More about how cool Ken Salazar is
Ken Salazar is so popular. I think I prefer "Clintazar" over "Hillaken."
Labels: Hillary Clinton, Ken Salazar, President 2008
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This is cool to you? In the Post article, rapeublican consultant Katy Atkinson says of Colorado: "voters in this state don't seem to be particularly fond of liberalism". Obviously she's not from here, or if she is, then she is just another delusional righty still reeling from the '06 midterms. I'll be the first to agree that Senator Salazar's decisive victory in '04 came in part because he was comparatively well to the left of, and much smarter than Pete Coors, and that his middle-of-the-road positioning was more appealing to Colorado's majority independent voters. But let's make no mistake about it, Ken Salazar is a product of the DLC, which has become increasingly unpopular among Colorado Democrats. He is a practitioner of the same weasely triangulation at which Hillary Clinton is so adept. I don't disparage his demonstrations of bipartisanship and cooperation, however, a politician does have to go along to get along to a certain extent, especially as a freshman in the minorty. But I don't see our Democratic Senator's behavior on behalf of his constituents to be some sort of miracle. I expect him to vote to hold up parts of the Orwellianly-named "Patriot Act", if not the whole damned thing. I expect him to have concerns about civil liberties. Cooperation with the other side to establish a Veteran's Hospital is a no-brainer, right? On the other hand, When Salazar behaves or votes in an anti-democratic or anti-populist way, I don't see that as being a maverick, it's just simple pandering to the right. I still wonder what the reasoning was behind his support of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Salazar has much to answer to his constituents for regarding his vote in favor of banks, which has made it harder for ordinary people to declare bankruptcy, as well as his odd support of a proposed flag-burning amendment to the Constitution. Then there's his support of Joe Lieberman's so-called "independent" campaign for the Senate against the duly nominated Democrat, Ned Lamont. Unless our expectations as Democratic voters have become so abjectly low, then I propose that we reserve our adulation for Senator Salazar. And, as stated once before on this blog, a Clinton-Salazar ticket could not be less energizing to Democrats. The prospect of a choice between that ticket and say, McCain or Giuliani is starting to make Canada look better and better.
leftfielder06,
I've been sort of hard on Salazar at times. My headline was just being cheeky.
Okay, gotcha Matt. A liberal has gotta know when to lighten up a bit!
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