Hancock was right on 300, but still doesn't get it

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock was right to campaign against Initiative 300, the "sick time" mandate on private employers that was walloped last night by voters. But despite being right in his opposition, he's playing the go-along-get-along card with the initiative's kooky backers.

Case in point, from today's Denver Post:

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said: "I hope they give consideration to looking at this on a statewide basis. That's really where it belongs."

Mayors are funny when it comes to local control. For pot dispensaries, schools and guns, they want the state to butt out. Though when it comes to pesky liberal activists looking to push their agenda, hello statehouse! It's clear now, if it wasn't before, the mayor's opposition to 300 was a fig leaf to business owners on an issue he knew was already doomed. Given today's comments, he apparently is agnostic (or even supportive?) on the basic public policy question of mandating private contract - just so long as it doesn't politically damage him. Otherwise he'd let this patient die on Denver's operating table, as it should.