I halfway favored him when he first ran for Mayor (though I could not vote in Denver elections) since he was a "businessman" and more likely to have his head grounded in reality... as opposed to the previous Mayors, like Webb.
But it soon became apparent, as AJ Dual noted, that his mode of operation was "weak attempt(s) at trying to straddle the middle ground," or to postpone decisions endlessly. His wishy-washiness as governor became all too obvious when he was wringing his hands over the death penalty decision.
I see him as being in conflict between his own slightly conservative outlook and his desire to toe the party line for the purposes of re-election. I'm sure he's looking at a Senatorial bid sometime in the future, and relying on the party machine to get him elected.
If he had been his "own man" instead of constantly sucking on the party's big tits, he might have fared better in the public's eye.
He's a Party "Momma's Boy."
He should go back to brewing beer or being a geologist again.
Terry
