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Douglas Bruce is a Libertarian.

I don't know if you mean that as a slam or a compliment, but you're wrong in any case.

Douglas Bruce is and always has been a Republican, even if many Republicans in Name Only hate his guts.

I should have said that he is Libertarian in his views. Meaning that he would gladly strip the government down to nothing in revenues. I am conservative but I also believe that there are limits. He does not. This was not a slow grow measure (TABOR), it was a "ratchet the governement down year after year regardless of growth" idea. The $3200 refund that the opponents trumpeted was a total lie. In order for a taxpayer to qualify for $3200 over 5 years, they would have to have been in 16 different special interest groups all at the same time. No person exists in Colorado. Most people's rebate would have been modest- around $40 year. Not exactly enough to fund the increase in gas prices!
The other issue being discussed here is actually the more serious one, IMO- and that is the shift in our state from solidly Republican to , at best 50-50. I blame this on the influx of Californians but I think it is also attributable to a weak state party on our side. Ted Halaby stepped down and we have new leadership but it remains to be seen whether we can regain control of either the house or the senate. Plus, Bill Ritter is running for governor and could be very strong- he is the former DA of Denver and is pro-life.We have some big battles ahead.