How far does the reach of one community's politics go?
In the case of the 10th Judicial District, statewide.
DA Bill Thiebaut and Pueblo Commissioner Jeff Chostner are in a heated and rapidly turning into a bloodbath race for District Attorney in the 10th.
Thiebaut is also the Democrat that's been taking no prisoners in the statewide congressional redistricting battle. He's brutally outspoken, cutthroat in his politics, far, far left in the political world and obvious to us as holding high political ambitions.
Pueblo is located in the third congressional district which is 'our' district over here in Pitkin and Garfield counties. We all share Congressman Scott Tipton (R-Cortez).
Thiebaut, as District Attorney, started off as a very bright star for the democrats. His tenure as D.A. in the 10th has grown to be one of the most criticized and scrutinized in the state. Any news print, blog post statewide or radio interview holds a great deal of uncertainty that he will win against Chostner. The race at this point, has already reached deep personal attacking and brutal exchanges.
With still a year to go before the 10th Judicial District will have peace again.
Thiebaut, in our view, is an interesting guy to try and figure out. On one hand, he seems to have no care or concern for the integrity of how he and his staff appear to the public. On the other hand, he seems to err on the side of caution such as in his latest decision to appoint a special prosecutor to stave off any concerns of potential mistrial. The battle between Thiebaut, his staff and defense attorneys is epic with few to no cases running smoothly.
A fact that Republicans are all over him on as he helps lead the way in the congressional redistricting battles.
"The mother of all wars" is a saying launched by the Koch brothers a few months back.
The reference was to the Presidential election in November 2012.
We disagree.
"The mother of all wars" started some time ago and its battlefield of choice is every local political arena in the nation.
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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
