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Speculation about Don Marostica changing his political affiliation from Republican to Democrat have abounded now for years. We don’t believe it is likely because Arlen Specter’s situation is very different for many reasons; not the least of which Democrats like Specter. In the case of Marostica, Democrats only like him right where he is – twisting a knife in the back of his fellow Republicans.

Solomon (a local Republican activist) emailed his many friends two weeks ago in preparation of Marostica’s fence mending meeting at Penguin’s coffee shop in Loveland. The email stated the following:

I have been in communication with Rep Don Maroctica’s office to set up a meeting. We will have a meeting with Rep. Don Marostica on the 25 of April 9:00 AM at Penguins. This will give us the opportunity to discuss with him issues that we feel are important to us. I have talked with a lot of you and you have voiced a disapproval with Rep. Don Marostica. This is your opportunity to talk with him face to face. You can email him and let him know what are some of the topics that you would like to discuss at Don@donmarostica.com.

Anyone familiar with Marostica’s city council history knows he abandoned his public service mid-term when it was no longer advantageous for his business. He has clearly given-up on his dreams to run for governor and is now trying to get the best deal he can from Governor Ritter to influence the flow of the federal stimulus dollars.

Marostica came across as a self-impressed bellicose man during Saturday’s meeting who is used to being a big fish in a small pond. His Republican colleagues in Denver are certainly difficult for him to understand. They don’t necessarily put status, power and money ahead of principle when serving in public office. Marostica will never be satisfied with his party’s leadership (from either party) as long as those individuals elevate principle over personal ambitions.

Marostica’s transparent pursuit of prestige and money combined with his lack of refinement and intellect make for an awful legislator regardless of his party affiliation. His absolute abandonment of any guiding principle or philosophy regarding government also make him dangerous to his party.

Loveland needs to expunge itself of this embarrassing episode in representative government when money alone allowed a person who didn’t know the difference between a “legislature” and a “legislator” to represent them in Denver. Marostica continues to refer to himself as a “legislature” in public meetings.

Let this be a lesson that we need better candidate forums and a more rigorous press to ferret out the opportunists from the sincere. As for Republicans, finding a qualified candidate who has more integrity than Don Marostica to serve in public office should be an easy task; nearly everyone in Loveland qualifies.

While Marostica continues to publicly tell the leadership in his party to “go jump in a lake” we are hoping he takes his own advice. If not, the Republican voters in the next primary will certainly be happy to do it for him.

What are your thoughts? Click here to read what Marostica said last Saturday about his colleagues and various issues.

“Now, I know Republicans — really get nervous about that because they have been telling that lie for a long time.”

The above comment by State House Republican Don Marostica started his town hall meeting in Loveland last Saturday off on the wrong foot. Often speaking in a scolding voice, Marostica largely blamed TABOR and Colorado Republicans for the state’s current budget mess. Marostica is the lone Republican looking to remove spending limits imposed by Arveschoug-Bird.

Even fellow moderate Republican and former State Senator Steve Johnson is against Marostica’s current efforts. Johnson, now a Larimer County Commissioner, voted in favor of the CCI (lobby organization for Colorado Counties) opposing SB 228. The bill seeks to remove a 6% spending increase cap that Marostica and the Democratic leadership in the State Legislature are seeking to remove to increase state spending.

See the complete story and audio at LovelandPolitics.com.

Please feel free to comment below – especially if you attended the public meeting in Loveland

Despite threats from Rep. Don Marostica to embarrass her if she does it, Rep. BJ Nikkel has introduced the Taxpayer Transparency Act (HB 09-1288)

It appears as though Marostica promised the governor to drop the bill in exchange for a promise to implement it by executive order but what else did he promise? People are wondering as Marostica appears to be the Democrat’s dancing poodle on the Joint Budget Committee. Only time may tell but there really must be more in it for Marostica.

See our special investigative report on the abandonment by Marostica on an important bill he leveraged heavily to campaign on during his recent re-election to Colorado’s legislature.

Across Colorado, from newspaper stories to blogs to the floor of the Colorado State Legislature, people are talking about Don Marostica’s latest verbal attack on leaders within his own political party. In taking a contrary position Marostica described his fellow Republicans as “Has-beens” and “Losers.”

LovelandPolitics archived stories about Marostica are receiving record numbers of visits as people try and understand who is this guy who appears to be acting so erratically in recent months and ask the question, “was he ever a Republican?”

The answer is complicated. Marostica once told Democrat rival Jodi Radke that he too was a Democrat only Loveland’s high number of Republicans prevented him from running as one. On nearly every issue other than 2nd Amendment, Marostica is an antagonist to his own party. Immigration (he supported HB 1313), Tax and spend, eminent domain and now TABOR are all issues where Marostica is fighting the Republicans.

Here are links to the top 4 stories that people appear to be visiting the most;

1. Marostica Tax Liens
2. Eminent Domain
3. Self-licking Ice Cream Cone
4. Primary Advertisement

Do you have a view on the Marostica Meltdown? How about his dropping the transparency bill and later threatening a colleague who introduced the same measure?

Please feel free to comment here about any of the three previous stories of Marostica running for governor, Kirk Brush stepping down and Chad Washburn campaigning to be the next county surveyor.

Do you think Marostica can be elected governor? Do you support Larry Carillo as head of Larimer County’s Republican Party and who should the Larimer County Commissioners appoint to follow Donnelly in the surveyor’s office?

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