I met with Ken “wasko” Waskiewicz, who is running for U.S. Representative in the 4th District of Colorado.  He’s running as an independent and has a wife and eight-month-old daughter.  He told me having the baby motivated him to make the world a better place. Thus the run. (We often explain that Liz and I are running as concerned parents from the Midwest.)  Ken has been stumping the past several months, going door-to-door in his free time.  His father, Ed, has knocked on 3,000 doors himself for his son.  Ken is campaigning on a platform that includes, among other things: term limits for all in D.C.; stopping wasteful government spending; a flat tax; reducing the National Debt…  Ken’s father used to have an immigration consulting business in Alaska and said his belief is immigrants should come here on a three year work visa.  At the end of that time, if things went well, the person would be eligible for citizenship.   Note:  The other night in Berthod, Colorado, I talked with a Republican who said that people who believe in amnesty for illegal immigrants — “… should offer to sponsor one.”  [Our campaign believes in amnesty for many who are here because of poverty and political oppression.  Helping them seems the essence of the gospel message.]  Note 2:  Bumper sticker sighting in Ft. Collins, Colorado:  Proud member of the right wing conspiracy