A Note To Ken: Stop Digging

Our glory seeking Senator from Colorado, Ken Salazar, is in over his head, but he still just keeps digging. In a meeting with the Rocky Mountain News Editorial Board, Salazar gave further insight into himself. Evidently, Ken has been to the John F. Kerry school for standing on both sides of the issue, revealing to the editorial board that he might actually vote for some of the judges if they come up for a vote. "A couple I know personally," the former state attorney general said. "I will seriously consider voting for them." Seriously? Then why won't he vote to end debate and give these folks an up or down vote?

Ken also wants to protect our freedom to worship. According to Ken, "freedom to worship...Is a cornerstone of our democracy," and it is being undermined by "the radical right that cloaks itself in religion in a way that I think is dangerous for our country." "When you start using the kind of language that's being used, that's going too far," the Senator said. I'll say! When Senators start running around labeling people as the Antichrist, I get very worried about my freedom to worship.

Ken also shared in the interview that he is trying to make his mark as a minority senator by finding points of agreement. I could almost hear the violins in the background as he tried to draw sympathy for himself.

Frankly, if we had to vote a democrat and a Salazar into the Senate, it should have been his brother. When I review how our members of congress voted each week in the paper, I sometimes forget that we actually have three democrats in the House now.

There are other insights into Ken within the story, but no where in the story is Ken ever asked why he has broken his promise to give judges an up or down vote on the floor of the Senate. The whole story from the Rocky can be found here.