As the anticipated budget shortfall finally makes itself known, Governor Ritter who has so far done nothing but spend money and try and figure out sneaky ways to increase taxes, decides to live within the states means.
Meanwhile back at the ranch, radical appointees to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission have been busy drafting new rules that will have a negative effect on the energy industry jobs keeping our head above water.
And through it all, our local House district 55 representative, who can't finish a sentence without pointing out he is the joint budget Chairman -- seems to have no responsibility.
His campaign is predicated on how much power he has, with no worse resposibility for the screw ups.
He is after all, Chairman of the majority party BUDGET committee. Click anywhere on the posting to go to the Rocky Mountain news story.
