Getting Sen. Salazar out of the Senate is OK with me

[Ichingcarpenter]

Salazar for interior is not my choice but he won't do a lot harm there:

Supported the nomination of Alberto Gonzales
Voted to limit plaintiffs' ability to bring Class Actions
supported the Telecon bill FISA bill
plus numerous other bad votes
and he's a blue dog democrat.

The Colorado Governor will likely appoint
a true progressive Rep. Diana DeGette

[babylonsister]

1. I'm with you! My first thought, too. Maybe Obama really is

a few steps ahead of everyone else.

[SharonRB]

2. I was thinking the same thing

If he's good on the environment and other interior issues, get him out of the Senate where he won't do too much damage and get a true progressive in the seat.

[babylonsister]

5. Hey, Sharon, how was the

party this weekend? Did you post about it anywhere?

I'm all ears!

:fistbump:

[panader0]

4. Without a doubt the most astute leader we've ever had.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Bob Geiger put Salazar on his list of Senators of major weasels

In 2005, I think he gave him 12 weasels.

Salazar also voted with Bush on torture.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-geiger/most-democrats-voting-for_b_30618.html?show_comment_id=2828213

[Hawkeye-X]

3. I made a earlier post. in another thread - here's my choices...

Bill Hickenlooper - mayor of Denver (VERY popular)
Mike Miles - former candidate (that Salazar weaseled away from) to the U.S. Senate
Wellington Webb - former mayor of Denver, African American (could very well be the 1st true African American to US Senate, Obama is 1st African American of mixed race)
Diana DeGette - Currently a U.S. Congresswoman representing District 1 (Denver). Supporter of stem cell research, verified voting.

Other choices:

Ken Gordon - an EXTREMELY popular term-limited (finished his term this year) State Senator that ran and lost to Mike "I'll fuck up your votes if I wanna" Coffmann for Colorado's Secretary of State. It would give me tickly feeling if Gordon outranked Coffmann by the time Jan 5th rolled in (Coffmann as a useless Congressman, Gordon as a Senator) - since he is a big advocate of verified voting, and represented my district well.

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Wellington Webb use to shop at my Safeway in Capital Hill

He was a decent mayor but isn't he old now?

I like that you keep me up on Colorado Politics. I met Hickenlooper when his pub
first opened and he could learn the ropes of the Senate. However, I think
DeGette is my favorite. Salazar is fairly decent on western land issues, but
I had others in mind.

Obama choice could be a nice twofer that helps the democrats and progressives.

[bobbolink]

10. Mike Miles, definitely! After the abuse he took from the State DEMS, they OWE it to him!

The others are so-so, and could end up doing the same things Salazar has done.

[dsc]

12. Senator Brooks and Mosley-Braun

plus some reconstruction Senators preceeded Obama.

[rockymountaindem]

6. All that aside, I think he'll make a good Sec. of Interior

As our Attorney General he was always involved in water rights disputes and the like. I doubt that there's anybody more familiar with the pertinent laws than him, and I'm happy because he'll hopefully be a voice for the states where it snows, like Colorado, against the idiots who think it's a great idea to keep building golf courses in the desert.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. I heard Salazar's cousin as a possible pick

He's a dino from what I heard from Congress and others so
I wouldn't want him as a pick.

Both score well on the environment but not so much on human rights
constitution rights and labor rights.

[bobbolink]

8. Don't forget The Gang Of 14--- to stop the Dems from filibustering...

YEah, he's one terrific senator. :sarcasm:

Yet many of us on DU who were working for his opponent in the primaries got SCALDED here.

Where are his apologists now?????

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. Salazar would be nice to get out of the Senate

I never liked him nor supported him.

[leftofthedial]

14. he's another virtual repuke appointed by Obama.

It's getting to be a regular thing.

Good for the Senate though.

Ken "Nighthorse" Salazar.

[rockymountaindem]

15. But on environmental issues he'll be fine

He did a good job on that as Colorado AG. Now that he'll be focused on that one thing, I think we'll have reason to be happy with this pick a year from now.

[leftofthedial]

17. it's a net positive.

[backscatter712]

16. True. Salazar is Mostly Harmless in Interior. Who's gonna replace him?

I am wondering who Ritter's going to appoint in his place. DeGette, maybe. Ed Perlmutter's another option - he's pretty popular. He could also keep the seat in the family by appointing John Salazar.

Who else is in the short list?