Reply #25: Two answers

[Rowdyboy]

1) I have no idea. Since Salazar has only made a relatively few major votes, I imagine he's still pretty well respected by the Colorado electorate. I know from this board that some Colorado liberal activists are angry, but there is a huge difference between activists and the general electorate so I would think he's still in a "honeymoon" with average voters.

2) Once again, there is a difference between activists and the general electorate. I honestly don't believe the average Democratic voter wakes up in the morning angry that Alberto Gonzales is attorney general. In truth, I doubt the average Democratic voter could even tell you who Alberto Gonzales is. From the senate vote on Secretary Gonzales, it would appear obvious that there is indeed a substantial wing of the party that is willing to give the president his choice. 90%+ of all presidential cabinet nominees are routinely approved and have been for decades. This is the reality that we face, so this vote isn't particularly shocking, at least not to me.