NEW NICKNAME

Republican Bob Beauprez picked up the nickname "Both Ways Bob" on the gubernatorial campaign trail for waffling on issues.

The guy who beat him, Democrat Bill Ritter, now has his own nickname. Republicans are calling Gov. Ritter "Blue Ribbon Bill" for wanting to set up commissions to study all sorts of issues.

MAKE THEM AN OFFER THEY CAN'T REFUSE

"If you don't vote it, you'll find a horse's head in your bed."

Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton, having a little fun with her license-plate bill to celebrate Italian heritage

NO RESCUES?

Amendment 41, which limits lawmakers to gifts under $50, would prevent search-and- rescue teams from rescuing lawmakers stranded on the top of a mountain, maintains Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany.

Not that that's a bad thing.

"There are a few of my esteemed colleagues I wouldn't mind leaving stuck on a mountain," the Colorado Springs Republican said, with a laugh.

McElhany didn't name names.

LEGISLATOR OF YEAR

State Sen. Moe Keller will be honored at a luncheon today by the Colorado Nonprofit Association as its Legislator of the Year.

The Wheat Ridge Democrat was lauded for her work on behalf of children, people with mental illness and those with developmental disabilities.

• When: 11:30 a.m. today

• Where: Denver's Adams Mark Hotel