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Editorial: Tipton should spill some SG water he’s carrying
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
http://www.postindependent.com/news/21951121-113/editorial-tipton-should-spill-some-sg-water-hes
Count us as well short of being shocked that a draft bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton on a Thompson Divide natural gas lease swap was largely written by his largest campaign donor.
So it is that Tipton, who has received $39,000 over his congressional career from people associated with SG, which also has worked to defeat his opponents, is representing the Texas-based company’s interests. He can say otherwise, but he just is.
SG and a lobbying firm working on its behalf distributed the proposed language last year, and would be more than delighted if its wording were introduced and became law.
And that’s the point.
Tipton, who’s facing what looks to be a surprisingly tough re-election campaign for an incumbent Republican congressman from a conservative district, is in a bit of a spot over this.
Not just for the sake of his own political future, but for the sake of his district and the recreation economy that the Thompson Divide helps support, Tipton should spill some of that SG water he’s hauling around and mix in a dose of compromise.