Wednesday, February 2, 2005

Weblogs sysrick.com: "We also serve who sit and surf." Thanks to 2020 Hindsight for the link. 6:25:08 PM

Iraqi Election Juan Cole: "Religious Shiites claim victory." 6:05:23 AM

2004 Presidential Transition Daily Kos: "Salazar, the pro-torture Democrat from Colorado." Ouch. Update: MakesMeRalph: "Ken Salazar remains undecided on how he will vote on the Gonzales nomination...Call 303-455-7600 and ask him to vote NO!" 6:02:43 AM

Happy Birthday Ayn Rand Ayn Rand was born on this date in 1905. 5:57:34 AM

Denver November 2006 Election Here's an article from the Denver Post about State Treasurer Mike Coffman's entry into the Governor's race [February 2, 2005, "Treasurer lays groundwork for governor bid"]. From the article, "The 48-year-old Republican launched an exploratory committee that will raise money for his likely candidacy. The Aurora resident and self-described 'pragmatic conservative' was elected to Colorado's House of Representatives in 1988. He served in the state Senate from 1995 to 1998, when he was elected to his first of two terms as treasurer, overseeing the state's finances." Colorado Pols is highlighting Coffman in a live (sort of) Q&A today on the weblog. Update: Egg on my face. The Q&A above was with Marc Holtzman not Mike Coffman. It was early ... Thanks to a Curious Stranger for letting me know. 5:47:46 AM

State of the Union President Bush will deliver his 2005 State of the Union address tonight. The primary subjects are expected to be Social Security privatization and the spread of democracy around the world. Blogs for Bush is creating a list of live SOTU bloggers. Here's a list of SOTU bloggers from TalkLeft. There may not be much overlap with the Blogs for Bush list. Update: Funny but close to the line. Josh Marshall says that tonight is the start of President Bush's Bamboozlepalooza tour. Update: BeSpacific: "Portal for live blogging of State of the Union Address." 5:38:01 AM

2008 Presidential Election Only four candidates remain in the race for DNC Chair, according to the AP via the Rocky Mountain News [February 2, 2005, "Democrat race narrows to Dean, 3 others"]. They are Howard Dean, Simon Rosenburg, Tim Roemer and Donnie Fowler. 5:29:52 AM

Colorado Water Snowpack is averaging 114% of normal compared to 88% last year at this time, according to the Rocky Mountain News [February 2, 2005, "Basins basking in snow"]. From the article, "Still, regions critical to Front Range water supplies, though improving, remain drier than average. Denver and Aurora's watersheds, for instance, registered 83 percent and 86 percent of average, respectively, as of late January...Eight major river basins comprise the state's watershed. As of Feb. 1, the San Juan and Upper Rio Grande basins in southwestern Colorado had the most abundant snow, both registering 154 percent of average, according to the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service. The South Platte, which supplies roughly half of metro Denver's water, was the driest in the state, registering 84 percent of average. The other major supplier to metro Denver, the Colorado River basin, was 103 percent of average. Snowpack: Gunnison 143; Upper Colo. 122; South Platte 84; North Platte 92; Yampa/White 92; Arkansas 113; Upper Rio Grande 154; San Juan 154; Statewide 114." Cortez Journal: "The combined average of the San Miguel, Animas, San Juan and Dolores river basins was at 156 percent of normal Monday afternoon." 5:21:13 AM

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