By | Columnist for The Denver PostPresident Donald Trump is burning down the GOP after radicalizing his believers and inciting a violent, deadly insurrection.To save themselves, Republicans cannot minimize Jan. 6 or the events leading up to it.Investigators must determine if the armed rebellion was a premeditated and organized coup attempt instigated by our commander-in-chief in direct violation of the Constitution.There’s some evidence it was. Trump summoned his supporters to Washington, promising it “will be wild.”What started out as pursuing dubious claims of “rigged” elections, morphed...…By | Columnist for The Denver PostPresident Donald Trump is burning down the GOP after radicalizing his believers and inciting a violent, deadly insurrection.To save themselves, Republicans cannot minimize Jan. 6 or the events leading up to it.Investigators must determine if the armed rebellion was a premeditated and organized coup attempt instigated by our commander-in-chief in direct violation of the Constitution.There’s some evidence it was. Trump summoned his supporters to Washington, promising it “will be wild.”What started out as pursuing dubious claims of “rigged” elections, morphed...WW…

By | Columnist for The Denver PostGeorge Washington warned us.On the eve of the most important election of my lifetime, America continues to be ripped apart by hateful partisanship and petty political tribalism.Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was correct in recently describing the Senate elections as a “knife fight in an alley.” That same metaphor describes the way our nation is governed too.Politicians too often choose party over country, acrimony over unity, and posturing to win the next election cycle over doing the right thing.And, as Americans and businesses struggle with the...…By | Columnist for The Denver PostGeorge Washington warned us.On the eve of the most important election of my lifetime, America continues to be ripped apart by hateful partisanship and petty political tribalism.Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was correct in recently describing the Senate elections as a “knife fight in an alley.” That same metaphor describes the way our nation is governed too.Politicians too often choose party over country, acrimony over unity, and posturing to win the next election cycle over doing the right thing.And, as Americans and businesses struggle with the...WW…