Owens, Rowland get jobs they shouldn't have

Yesterday, I mentioned Bill Owens' support for Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's 2008 bid for the Presidency. The Denver Post reports Owens has gone a step further and joined Romney's team as a senior advisor.

It seems like an odd fit. Romney has tried to position himself as a conservative alternative to John McCain. Owens has been ostracized by the GOP base for his support of Referendum C in 2005. Plus, in 2006 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter often used Romney's healthcare plan as evidence that states could guarantee healthcare to all citizens. Owens' hand-picked successor, Bob Beauprez, didn't jump on the Romney bandwagon until much later.

I saw on SquareState that "Grand Junction NBC affiliate KKCO has hired GOP Lt. Gov. Candidate Janet Rowland to cover the state legislature"

This hire makes even less sense. Rowland said some things in 2006 that would convince any rational observer that live TV might not be a good idea for her. And her longtime involvement in partisan politics creates a major conflict of interest for KKCO.