Karen McCormick won the only debate the 4th Congressional District will have. We don’t say that just ’cause we agree with her. — On October 6, 2018, in Longmont’s Stewart Auditorium, Democratic challenger Karen McCormick faced off against incumbent Ken Buck in the only debate (they say) to be held between the two candidates for Representative to the US House in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. Though both principles maintained an air of civility…

Why Win The Fourth Colorado is not making a recommendation on the 2500-foot Setbacks proposal. — That’s right, WTF Colorado, the irreverent maverick outfit that’s been shouting out its digital opinion at you for well over a year now, is keeping mum on Proposition 112. We have recommendations on every other proposed Constitutional Amendment and Statute on the ballot. Why are we silent on this one…

Never the most popular kid in the class, is there anything Buck won’t do or say to get into the “in” group? — Ken Buck thinks of himself as an Alpha Male. He’s known to be a follower of Ayn Rand, like Paul Ryan and Rand Paul. He probably got into her at Princeton, where the privileged scions of moneyed Republicans like Ken clanned up and told themselves they were the nation’s natural…

The international events of the past few weeks have raised the stakes. In 2018, all elections are must-win elections. Not just for the left, not for Democrats, but for all persons of conscience and good will. For democracy. So take nothing for granted. Just get out there and find the votes. Here’s where to look. — “Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election are disgraceful. We should work to improve American relations with our adversaries, but not at the cost of our nation’s soul.” — Kenneth Buck (R, Fourth Congressional District, Colorado)

How Karen McCormick can beat Ken Buck in 2018 — The primary is over and we have our candidate. In the [so-called] Year of the Woman, the Democrats and Unaffiliated voters of Colorado’s 4th Congressional District have chosen a woman as their champion to defeat Ken Buck this November. Now it’s time to get serious. Just how serious do we…

We are not the enemy. — The Primary is over. Here in Colorado, now we know who our Democratic candidates will be in the general election this November. Now we have one thing left to do. Vote for them. Okay, it isn’t quite that easy. We have to gain name recognition. We have to persuade unaffiliated…

A military obligation that all of us share. — Fifty years ago it was 1968. The war in Vietnam was in full swing. So were the anti-war protests. Sometimes we say that Vietnam was the first war won by civilians. …

Lately, Our Man finds Discretion the Better Part of Valor — This won’t be the first time we’ve pointed out certain inconsistencies between what Ken Buck says, and how he votes. The biggest example, of course, is that Buck claims to hate the National Debt more than anything. Yet he voted for the Trump Tax Scam bill, which gives tax cuts…

Just like the Smartphone, the Ford Pickup, and the Porkpie Hat — When we say something is part of the culture, we mean it’s hard to imagine life without it. Most of us feel half-dressed and uneasy if we find we’ve left the house without our smartphone. It’s a necessity. Can’t do without it. It’s hard to imagine, but Apple unveiled the…