Face The State was on hand for Monday's west suburban meeting of Liberty on the Rocks, a growing group of activists who meet twice a month to talk all things libertarian. Joining the usual cadre of local rabble rousers were quite a few elected officials, and plenty more who fancy themselves joining their ranks.

Of the four GOP candidates gunning to replace retiring state Sen. Tom Wiens, R-Castle Rock, only one of them made it on the ballot during the first day of the Republican State Convention at the Westin hotel in Westminister, Friday.