Out of Blue Ribbon?

Just into the second year of his first term, Bill Ritter seems to have used up his quota of blue ribbon but hasn't lost the "appoint a committee" urge.

Now, it is a "Jobs Cabinet."

The group, whose aim is to align the skills of workers with the needs of
companies, will have 35 to 40 members, led by Lyons, Qwest executive Teresa
Taylor and Trinidad State Junior College President Ruth Ann Woods.

This morning, the Denver Post editorialized that we need high Federal gasoline taxes to discourage consumption. Perhaps we could just settle for fewer and smaller blue ribbon panels.