Colorado Progressive » John McCain http://coloradoprogressive.com Colorado & The Nation Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tancredo Crabby Over Norton/McCain Power Brokerage http://coloradoprogressive.com/2009/09/15/tancredo-crabby-over-norton-mccain-power-brokerage/ http://coloradoprogressive.com/2009/09/15/tancredo-crabby-over-norton-mccain-power-brokerage/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:16:58 +0000 Matt Plavnick http://coloradoprogressive.com/?p=145 Two weeks ago I posted on the NSRC’s involvement in Jane Norton’s pending Senate run and the corresponding conservative discord in the state. Seems that topic is just not ready to go away. This week’s installment sponsored by Tom Tancredo. From the Denver Post:

Former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton will announce her candidacy for the U.S. Senate today, much to the chagrin of retired U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo.

Tancredo said he would not have had a problem if Norton earlier this year had called fellow Republicans statewide to say she wanted to run for the office and outlined her reasons.

Instead, he charged that Norton in recent weeks got talked into running by Arizona Sen. John McCain, a Norton family friend and political ally.

“Does John McCain have a right to do that? Sure. Do I have a right to (complain) about it? You bet,” Tancredo said in an interview Monday night. “Jane Norton is a nice lady who I like. End of story. But I fear she is not ready for prime time.”

Tom Tancredo, finally, has given me something to laugh about. The former U.S. representative and 2008 presidential candidate is upset because Norton never called to ask his blessing. Apparently Jane Norton, John McCain, and just about everybody but Tom Tancredo recognizes the value of Tom Tancredo’s blessing.

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