CO's political establishment "was buzzing with
speculation" that JOHN ELWAY could retire from football and
run for Congress after the announcement by U.S. Rep. DAN
SCHAEFER (R-CO) that he will not seek re-election to the
"solidly Republican 6th Congressional District," according
to Michael Romano of the ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS. Elway is a
registered Republican and Chris Baker, Exec Dir of the CO
Republican Party said, "Obviously, it seems like a good fit"
(ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 1/27). In other news, Elway and
Republic Industries have filed a countersuit against
American Honda claiming Honda's attempts to block the sale
of his dealership to Republic "are illegal." The dispute
could last six to eight months (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 1/27).
PARTY TIME: Super Bowl MVP TERRELL DAVIS was the lead
guest on NBC's "Tonight Show." Davis was interviewed for
more than eight minutes. Davis, asked if the victory had
sunk in yet: "Not really. ... It only happened, what? A
couple of hours ago. So for me, I feel like I've been up
all night." Leno: "Boy, you really got hit in the head"
(NBC, 1/26)....The "Late Show"'s BOB BORDEN aired his Super
Bowl report last night. Borden to the Broncos' DL MIKE
LODISH after the game: "Who do you think scored more often
today, you or BILL CLINTON?" ("Late Show," CBS, 1/26).
