Some good battles!

I don't usually focus much on state issues, but Colorado's governor and U.S. senator races this year are really heating up. My fellow blogger at Kingdom Triangle, Cliff Stewart, recently skewered the GOP in this blog post. Yet, is there any better vehicle available than the GOP to achieve the economic, libertarian and social goals embraced by people in the conservative coaliton nationally and here in Colorado?

Ross Perot gave us Bill Clinton. Who will Tom Tancredo give us? He has issued a challenge to the two flawed Republican candidates running against Democrat John Hickenlooper for governor: since neither of you can defeat Mayor Hickenlooper, please announce by noon on Monday, that after the primary next month, if poll results indicate that you will lose, you will drop out of the race and let the GOP appoint a strong candidate who can win in November. He said that if they do not accept his challenge, then he will personally enter the race Monday afternoon.

Politically astute radio personality Craig Silverman speculated that Tom will function as a kingmaker, and that after the August primary some highly respected member of the GOP, such as former Senator Hank Brown or former Congressman Bill Armstrong or former Governor Bill Owens will step forward to save the day for the GOP in the governor's race.

As I have written previously, this year the most noteworthy GOP candidates nationally are women. Sarah Palin has raised huge amounts of money for herself and other GOP candidates. Sharron Angle may topple Harry Reid in Nevada. Congresswoman Michelle Bachman of Minnesota is always right out front on every major issue that comes up on the national scene.

Here in Colorado one of the senate candidates is a woman, Jane Norton. Smooth and attractive, she has a lot of experience in high-level positions in Colorado. Her opponent is the District Attorney in the geographically largest county in Colorado, rural Weld County. His name is Ken Buck. Buck has a good record fighting against illegal immigration. The largest city in Weld County is Greeley, which has mysteriously drawn L.A. gangstas bringing to Colorado illegal guns and drugs imported from Mexico.

Colorado's GOP chairman, Dick Wadhams, challenged Tancredo to go head-to-head with him on the Caplis-Silverman radio talk show. Tancredo did not accept the invitation. Instead, he was on Fox News today talking about impeaching Barack Obama. Wadhams said the gubernatorial race should not be about Barack Obama, but about the record of the current Colorado Governor, Democrat Bill Ritter. Wadhams also wants candidates who will draw distinctions between themselves and the record of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper.

By talking about impeaching Obama, Tancredo can get lots of national media attention, and bring in huge amounts of money from conservatives across America who financed his run for the presidency in 2008. He also advocates legalizing marijuana, which is an issue that will subtract from liberal Hickenlooper's voter base.

Stay tuned!