What ever happened to Colorado?

"A year from now, it will all be over. We will know who the new president will be. We will know who will control the House and the Senate. But what will our country look like? Can we survive this next election with tempers and temperaments running red hot?"

Anyone here a fan of Colorado? I am - or should I say I was. Going out west was a ritual of my family when I was a boy. I LOVED California. I wanted to live there. But after going to Estes Park a couple of times, I thought living in Colorado would have been kind of cool also. Back in the 50's the roads, out west were tough, and the people were few. I loved the mountains and the green valleys. But - that was then, and this is now.

As an adult, I have been to Colorado and California a few times. Sometimes on business, sometimes on vacation. Both states had changed quite a bit since I was a boy. Every year there was less and less about California which I found alluring. But I had hope for Colorado. That is - until the state went from purple to blue, and the potheads had enough oomph to get weed legalized. That was the start of the slow slide into the abyss.

What happened yesterday in the Colorado Supreme Court, however, really took the cake. We are now in dangerous territory. To not allow a person to be on the state ballot, just because you don't like that person - is un-American. To say that Donald Trump was part of the J6 "insurrection" is really a bridge too far. Has Trump been convicted of any J6 crimes? Of course not. So, to use that as an excuse to keep him off the ballot was nothing more than a canard.

The Colorado Supremes put a stay on this order until January 4th. Then the ballots will be printed up. In my opinion, one on three things will happen: Thing One - This will be on the express train to the US Supreme Court. SCOTUS will do a quick review and strike it down. Thing Two - SCOTUS will take a pass on ruling on this (state's rights issue), and the other Republican candidates will have their names removed from the ballot out of protest. Thing Three - SCOTUS takes a pass, and the Colorado ballots are printed up with all names but Trump on them. Trumps approval goes even higher, and then all hell might let loose.

A year from now, it will all be over. We will know who the new president will be. We will know who will control the House and the Senate. But what will our country look like? Can we survive this next election with tempers and temperaments running red hot? Elections used to solve things. No longer. The animus towards Donald Trump on the left runs red hot. The love and loyalty for Donald Trump withing his base also runs red hot.

Get the picture? This next election will solve nothing, except it will save the economy and our borders, should Trump win. However, should Biden win again, by hook or by a crook, Katie bar the door...