monday.

Further from the story:

"They are not reading my proposal correctly because it is nonpartisan," Tupa said.

But Republicans say the measure is hypocritical because Tupa and a majority of Democrats joined with Republicans in the 2003 session to support the war.

"I'll have a medic standing by for when you break your ankle jumping off the bandwagon," Brophy told Tupa.

"Dear God, have you talked to these soldiers' parents? They feel these resolutions are undermining their effort in the war," Brophy said. [Emphasis added]

Senator Mike Kopp (R-Littleton), an 82nd Airborne veteran, is introducing a resolution that will be a statement of support for the troops.

“Our service men and women don’t deserve this resolution and shouldn’t be caught in the middle of the political game,” said Kopp.