Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Did Mark Udall Duck a Debate to Attend a Boulder Fundraiser with Nancy Pelosi?

An on-the-scene informant tells SvU that Mark Udall skipped an appearance at a candidates lunch debate today in Arvada. The event was hosted by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, and among the sponsors was retiring state senator Sue Windels, D-Arvada.

Bob Schaffer was there, so what more important activity did Mark Udall have to do? His public calendar shows no conflicts.

Perhaps Mark Udall was at the Jared Polis fundraiser in Boulder keynoted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with whom Udall votes 94 percent of the time. After all, Udall might want to thank Pelosi in person for staging a second recorded vote to cover for the fact he missed the crucial vote on energy he promised to make when she thre him under the bus.

Where was Mark Udall today? Inquiring minds want to know. (And bloggers can ask these sorts of questions.) Perhaps some intrepid reader who attended the Polis-Pelosi event in Boulder today can help definitively answer the question.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Frankly, Schaffer could probably use the break. Maybe spend the time familiarizing himself with the initiatives on the ballot so he doesn't look so lost and confused next time around.

Ben DeGrow said...

Yes, as though Mark Udall didn't have problems, too.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/08/number-ballot-measures-trip-udall-schaffer/

Thanks, Matt, for reminding our readers just how thin is your phony veil of impartiality and non-partisanship.