On his first day in office, Colorado Republican Doug Bruce kicked a news photographer and then became the first ever member of the state House of Representatives to be censured by the body -- by a vote of 62-1.

Bruce is an activist -- he was a leading backer for Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (which was designed to starve the state's government) -- and he was appointed to a seat in the legislature in December.

He lost that seat last night, going down in his Republican primary 52-48.

When asked about the race, even his GOP opponent said that Bruce was an embarrassment.

I hate to kick a guy while he's down, but given Bruce's history, I'm sure he'll be causing more trouble for the people of Colorado soon enough.