Beauprez flap in New York Times

Thanks to Tovah for tipping me off to the fact that the "Both Ways Bob headed to the pokey" mess made the NY Times today:

The governor has asked the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to expedite its investigation. Use of the federal criminal database for any purpose other than law enforcement is a crime punishable by fines and up to a year in prison.

The same story has been picked up by The Washington Post and ABC. It's authored by Colorado-based AP reporter Steven K. Paulson, who has been called out before for spinning the Colorado governor's race in Beauprez's favor.

But the fact that the story has gone national proves that it isn't being driven by the Ritter campaign or the bloggers anymore.

As of right now, Beauprez should be less worried about how he's going to get into the governor's mansion. And more worried about how he's going to stay out of jail.