Douchebag of the Week

Colorado State Rep. Douglas Bruce, R-Colorado Springs, the second Republican representative from Colorado Springs to distinguish himself in this space. Residents must be thrilled about how they are being represented.

Disparaging remarks aimed at migrant workers got resident House rabble-rouser Douglas Bruce banned from speaking on a temporary-worker bill today.

"We don't need 5,000 more illiterate peasants in the state of Colorado," Bruce, R-Colorado Springs, told the chamber to an audible gasp.