Salazar on Alito
The Denver Post reports that Sen. Ken Salazar has "grave concern" about SCOTUS nominee Sam Alito. After meeting with Alito for an hour, Salazar said, "I do not yet know whether I will be able to support his confirmation."
Salazar was one of the Gang of 14 that agreed to use fillibusters only in extreme circumstances. He can't very well start one now without opening himself up to charges of flip-flopping. Still, I'm glad Salazar is paying lip service to the liberal wing of the party. A couple nights ago, one activist told me Ken Salazar ought to be renamed Ben Nighthorse Campbell Jr. I didn't share his sentiment, but I did get a good laugh out of it.
UPDATE: Instead of starting a new thread, I thought I'd just update this one to point readers to the Post's reports on Salazar's growing popularity with the DNC: http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_3228343.
Salazar was one of the Gang of 14 that agreed to use fillibusters only in extreme circumstances. He can't very well start one now without opening himself up to charges of flip-flopping. Still, I'm glad Salazar is paying lip service to the liberal wing of the party. A couple nights ago, one activist told me Ken Salazar ought to be renamed Ben Nighthorse Campbell Jr. I didn't share his sentiment, but I did get a good laugh out of it.
UPDATE: Instead of starting a new thread, I thought I'd just update this one to point readers to the Post's reports on Salazar's growing popularity with the DNC: http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_3228343.
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