The Wall Street Journal
Denver voters decided not to roll out the red carpet for space aliens, soundly rejecting a ballot initiative that would have required the city to establish an Extra Terrestrial Affairs Committee. Even before the results came in, UFO buff Jeff Peckman, who ran the campaign for Initiative 300, was philosophical about the voters’ verdict on his plan for the city to study reports of UFOs and develop protocols for welcoming aliens to the Mile High City.
A ballot initiative in Washington state that would privatize liquor sales and overhaul beer- and wine-distribution rules is trailing 52% to 48% with more than half the votes tallied. The ballot measure enjoyed the financial support of wholesale-club giant Costco Wholesale Corp. and received additional funding from such retailers as Safeway Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. But an opposition campaign called “Protect Our Communities” received contributions from groups representing brewers Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and MillerCoors LLC, as well as the nation’s beer distributors.
Congressional Democrats are working to salvage their health-care overhaul. If they pull it off, Jon Caldara stands ready to derail them. Mr. Caldara, a veteran Republican organizer, hopes that the GOP victory in the Massachusetts Senate race on Tuesday will kill the overhaul before it ever reaches President Barack Obama’s desk. But should Democrats manage to get a bill through, Mr. Caldara intends to mobilize state voters to block it””at least within the confines of Colorado. “We want this state to be an ObamaCare-free zone,” Mr. Caldara said.