Marc Holtzman on the cover of Westword

Conservative Coloradolib readers, prepare to get happy. This week's Westword features a ginormous (For the pop-culture challenged, follow this link.) cover story about Marc Mad Dog Holtzman and his ongoing war with his Republican primary opponent, Both Ways Bob Beauprez. For those not inclined to read the article, it goes like this:

Marc Holtzman likes Ronald Reagan. He has a crush on Ronald Reagan. He's defending Ronald Reagan, he loves Ronald Reagan, he wants to have, like, ten thousand of Ronald Reagan's babies. (For the pop-culture challenged, follow this link.)

Seriously, it's a very good article, which portrays Holtzman as an idealist whose accomplishments and talents aren't quite up to the standards set by his hero.

It's almost impossible for me to choose which of the GOP candidates is worse. I disagree with Marc Holtzman on, well, everything, but Westword's article at least makes him sound almost niavely sincere. Whereas Both Ways Bob is a waffly politician who seems to be a puppet of his GOP handlers.

Fortunately there's Democratic candidate Bill Ritter, who bundles Beauprez's experience, Holtzman's optimism, and former vice-presidential candidate John Edward's populism.