tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post387989165812317543..comments2024-03-10T01:22:54.380-07:00Comments on Enik Rising: Ritter -- WTF???Seth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-29990621003108247902010-01-06T14:49:18.199-07:002010-01-06T14:49:18.199-07:00Ritter's clear path to the 2006 Dem nomination...Ritter's clear path to the 2006 Dem nomination was really a party elite story. They cleared the field for him.<br /><br />I'm not totally sure why Obama went with Salazar for Interior, but I think he wanted to repay Colorado and bring a lot of Coloradoans into the administration. With a Dem governor, the seat would stay Democratic, and on the merits, Salazar was a reasonably good choice for the job.<br /><br />I remain deeply puzzled about the Bennet pick.Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-70567579945675150462010-01-06T13:43:25.045-07:002010-01-06T13:43:25.045-07:00This is only the latest in a series of odd develop...This is only the latest in a series of odd developments in Colorado:<br /><br />Why did Bill Ritter have no serious opposition for the 2006 nomination?<br /><br />Why did Obama pick Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior?<br /><br />Why did Ritter pick Michael Bennet as Salazar's replacement?<br /><br />None of these moves made any sense to me.Richard Skinnernoreply@blogger.com