Grossman won't run for re-election

There has been speculation on coloradopols for weeks. And now Democratic State Senator Dan Grossman has made it official. He will not seek re-election. Meanwhile, the Rocky Mountain News breathlessly fawns over four young "rock stars" from the Republican party.

This is the first year in a long time when I felt that the Democratic bench was deeper than the Republican bench. In the governor's race, for instance, the Democrats could run any of several great candidates without hurting the state or the party. The Republicans, on the other hand, had to pluck their candidate, Bob Beauprez, away from the U.S. House, where he had a seat on the Ways and Means Committee. This prompted the The Denver Post to say Beauprez "abandoned his responsibilities to the people of Colorado."

Now Grossman is out. And the Republicans are making celebrities out of their state legislators. I hope the Democrats can find some bright young "rock stars" of their own.