No fair... You forgot the sarcasm tag! ;) I thought you were really blaming it all on his mom there for a minute! Upon reading back through your post ALL THE WAY I see the tone a little differently now... :)
He and I have tangled recently on another Colorado (Boulder) news story - of the predatory ex-judge and his lawyer wife who misused the "adverse possession" law to grab 1/3 of their neighbors' $1 million lot, making it unbuildable and therefore ensuring their view won't be blocked.