Posted on 08/08/2010 9:57:49 AM PDT by george76
A western Colorado land swap sought by U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., would eliminate what National Park Service officials termed a development threat to the Curecanti National Recreation Area. Salazar’s biggest individual campaign contributor, meanwhile, would get land that would allow him to complete assembly of his ranch in Gunnison County.
At the heart of the measure is a land swap that would enlarge by 1,841 acres the Bear Ranch owned by William Koch and allow him to knit together disparate parts of his ranch tucked between Ragged Mountain and Paonia Reservoir.
Koch and his family members have contributed $39,800 to Salazar’s federal campaigns, making them his biggest individual contributor...
The land exchange has drawn attention not so much for what is known about it, but what is not.
Salazar’s bill, which was introduced on the Senate side by Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo...
(Excerpt) Read more at gjsentinel.com ...
Well, I’m glad to see that Salazar is “an honest Democrat”:
When bought, he stays bought.
All too often those democrats make promises, take the money, then forget all about their buyers.
Why else would the douche bag go to the trouble to write legislation. He certainly could never have come up with any idea by himself. His name got him elected in the last election, infected by the illegal vote.
National Council of La Raza gives John Salazar a 66 percent rating.
http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=3570
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