The Colorado recall was about more than gun control

From the American Thinker Blog:

In a sprawling state like Colorado much of the law enforcement work is done not by unionized urban police departments run by politically appointed chiefs, but by elected county sheriffs.  County government is pretty much the orphan child of American politics.  The national and regional press rarely covers county government unless it is to denigrate elected county officials as the modern version of Buford T. Justice.  Nor are county-wide races widely polled.  Yet to many Americans, county government represents the government they are mostly likely to encounter every day -- and sheriffs are respected.

After Newtown the Democrat leadership in the Colorado legislature pretty much declared "We don't need no stinkin' sheriff's input on gun control legislation."  The law was passed with little or no direct input from local law enforcement professionals as opposed to gun control activists and appointed bureaucrats.  And why not? The pundits were for it.  The media coverage was positive.  The activists were pouring money into the issue.  Obama himself came and spoke for gun control while surrounded by (all politically appointed) police chiefs and police cadets. 

The arrogance of the State Senate President lead to his own downfall BY IGNORING HIS CONSTITUENTS.