Obstructionist Republican lawmakers playing partisan brinkmanship at the state Capitol this week kicked political sand into the faces of everyone who lives in the metro area.

Gov. John Hickenlooper called the Legislature back for an extraordinary session this week to fix an embarrassing and critical mistake written inadvertently into a state spending bill earlier this year.

The session failed to produce a solution because the Republican-controlled state Senate pulled a partisan prank that will cost taxpayers time, trouble and a lot of money. Hardest hit, but not alone, are Aurora-metro dwellers. Government agencies shorted by this partisan scam include RTD and a wide range of cultural facilities. Outstate transportation agencies, however, were also sucker-punched by the stunt. 

Some Republicans balked at the special session, using it as either a partisan club to swing at Hickenlooper or a tiresome soap-box for anti-taxers who continue to threaten the safety and welfare of all Coloradans.

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