DISQUS

Andrew Oh-Willeke · 2 years ago

About time. Also, of course, you mean "Only six DEMOCRATIC senators voted for Gonzales in 2005:"  He, of course, secured a safe majority of all Senators.

Leslie Robinson · 2 years ago

Thanks, eagle-eye!

greenchiledem · 2 years ago

Glad to hear it. n/t

Ferruge · 2 years ago

Salazar sees the light Well, Sen. Ken, I hate to say we told you so, but.....

Seriously, why was the lousiness of Gonzales' nomination so obvious to so many of us, including me, Mr. Nobody Blogreader, and yet so inscrutable to our esteemed Senator? I know, I know, for him it was all about "triangulation" and all that other political gamesmanship. Still, it's utterly aggravating to see the wheels falling off this Bushie Bandwagon due to their incompetence/corruption/cynicism, and Dems like Salazar having to go through the kabuki theater of declaring his "disappointment" about it.

Stagarite · 2 years ago

Kiss Ass Ken... ...is shocked, just shocked and disappointed.

JADodd · 2 years ago

Not exactly true - not 180 perhaps 90 I'm sorry but your report about Salazar's position is not exactly true or accurate.  As the Denever post reports, Salazar, while critical of the US attorney scandal, took a position just short of calling for Gonzales resignation.  Read your block quote carefully.

What gets me is that even Tom Tancredo has come out unequivocably demanding Gonzales resign.  Salazar just can't seem to do that yet.

There is a tendency for Democrats to apologize for Salazar.  We need to stop that and start pushing him - hard.

Leslie Robinson · 2 years ago

Thanks for your observation After reading the other press reports, you are correct to point out that Sen. Salazar did not make a "black and white" call for Gonzales' resignation.

I interpreted his muted "gray" quote "If Attorney General Gonzales has indeed crossed this line, then he has forfeited his right to lead the Department of Justice" as the strongest demand for departure that can be publicly spoken between "friends" in Washington DC.

Stagarite · 2 years ago

KISS ASS KEN NEEDS A PRIMARY n/t