Accusations of "outside influence" in the selection of a minority leader smack of the current brouhaha involving charges that Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich tried to sell Barack Obama's old Senate seat to the highest bidder -- but the scale is infinitely smaller. Note that the donation the Colorado Chiropractic Association gave to Balmer during the 2008 campaign was $3,250. Blagojevich wouldn't have appointed someone as a bathroom attendant for that kind of coin.
Clearly, Colorado is in the minor leagues when it comes to political scandal. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. -- Michael Roberts