Andy McElhany

Another day, another list of name GOP endorsements for Wil Armstrong.

The 6th Congressional District Republican candidate was endorsed Thursday by:

• Former Secretary of State Gigi Dennis
• RNC committeeman Mark Hillman
• 2006 GOP gubernatorial candidate Marc Holtzman
• State Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany
• Former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton
• Former state Director of Higher Education Rick O'Donnell
• Former state Director of Natural Resources Greg Walcher

In the last 18 months, this self-described American “hero” has gone from state representative to state senator to congressional candidate. As the Sanjaya of the GOP lineup, however, his theatrics (or his hair) won’t be able to carry him where substance is required.

The majority and minority leaders from both legislative chambers will unveil legislation tomorrow calling for the use of paper ballots at polling places for the 2008 elections.

The bill would also provide for early or absentee voting, as well as federally mandated electronic voting machines for the disabled, a press release stated.  read more »

With Bill Owens’ financial surrogate Bruce Benson in line to possibly take the job as CU president, the Inside Edge has been looking over the leadership in the GOP to try to figure out who really runs the party.

If you’re a Democrat you have to be pretty happy with how it lines up.    read more »

On Monday night Tom Tancredo took the opening steps in his drive to become US Senator in 2010 by hosting a “social” for various legislators at Strings, an Italian restaurant at 1700 Humbolt Street in Denver, along with lobbyist Steve Durham.

Durham apparently acted as a kind of a host and master of ceremonies.  read more »

Some people call them centrists – others see them as opportunists or traitors:  it’s the group of Colorado politicians who have been viewed, from time to time, by members of their own party as ideologically-challenged.  For some, it’s not so much that they don’t have any philosophic underpinnings -- it just that they like themselves way too much to tie themselves to a mere political party. For others, it’s that they have philosophic underpinnings that go against their party.

Here’s a look at our top-ten? Traitors or centrists?  We’ll let you decide: