July 15, 2009 01:44 AM UTC

Rep. Salazar: Who, Me? A Democrat? Health Care? Where's My Car?

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• by: Colorado Pols

Not a very auspicious performance on candid camera for Rep. John Salazar, from FDL Campaign Silo via Squarestate:

Like most Blue Dogs, John Salazar doesn’t want to give his position on a health care bill until he extracts enough personal tribute sees it. He initially tells Mike Stark he’s not a member of either party but an independent, and then gives the usual non-committal patter about a public plan that 76% of Americans want.

Just to be clear, it is our understanding that Salazar is in fact a Democrat, never mind what he, um, says. We know people with cashed checks that prove it. And if he seemed a little bit off kilter on camera there, cut him some slack–been a lot less rain lately and his global warming theory is possibly shot to hell.

Kidding aside, we’re going to go out on a limb here and predict, hostile cam stammering notwithstanding, that Rep. Salazar will vote the way his base wants on this issue–meaning in favor of the so-called “public option.” There is broad support for health care reform in his district. Salazar’s stated objections are resolvable. And the alternative is more embarrassing on-camera ambushes: the ‘accountability’ lefties love ’em and you have to admit that a Democrat who doesn’t want to admit it on camera is their raison d’etre.