Maybe. We'll know in 10-14 days. I think Governor Owens will be getting a lot of pressure from the national party to run. Rutt Bridges seems to be an attractive candidate, who's already established himself in the headlines as a "moderate." The Bighorn Institute is left-leaning, but not radical. His business experience makes him credible on fiscal issues, while his liberal social policy makes him appealing to the Democratic base. I don't believe these are reconcileable in the long run. That is, I believe that liberal social policy is more expensive to government. But I don't think it's an inconsistency that most people notice.

Owens was on Hugh Hewitt's show today, and when Hugh asked him what issues most Coloradoans cared about, he sounded for all the world like a candidate, focusing on foreign policy and shying away from environmental issues. Stay tuned.