"People of Colorado, your employee Gov. Bill Ritter wants you to know that his trip this week to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., to meet with President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team is absolutely, positively, most definitely not for a job interview.
Don’t read too much into the meetings, in which topics of discussion will include transportation and, a Ritter favorite, energy.
Don’t look suspiciously at the timing, during a period in which Obama is busy announcing his cabinet appointments.
This isn’t what it looks like, says Ritter’s spokesman."