Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, right, and his Republican gubernatorial challenger, Bob Beauprez. (Denver Post file photos)
Letap agree that both major-party candidates for governor are nice guys. Beyond that, one promises more of the same while his challenger offers solutions for a brighter future.
Gov. John Hickenlooper has a difficult record to defend. It includes a failed attempt for a billion-dollar annual tax increase and the delayed execution of convicted multi-murderer Nathan Dunlap. The governor has shown time and again he is weak, indecisive and purely political.
Candidate Bob Beauprez has a record of achievement. He has outlined a specific agenda to return Colorado to an age of prosperity, with a can-do attitude. As governor, Beauprez will remove unreasonable regulations which place a burden on business development and in doing so will create more well-paying jobs. He will toughen the criminal laws in Colorado. He will bring meaningful and effective reforms to our schools.
We cannot afford another four years of failed leadership.
R.C. Balink, Colorado Springs
This letter was published in the Oct. 29 edition.
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