Republican operatives announced on Monday that they would be officially working to recall State Senator and Senate President Leroy Garcia. A Marine veteran of the Iraq War, Senator Garcia has been an outspoken champion for Pueblo and Southern Colorado. Yet, he's being targeted by Republicans who are still mad that they were defeated in 2018 in the Blue Wave. We were there to call out the sore losers launching this recall:

“As a Marine veteran of the Iraq War, Leroy Garcia served our country with honor. As the State Senator for Pueblo, Leroy has led the charge on innovative legislation to combat the opioid epidemic, and to ensure that veterans can access the proper healthcare they need and opportunities for jobs when they transition into civilian life. This is yet another attempt by Colorado Republicans to steal a Senate seat because they can’t win elections through legitimate means. His community re-elected him overwhelming by over 70% in 2018, and the people of Pueblo will not fall for this shady attempt by right-wing political operatives to overturn their decision.”

We're not alone in this opinion either. The Pueblo Chieftain's typically conservative editorial board sent out released two opinion pieces decrying the sham recall efforts:

EDITORIAL: Don’t undo voters’ will (5/1/19)
The bottom line is, a small group of voters who weren’t successful at the ballot box last year shouldn’t be using the recall process to disrupt the normal workings of government. Recall elections cost taxpayers money and create unnecessary instability.

EDITORIAL: End this recall silliness (7/18/19)
Absent some scandals or demonstrations of monumental incompetence, these recall efforts have to be viewed as what they really are — attempts to undo the will of the voters. The recall supporters are like those kids on the playground who always insisted on a “do-over” every time they lost a game.

Trump Melts Down -- More Than Usual

Despite reports and warnings from economists that the U.S. could be headed towards another recession, President Trump proverbially kept his head in the sand, instead saying that a recession isn't possible because "We’re doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut and they’re loaded up with money."

Yes. You read that right.

Of course, that was only the start of the President's frankly bizarre week (more bizarre than usual). We've all grown accustomed to President Trump's racist and xenophobic remarks, but he took it a step further this week when he stated that any Jewish Americans who vote Democratic show "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty."

CDP Chair Morgan Carroll had something to say about that:

"As a Jewish woman, I cannot begin to express the level of anger and disgust I have over President Trump’s disturbingly ignorant remarks. Considering that Trump himself is not a Jewish man, it is frankly insulting that he would presume to tell Jewish Americans how we should vote, and to basically call us stupid or ‘disloyal’ if we don’t support his party. It boggles the mind that Ken Buck, Cory Gardner, and the Colorado Republican Party continue to go to bat for this man."

Between this statement, and:

• Tweeting quotes that referred to himself as the "King of Israel" and the "second coming of God";
• Literally saying "I am the chosen one" when talking to reporters about his reckless trade war with China;
• Inviting himself to Denmark, then cancelling his trip after the Prime Minister of Denmark rebuffed his "joke" to buy Greenland;
• Claiming that Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes from him to Hillary Clinton; 
• Joking at a Veterans event that he thought about giving himself the Medal of Honor ; 
• Saying that he is "seriously" considering ending birthright citizenship despite 14th Amendment; and
• Tweeting that he "hearby ordered" American companies to stop doing business with China.

Wow. What a week. Is it any wonder that a new AP poll shows that Trump has a 62% disapproval rating?