February 07, 2007 08:45 PM UTC

Salazar Profile Grows

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• by: Colorado Pols

Senator Ken Salazar continues to raise his national profile in a manner that Colorado hasn’t seen in many years. As The Denver Post reports:

Sen. Ken Salazar took to the television airwaves Tuesday night to criticize Republicans for blocking the Senate vote on a resolution disapproving of President Bush’s plan to dispatch more troops to Iraq.

“The Republican minority has made a decision here, they don’t want to have a vote on the fundamental question. … Should there be an escalation of troops into Baghdad?” the Colorado Democrat said in an appearance on “The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer” on PBS.

“They know that that vote would end up with a majority vote saying that the president is headed in the wrong direction.”

Salazar also spoke on “Hardball With Chris Matthews” on MSNBC, facing off against Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. Later he appeared on “NewsHour,” following Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.