Politicians breaking campaign pledges is a time-honored tradition in this and every country, at least those countries fortunate enough to be able to elect their own leaders. Perhaps soon every country will be able to enjoy the pleasures of broken campaign promises.
According to an article by Charles Hurt in The Washington Times today, freshman U.S. Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado has reversed his campaign promise to give judicial nominees an up or down vote. When asked about the issue, Cody Wertz, Salazar's spokesman, said "Senator Salazar has made no decision on any judge," and that Salazar had made no such pledge. When confronted with the evidence, Wertz said "I'm not sure how that question was phrased." What a horrible spinmeister. If I were Salazar, I would send Cody Wertz packing. The best he could come up with was "I'm not sure how that question was phrased." Pathetic.
Well, this is a lesson to Red States who will be voting in the '06 election for a United States Senator. If the candidate has a "D" by his name, he will say anything to get elected, take conservative or moderate positions, and then promptly go to D.C. where Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy, and Hillary Clinton will have another lackey in their pockets to order around. You really aren't voting for the person anymore, you're voting for the party, and the Democrats are going to continue playing the same obstructionist games that they have played during the entirety of the Bush Administration.
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