The Colorado Rockies... the fluke that brought hope and heart-ache to the Mile-High city... After an amazing streak to come from 4 1/2 games back in the wildcard, going 21 of 22 to make it to the world series, the Rockies fell to the baseball Juggernaut called the Boston Red Sox.For better or for worse, I saw a football city become a baseball town overnight, and I loved every minute of it. Originally from Seattle, which is a baseball town indeed, it was odd to see a half filled stadium and fans that did not know how to cheer... enter the winning streak, and viola! It was like being in baseball heaven...
But baseball comes with high AND low points... and getting swept in the World Series is a very low point!
However, there is hope for the Rockies... the increased name recognition and appeal will bring more money to the ball club, and maybe, just maybe, we can afford some solid pitchers!
And now the chaos... Tom Tancredo has announced that he will not seek re-election in the Colorado House District CD-6... my district. This brings chaos because every state senator in the district is jockeying for this seat, which will leave a number of state senate seats up for grabs... This means that a number of state representatives are looking for that promotion and will surely put their names in the hat, leaving state representative seats in question.As if 2008 wasn't going to be hectic enough, now Douglas county (and other south of Denver counties) are going to be scrambling to not lose any more seats to the liberal democrats.
Tom Tancredo has been a beacon of conservative hope in Colorado, and his absence will surely be felt nationally and locally.
My hope is that he throws his name in the hat for the Colorado Senate seat and challenges Bob Schaffer in the primaries. This could be the key to beating Mark Udall, and maintaining a 1-1 Democrat/Republican split in the Colorado US Senate. Or perhaps, due to his extended bid for the White House, he will hold off on a Senate run in an attempt to unseat liberal Ken Salazar in 2010. Either way, I say "RUN TOM RUN!"
Look to 2010 - Tancredo would make a better challenger to Salazar. We have the best candidate for 2008 right now, who is already playing catch-up on the fundraising front.
ReplyDeleteBen - Agreed... however, it is hard to feel 100% about Bob just yet because he has failed to comment on some pretty important issues. I think the world of Bob, and know that he is a strong candidate... but perhaps some internal pressure may propel him a bit.
ReplyDeleteEither way, it is essential that we keep this senate seat, and I am working 100% to see that Douglas County comes out overwhelmingly in favor of Bob!