I Voted for Coors!

But I hoped that I would get to like Senator Ken Salazar anyway. He made some moderate noises early on and, knowing he's in a red state, it seemed like the GOP might get a Lincoln Chafee for the other side.

I have been disappointed so far that the more powerful Dems in the Senate have seemed to pull him into the fold. I was pleased by his inclusion in the "gang of 14." That gave me some hope back.

Fast forward to today: What is his position on "Porkbusters" and the rediversion of some earmarks to hurricane relief? Umm, thoughtfully, Bush blew it and we must fire Mike Brown:

Porkbusters update: Sen. Salazar responds (sort of) (Combs Spouts Off)

Contemplate also the concept of evaluating what went wrong after the hurricane that may have resulted in a lack of adequate preparation for the hurricane. I can't wait for him to get to the bottom of that.

Needless to say, Salazar's office completely ignored everything in my message beyond the word "Katrina," which triggered the sending of response 137B or something like that. Not only did he not support any spending cuts, he closed by alluding to how willing he is to throw more money:

I guess there's no law against a form letter, but this seems pretty weak.

Politics Posted by jk at September 24, 2005 1:33 PM