Holtzman shows leadership, stupidity

How to feel about guv candidate Mark Holtzman? On the one hand, Holtzman has been campaigning his ass off to defeat C and D while other Republicans like Beauprez and O'Donnell have tried to avoid taking a strong stance. On the other hand, campaigning against C and D shows a basic lack of intelligence.

Holtzman's latest radio ad is a real piece of work, where he lamely attempts to give examples of government pork. The sum total of the cuts he suggests wouldn't buy lunch at Chipotle.

The idea that there is fat in the government is an article of faith among some folks. But while federal pork has ballooned, you can't say the same about Colorado. Owens is a fiscally brutal guy. Refer to my earlier post "Say goodbye" for more on this.

It must be so hard to be a Republican right now. The New Republic reports that 49% of the GOP believes its most important duty is to protect traditional definitions of marriage and the family. It has a sizable contingent of Ayn Rand acolytes that worship the dollar. And it has a bunch of wingnuts that just like bombing small countries. Most of the secular, pro-business types I know are having meltdowns.