Posted on 01/08/2010 11:43:40 AM PST by george76
A Democratic lawmaker lost his committee vice chairmanship on Friday after he welcomed Gov. Bill Ritter's decision not to run for re-election.
Casso said "As with most of his decisions in the last four years, the governor is a day late, a dollar short, and without regard except for his own well being and interests."
Democratic House Speaker Terrance Carroll refused to comment on whether the comments prompted him to remove Casso from the vice chairman's seat.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedenverchannel.com ...
Wow! Such discipline.
Are we talking about the democrat party or some party much further to the East?
His comments were the talk of the Capitol, and even Republicans were taken aback.
“I hope my crocodile tears don’t flow too much, or you might actually think I will miss the governor,” Casso said, in a news release Wednesday, the same day Ritter announced he wouldn’t run again because public service was taking a toll on his family.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14149102
This is what happens to “mavericks” in the Dem party.
I don’t suppose it’s for us to cheer him. According to the Denver Post article he was PO’d at the governor for not supporting his measures for more union schwag.
hehe.
Popcorn time. I must admit I thought a ‘pub had said it after reading just the headline. Maybe Gov. Rotter will resign in a snit over this.
Paging Mr. Gingrich.
From what I understand from Coloradans he couldn’t have won again if he ran.
Ritter is toast.
Many in his own party hate him.
Ritter should have re-run to take his beating like a man.
He still outpolls Hickenlooper, however, just not by as much.
This shows shows the split between pro-business and pro-labor Democrats. If Hickenlooper is the guy, then he will be asked his position on this issue. However he answers will alienate one faction or the other.
For what it’s worth, Peter Boyles has been on Ritter’s case almost daily: 5-9:00 AM on KNOW. Maybe CO Democrats cannot get away with everything after all.
http://www.khow.com/pages/boyles.html
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