You would think that a group of wiseguys who go to the trouble of setting up a political group with the Internal Revenue Service would be smart enough to also get a license from their Secretary of State.
Especially if such an outfit — let's call them The Trailhead Group, just for grins — has taken in more than $1.8 million in contributions.

Let's put it another way. The Trailhead Group, founded by Colorado Gov. Bill Owens and funded in part with hefty contributions from oilman Bruce Benson and beer magnate Pete Coors, organized nearly a year and a half ago. It has spent much of its money going after Democratic candidates like state Senate hopeful John Morse and state Reps. Michael Merrifield and Buffie McFayden. Yet the group's organizers never actually registered the name, as required by law, with the Colorado Secretary of State.