Hear no evil, see no evil and cover up all evil Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, an Obama Democrat who is running for governor of Colorado, rarely comes out of his bubble to infect voters with his opinions and plans. But he has made a big statement with his mishandling of Denver’s rogue cops. For voters like me who are just beginning to pay attention to Hickenlooper, the first impression is devastating.

Even the liberal 

Denver Post columnist, Susan Greene, has been sickened by Bubble Hick’s display of cowardice and callusness. In today’s column, Mayor Hickenlooper asleep at the wheel in cop cases, Greene tapped out these bitter observations about the man who probably is the next governor of Colorado:

In a week when his law enforcers were under fire for callous prevarications, this was Hick’s attempt to downplay: “Homicide, in this context, I’m sure you guys all realize this, it doesn’t mean criminal activity, or criminal act. It just means there was another person involved, in contact with the person, that might have been contributing as a cause of death.”

Way to jive, Mr. Mayor.

Hickenlooper is showing that when it comes to law and order and his career, he looks out for number one—himself.

He is showing that if it’s the cops and government versus weak individuals, he looks out for the cops and government, not innocent victims.

Hickenlooper is showing that when it comes to politics, he takes care of his primary supporters. They include the police union and cops around the state and Latino groups that have been protecting him at the same time they’ve been angered by his support for cop brutality.

Most important, Hickenlooper is showing what kind of man he really is. He is devious, double talking and, if I may use Dick Wadhams’ favorite word, untrustworthy.

Read Greene’s column a couple of times. Link to it. Blog about it. And email it to everyone you know in Colorado. The column isn’t devastating. Hickenlooper’s performance is.

Bubble Hick won’t give interviews. He doesn’t have to. He’s showing voters what kind of governor he would be, and it’s not pretty.