I’m hearing that the Denver Post is putting together a big hit piece on Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, featuring conservatives who complain that he’s going native and liberals who think he’s a right-wing maniac. I’m something of an Owens fan — I wrote an article that became an NR cover story a few years ago calling him “America’s Best Governor.” I still think he deserves that title, even though he’s got some strong competition from Jeb Bush of Florida and Mark Sanford of South Carolina. I’d also like to see him use what’s left of his second term to make it as good as his first one.