Beauprez scrambles for nicknames, relevance

Back in April, I wrote that the Beauprez camp might have a hard time finding a disparaging nickname for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill Ritter. For awhile there, they seemed to be trying to label him "Wrong Way," but all that did was make people remember Beauprez's nickname, Both Ways Bob. Now they're trying out Bill "Spend It All" Ritter, which is hilarious for two reasons:

1. Ritter balanced his budget every year as Denver's district attorney.

2. In congress Beauprez consistently voted to increase our nation's deficit and debt.

Why is the Beauprez campaign in such a state of panic? Maybe it's because Republicans like former state representative Bill Kaufman have jumped ship. From today's Rocky Mountain News:

[Kaufman said,] "The people who run the Republican Party today don't care about business. What this party is about now is God, guns, gays and abortion. They don't care about education, health care or transportation."