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Salazar: Senator Under Scrutiny
By Paul M. Weyrich
February 3, 2005
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The Senator's remarks led the New York Times' Bill Keller, who became the newspaper's Executive Editor, to charge that Santorum was "a Catholic theocrat" and an order from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch demanding that Santorum "Just apologize."
Think of how Zell Miller, the former Governor of and U.S. Senator from, Georgia, was the toast of the media establishment in 1992 when he savaged President George H.W. Bush while addressing the Democratic National Convention. ABC "Good Morning America" news reader Mike Schneider insisted that the Democrats were "engaged in the time-honored tradition of attacking the opposition."
When Zell Miller decided last year that the Democratic Party had abandoned its belief in a strong national defense and support for the common man, to court liberal special interests he addressed the Republican National Convention. The liberal news media establishment turned on him for following his conscience. ABC's George Stephanopoulos charged: "The Vice President was very, very tough, but Zell Miller was on a tirade. I mean, he was red faced, red meat for the red states." That was one of the more mild critiques. Time's Joe Klein said of Senator Miller's speech: "I don't think I've seen anything as angry or as ugly as Miller's speech."
I hope Senator Salazar makes it a point to ignore the urgings of the Colorado establishment news media and takes it upon himself to continue his independent course.
According to The Washington Post, he defended Gonzales at a luncheon on Tuesday with fellow Senators of his party.
He may eventually decide to oppose Gonzales although I personally hope that is not the case. If he does I would hope it is for the right reason -- his conscience, not pressure applied by the liberal columnists and commentators of his state.
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Paul M. Weyrich is Chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation.
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