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The Political Post

And now, the obligatory endorsements for this political season. Those not interested in politics in general, or in my politics in particular - feel free to stop reading now.

Welcome, political junkies. Here are my endorsements and supporting rationale for national, regional and local elections.

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National
President Kerry Because of Iraq. Because Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz are scary and need to be shown the door. Because Bush is too stupid to hold the job.

Senate Salazar A brilliant mind and a hard worker. A moderate. Coors isn't as bad a candidate as I thought he'd be at the outset. Still, being in the water business, I know that Salazar will be the finest ever sent to the Senate on western issues of land, water and personal property. Let's not let this opportunity pass us by.

Congress Matsunaka Anyone but Musgrave. She is mean and evil.

Regional
Amendment 34 - Construction Defects Yes This one will go down in flames but I'm voting for it anyway. Here's the way I remember it (some of my details might be fuzzy but I've got the gist of it.) This amendment results from a vicous and dirty campaign to pass a law during the 2003 legislative session. It passed by one vote after a lot of intimidation and dirty tricks by the prevailing side. Some lobbyists said they'd never seen anything like it. The losing side vowed to undo the legislation by bringing a citizen's petition. I have no idea whether what's on the ballot will simply undo what was done in 2003, or if it substitutes something else entirely.

Amendment 35 - Tobacco Tax Yes Might as well charge as much as the other states do. Though I hold no grudges against smokers and find our local smoking ordinances to be petty. (Why not smoke in a bar? Geesh.)

Amendment 36 - Electoral College Still waffling on this one The electoral college sucks. We should get rid of it. But what's the best way to do it? Not sure Colorado should be the guinea pig on this. On the other hand, our state has a history of doing something daring when it comes to electoral reform. Did you know that Colorado was the first state to give women the right to vote? How cool is that?

Amendment 37 - Alternative Energy Yes Because I feel like it.

Local
School District Mill Levy Override Yes Reluctantly, and with irritation.

All other races: straight Democratic ticket. In Weld County, it's the same as not voting.