RACE TO THE NOMINATION: Should Colorado’s John Walsh Be a Liberal Hero or Zero? In his op-ed to the Denver Post, Salazar wrote:“Colorado has played a key role in securing that energy independence for our nation. Colorado is also a center of oil and gas. “Now SB 181 will wrongly bring our Colorado energy success story to an end.”We’re man enough to admit when a Democrat is right and Salazar is right here. That’s why it’s so odd that Democrats have been cheering for fellow WilmerHale lawyer, John Walsh (the former U.S. Attorney, not the television host and co-creator of America’s Most Wanted), who recently left WilmerHale to explore a run against Republican Sen. Cory Gardner.