Colorado Springs is my new favorite town
There's hope for the CD5 GOP after all. All over the Springs, Republicans are standing up to the wingnuts that have seized control of their party.
Item #1: The rift in the CD5 GOP is making headlines across the nation. Retiring Republican congressman Joel Hefley has refused to endorse the "sleazy" Republican nominee and intimated that he may vote for Democratic nominee Jay Fawcett. Hefley, a strong conservative, has even won kudos on the liberal Daily Kos for his principled stand on this issue.
Item #2: In a shocking move, the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce refused to endorse SD9 incumbent Republican hatemonger David Schultheis. Why? The answers may be found in this PDF on the Schultheis website, where he lashes out against domestic partnerships; targets illegal immigration for harming "education, healthcare, criminal justice, transportation, the environment and nearly every aspect of our society"; and strangely advocates raising taxes to fund surface transportation, but opposes mass transportation because funding it may require tax increases.
On the other hand, the chamber may have been impressed by the Democratic nominee in SD9. Keely Marrs is an ex-army sharpshooter who has spent the last 10 years working in publishing, government and sociology.
Item #1: The rift in the CD5 GOP is making headlines across the nation. Retiring Republican congressman Joel Hefley has refused to endorse the "sleazy" Republican nominee and intimated that he may vote for Democratic nominee Jay Fawcett. Hefley, a strong conservative, has even won kudos on the liberal Daily Kos for his principled stand on this issue.
Item #2: In a shocking move, the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce refused to endorse SD9 incumbent Republican hatemonger David Schultheis. Why? The answers may be found in this PDF on the Schultheis website, where he lashes out against domestic partnerships; targets illegal immigration for harming "education, healthcare, criminal justice, transportation, the environment and nearly every aspect of our society"; and strangely advocates raising taxes to fund surface transportation, but opposes mass transportation because funding it may require tax increases.
On the other hand, the chamber may have been impressed by the Democratic nominee in SD9. Keely Marrs is an ex-army sharpshooter who has spent the last 10 years working in publishing, government and sociology.
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