How Betsy Markey's Health-Care Vote Is Paying Off
Congresswoman Betsy Markey, who eventually threw her support behind the health-care-reform legislation, raised a whopping $505,000 in the first three months of the year. That's a record, and here's the kicker: The bulk of the money flooded in after the Fourth Congressional District Democrat announced, on March 18, that she would vote for her party's reform bill, according to the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Kyle Saunders, a political scientist at Colorado State University, calls Markey's first-quarter numbers "amazing," adding that her health-care vote "seems to have brought supporters out of the woodwork with cash in hand." If you're a Republican furrowing your brow about now, you might just want to blame Sarah Palin. Markey's campaign says a spike in donations came after Palin, the 2008 vice presidential candidate, posted on Facebook that she was making it a priority to win seats from Markey and 19 other U.S. House Dems from swing districts.
As for the three Republicans vying to challenge Markey in November---Cory Gardner, Tom Lucero, and Dean Madere---they haven't yet said how much they raised in the first quarter of 2010. However, National Journal notes that Gardner quickly raised $75,000 after Markey voted in favor of the bill. Meanwhile, U.S. Senate hopeful Jane Norton, a Republican and former lieutenant governor, has raised $816,000 so far this year, reports CBS4. It's unclear what GOP rival Ken Buck has raised, as well as Dems Michael Bennet, the sitting U.S. senator, and Andrew Romanoff, his primary opponent.
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Excellent 5280 article
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Remembering Walter “Bus” Bergman
Some remember Walter “Bus” Bergman for his many contributions to sports across Colorado over the course of more than half a century. And some remember him for his valor during World War II, when he earned the Bronze Star for heroism during the Battle of Okinawa as a Marine major.
Bergman died yesterday at the age of 89, leaving behind a loving family and a trail of people who have nothing but kind words for the man.
Grand Junction’s Daily Sentinel notes that Bergman is among a small group of people responsible for bringing the Junior College World Series to Grand Junction in 1959, an annual event the city continues to host. He was the director of tournament play when the event began, a position his son, Walter Junior, now holds.
The two are the only father-son duo in the Junior College Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, one of six halls of fame in which Bergman’s name is included among the honorees. The others are the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and the halls of fame at Mesa State College, Fort Lewis College, Colorado State University, and Denver’s North High School.
According to The Denver Post, Bergman was a star three-sport athlete at North and went on to earn letters at Colorado A&M (now CSU) in football, baseball, and basketball. He then became a stellar two-sport coach at Mesa State, compiling a 102-63-9 record in football with three conference championships and a 378-201 record as a baseball coach, earning 20 league titles.
Bergman is survived by his wife, Elinor; two daughters, former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton (also a U.S. Senate candidate) and Judy Black; his son, Walter; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and his half-brother.
Submitted by Wellescent Health Blog (not verified) on Tue, 2010-04-06 19:17.
The real question here is whether people were in favor of health reform or against Palin and her attempts to promote fear by targeting these elected officials. In either case, the message is not one that the Republicans are probably appreciating.
