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May 24, 2009 01:33 AM UTC
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But since it is very clear that Obama is focusing on female candidates, their political capital would be better spent raising Christine Arguello’s profile. Instead, they wasted it.
It’s a way of making sure Salazar is on the list for the next appointment, since Obama is likely to have two more to make before long.
I say it’s a lame circle jerk.
I say a last-minute attempt to score points with Hispanic voters still angry with Ritter for appointing Bennet to Salazar’s seat.
Let’s call the whole thing off!
Seriously, the time to send this letter was two weeks ago, not on the eve of the nomination.
Waving the white flag sets low expectations. The Prez has 2-3 more shots in the next 7.5 years. Kenny’ll get a shot once he’s proved himself at Interior and if Obama sees him as SCOTUS material.
The attempt to suck up to the Hispanic vote lacks dignity … on par with a claim that one would have voted for xyz had the chance to do so occurred.
For Obama: Woman now, maybe Salazar next. For Col Dem pols: Nice gesture to Hispanic voters ahead of 2010.
Ken Salazar for the United States Supreme Court
Campaign Chairman Tom Strickland
There is no way that Obama will appoint someone who might turn out to be the second coming of Byron “Whizzer” White
That about says it all. Ain’t happening next week, but don’t rule it out down the road.
but you got one from me anyway.
I cannot imagine Ken Salazar putting his name on a constitutional abomination like White’s opinion in Bowers v. Hardwick.
to be Hispanic, he also wants somebody with enough oomph and star quality to stand up to the Scalia wing and wants the youngest of the best picks possible.
If he picks a really stellar, brilliant relatively young woman now, especially a non-Hispanic woman, there could be room for a Ken Salazar next.
Salazar is a bit too underwhelming in style and less than dazzling in intellect to be Obama’s first SCOTUS pick. Salazar is far more workmanlike than brilliant and I don’t think that combo will cut it for the Obama SCOTUS debut pick.
Salazar to deny any interest just like Ritter denying any interest in the VP nomination.
This form of self promotion is entertaining if nothing else.
Because I really like the man.
I think it’s important for him to be right where he is for the next few years.
There’s a lot of bad stuff that’s happened to our land in the last eight years. Where Salazar is at the moment, he’s positioned to slow the deterioration at worst, fix it at best.
Those of us on the Western Slope know how good Salazar is at Interior. He should stay put.
Right after 9/11 Salazar, as was the case with most every politician, went running to wrap himself tightly in the flag. Then he went a step further and started pushing for an amendment to prohibit burning the American flag. Now mind you, I’m not crazy about the idea of anyone burning Old Glory but I’ll defend the right of anyone to do so to the death.
Salazar, nice guy, wrong for the highest court in the land.
Salazar didn’t take office until 2005. Hardly right after 9/11.
ThillyWabbit- You’re right that Salazar wasn’t elected to the U.S. Senate until ’04 and took office in ’05 BUT what was he doing before that- Colorado’s State Attorney General and it was in that role he started his push for the flag burning amendment.
In 2004 he was “undecided“. There’s not a single press mention of Salazar and flag burning prior to 2004.
but he’d make a good justice.
One political theory holds that he’ll select persons under 50; his decisions can be valued much higher as their terminal value won’t be fully gauged for 2-4 decades.
That’s certainly possible. I know Justice Ginsburg wants another female, and a Latina seems most likely.
Executive and legislative ability, yes. But I wonder whether he has the legal acumen to succeed in that judicial role.
An 11th hour push for Salazar for this position means just one thing, Ritter, Udall and Bennet trying to appeal to Hispanic voters. Its just that simple, Salzar doesn’t have a shot, Ritter, Udall and Bennet are really just as well pleased to have Salazar in the Sec. of the Interior slot to look out for the interest of us folks out West. Obama is happy with Salazar right where he is and Salazar at least claims to not want the job.
BTW- The first line in the article should be more like ‘Colorado’s top elected and appointed officials…’ since I don’t remember seeing Bennet on any ballots.
do in fact constitute our top elected officials, and BTW, it’s in quotes from an article.
The Governor only floated Secretary Salazar’s name after it was a 100% certainty that he will not be named.
are greatly underestimating Salazar’s inellect and ability to influence others. He was largely responsible for cobbling together the “Gang of 14” that effectively killed the Republicans usage of the “Nuclear option”.
The man also has guts…recall his equating James Dobson with the anti-Christ?
Having said that, Salazar is a bit too conservative for my liking on the court at this time. Obama needs to go left….way, way, left for his first appointment.
Does anyone worry about having so many Catholics on the Supreme Court?
William Poole and the rest of the Know Nothing boys
how they feel about Vatican II.