Salazar questions A.G.'s role; Tancredo calls for resignation

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Source: Rocky Mountain News

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ken Salazar today hinted he might join calls for U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign if it is proven Gonzales took actions threatening the independence of federal prosecutors.

"If the Attorney General has indeed crossed this line, then in my view he has forfeited his right to lead the Department of Justice," said Salazar, who is considered one of Gonzales' closest Democratic allies in the U.S. Senate.

Gonzales is under fire over questions about the way the Justice Department fired eight U.S. attorneys late last year

Rep. Tom Tancredo, a Littleton Republican, today said Gonzales should step down. "Alberto Gonzales has repeatedly shown that he is unwilling to enforce the law and unable to effectively manage the department," said Tancredo, "While I do not believe the dismissal of these eight political appointees warrants Mr. Gonzales' removal, his total mishandling of the affair is simply the latest in a series of leadership failures at the Justice Department."

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1. Shows how pathetic

If Tancredo can stand up and call for his resignation, why can't salazar? what a disappointment. Salazar was Pro-Joe Lieberman the whole way too. Can Mayor John Hickenlooper get into the 2010 race..please? :-P