The more I read about Governor Owens, the more I like him. I hope he becomes a national figure in the GOP, hopefully Hillary doesn't have his FBI file or if she does that he's squeaky clean.
He has been my pick for '08 since I first heard of him.
Not gonna happen. I used to be a big fan of the Guv. But recently, he separated from his wife of many years, leaving her with two teenage sons to raise on her own. He has been seen at very public events with a sweet young thang on his arm while still asks Frances (his wife) to make appearances as first lady. Even worse, other, much more serious, and somewhat credible rumors about moral issues are repeated authoritatively by folks reasonable high in the party here in Colorado.
Then he mishandled the US Senate situation here badly when Ben Nighthorse Campbell retired. First, Owens endorsed Bob Schaffer and then yielded to White House pressure and conducted a very public search for anyone but Schaffer (Schaffer is a real conservative who doesn't drink white house cool aid on Bush's stupider domestic policy lurches to the left).
His inability to handle this situation well left the party greatly weakened in a crucial Senate race. The upshot, Owens got a very, very cool reception at the recent Repub State Assembly.
He used to have the Golden touch. But he can't seem to get anything right these days. And squeaky clean he ain't.