It’s the opening day of the Colorado State Legislature and the Democrat spin machine is already hard at work in trying to recast the horrific 2013 legislative session that jeopardized the re-election of their prized politician liberal Governor John Hickenlooper and that decimated their polling numbers.
Here are just a few examples:
Perhaps the SEIU missed the entire 2013 legislative session and the ass kicking they received in November?
2013 was a good year for progressives in #coleg. Let’s keep that going in 2014. #COunite
— SEIU Local 105 (@SEIU105) January 8, 2014
Perhaps Dems haven’t stepped outside of Denver lately. S.B. 252 is widely hated everywhere that’s not Denver. Myopic much?
.@RepDelGrosso seems to be forgetting that support of #SB252 is widespread across CO http://t.co/T9zAzCtASp @DurangoHerald #COleg #renewCO
— ConservationColorado (@ConservationCO) January 8, 2014
And, then, there was that time that a trial lawyer tried to pass legislation that would benefit trial lawyers (we’re talking to you, Senate President Morgan Carroll).
Pres. Carroll says ppl don’t like politicians. Calls for defying expectations. “Let’s not be self serving; let’s be public serving.” #coleg
— CO Senate Democrats (@COSenDem) January 8, 2014
Of course, who could forget last year when Democrats rammed countless bills through the legislature without any Republican support. Oh. Apparently, Sen. Carroll. And, Speaker Mark Ferrandino.
Now @MorganLCarroll ticking off list of Rs crossing aisle to work with Ds on bills in 2013 – in effort to play up bipartisanship. #coleg
— Ed Sealover (@ESealoverDenBiz) January 8, 2014
@MarkFerrandino concludes by highlighting last sessions bipartisan work and importance of working together to move Colorado forward #coleg
— COHouseDems (@COHouseDem) January 8, 2014
Pretty sure this was a straight party-line vote. Maybe this was sarcasm?
.@MarkFerrandino: “Glad to see bipartisan support,” for pieces of last year’s ed overhaul bill. Voters rejected tax hike to enact it. #coleg
— Brandon Rittiman (@BrandonRittiman) January 8, 2014
The Denver Post political editor Chuck Plunkett must agree.
Press getting dinged in both chambers for missing the rich bipartisanship of 2013. #coleg #copolitics — Chuck Plunkett (@chuckplunkett) January 8, 2014
Maybe too much doesn’t equal overreach in Democratic talking points? We don’t know. We give up.
. @MorganLCarroll: while Congress was criticized for doing too little last yr, some questioned if #coleg did too much. She says no. #coleg — Megan Verlee (@CPRverlee) January 8, 2014