John Salazar is sounding like a Republican – no cap-and-trade and extend the Bush tax cuts

Rep. John Salazar, Dem CD4, described himself as a centrist Thursday and pitched a yearlong extension, “at least,” of the Bush tax cuts as a way to help stabilize the national economy.

Salazar, the Manassa potato farmer who is seeking a fourth term in Congress representing most of the Western Slope and southern Colorado, commented on that as well as other issues during his visit Thursday with The Daily Sentinel’s editorial board.

“We need to figure out how to lower the deficit,” Salazar said, noting he is opposed to increasing taxes during a recession.

Salazar, who is being criticized by his Republican opponent, Scott Tipton of Cortez, for his ties to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said he is hardly the speaker’s favorite congressman because he voted against and worked to organize the opposition on the House floor to Pelosi’s cap-and-trade proposal.     – More –