March 15, 2007 05:23 PM UTC

Salazar Bucks Fellow Dems (Again), Stands By Gonzales

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• by: Colorado Pols

But don’t worry, the situation does “trouble” him. Like Guantanamo Bay “troubled” him, like Samuel Alito’s judicial record “troubled” him, like the Patriot Act “troubles” him, like the Iraq war “troubles” him. As the Rocky Mountain News reports:

Sen. Ken Salazar said Wednesday he is troubled by allegations that have “blemished” the Department of Justice, but so far he is not joining other Democrats calling for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign.

“I think we need to know the facts first,” Salazar, D-Denver, told reporters Wednesday during a conference call…

Salazar has had close ties with Gonzales since his earliest days in the U.S. Senate. After taking the oath of office in January 2006, one of Salazar’s first official acts was to escort Gonzales to his Senate confirmation hearing.

Salazar was one of only six Democrats to vote for Gonzales, and today the two men are among the highest-ranking Hispanics in U.S. government…