Salazar is from Colorado. We have a lot of O&G interests, and his liklihood of supporting more drilling was the main thing Democrats objected about his nomination to the interior post. Right now Gov Ritter is running all over the state promoting more gas drilling. So, I dont’t think anyone needs to bitch about Salazar.

I was unhappy with him,too over the military commissions act and many other issues (like judges). Let’s be honest though, a whole lot of Democrats caved on those issues, again and again. Look at our new President and his incredible bendy backbone.

Salazar MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DEMOCRAT ENOUGH FOR A LOT OF US, BUT HE BEAT THE HELL OUT OF PETE COORS. He was the only Democrat in the state at the time who had enough popularity to beat Coors money. Are you saying you would support Pete Corrs (anti-union, anti-women, etc) over Ken Salazar?

I am a rural Coloradan and I want a Senator (from this mostly rural state) who cares about rural issues. First and foremost, I care about what is best for my own state and they are elected first and foremost to represent Colorado.

I don’t see Udall standing up for rural voters. I supported him. I donated. I put his signs up in my yard. He promised us he would fight against Army expansion. Now he wants to think it over. He promised to prevent out of basin transfers. He isn’t so sure now.

Ken Salazar will most likely support more drilling than many Democrats like. But, my son is a laid off oil driller, and I would really like to see him get some work. Since our Governor is out promoting gas drilling every day, maybe my son will be back to work soon.

You wanna see an uprising? Try cutting people off without a viable alternative energy.

If the technology exists – develop it. If not tell us how to survive without an alternate energy source.

Screaming “Green” ain’t cutting it.

You can say that about Bush being a drugstore cowboy and it is true, but Ken Salazar has been wearing a cowboy hat all his life. So has his brother. I don’t agree with either of them on a lot of issues, but they are the real deal when they put on that hat. John Salazar still has a potato farm and Ken has a working ranch. John is standing strong against the Army to protect the property rights of landowners in Pinon Canyon and he is doing his damndest to keep Denver from stealing our irrigation water, which is the lifeblood of this part of the state. Ken Salazar kept any legislation moving water out of the valley off the table when he was Senator. And for that I thank him.

Bennet and Udall don’t give two shits about farmers and racnhers of anyone outside of Denver. Udall talked tough (and wore his hat)about how he would protect us when he was running for Senator. But he is all hat and no cattle (for real). There only thing protecting both the property rights and the irrigating farmers right now is John Salazar on the Appropriations Committee.

“The bias against the oil and gas industry is not justified.”

No, it’s completely deranged. But it’s become easy sport to hate anything that smacks of oil or gas and pretend that “dream green and it will come” makes sense.

Temporary drilling would give us a bridge to get where we need to go, reduce our reliance on foreign suppliers and provide additional jobs.

So, of course, it must be bad, bad.

As far as Salazar’s hat? He needs to find one that fits!