Even more Republicans for Ritter

Why are Republicans breaking ranks to endorse Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill Ritter? I'll give you three choices.

A. They like Ritter and trust him with the future of our state. That's the reason Republican Cortez state representative Mark Larson gave in a press release today. He wrote, "I agree with [Ritter's] positions on transportation, water and conservation. He'll restore balance and ethics to state boards and commissions. He'll look out for rural Colorado and represent all of the people of this state. Simply put, he'll be a great governor."

B. Republican gubernatorial nominee Both Ways Bob Beauprez is obsessed - obsessed! - with flip-flopping on the issues. I had to update the Both Ways Bob Watch again yesterday, when I learned that Both Ways Bob has been campaigning at the very community centers that may have been shuttered if he'd gotten his way on Referendum C. If I come down with carpal tunnel syndrome, it's Beauprez's fault.

C. They're trying to take a stand against corruption in their own party. Yesterday, Progress Now Action revealed that a Trailhead Group attorney threatened an activist organization on behalf of Governor Bill Owens. The organization had been trying to determine if Owens was granting state contracts to Trailhead Group donors. The attorney threatened "retaliatory measures" against Democratic leaders if the requests continue.

Um, excuse me? Retaliatory measures? What are they going to do, flip-flop us to death?