U.S. Senate.

• Author: Buck, Ken
• Position: [ColoradoBIZ] ENDORSEMENTS

We endorse Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck because he's placed a higher priority than his opponent on improving the plight of small business, which he correctly deems to be the engine of economic recovery.

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Buck faces incumbent Michael Bennet in one of the most competitive races in the country. Bennet, who received President Obama's endorsement in the Democratic primary, was appointed to fill out the U.S. Senate term when Ken Salazar was named U.S. interior secretary.

While Buck has consistently campaigned for minimal federal government with regard to fiscal policy, he also has shown sensibility in conceding that the financial reform bill will give regulators the tools to get banks to lend money to small businesses in down economic cycles, when they need it most.

It's no small matter that electing Buck also would send a message to the Obama administration and Democrat-predominant House and Senate that there will be a political price to pay for reckless spending at the expense of individual taxpayers and businesses.

Buck's campaign has largely hinged on curtailing deficit spending, and he's taken some tough stances on that front. The...