It seems that Ken Salazar, the long incumbent Senior Senator from Colorado, will be tapped to be the new Secretary Of The Interior, a token post that administration's give to people from places like Colorado, which usually get's very little love when it comes to high cabinet appointments.
Salazar is a moderate, respected Democrat and is pretty much a shoe-in for the job. However his appointment does create yet another vacant senate seat in a Democratic State.
Bill Ritter, the governor of Colorado is probably not happy that he is forced into this role, given the national headlines over both Rod Blagojevich and Caroline Kennedy/Hillary Clinton. He can still, at least, be somewhat relieved that there will be much less media scrutiny over this decision since the Department Of The Interior isn't by any means a powerful job in the administration, and Colorado politics, unlike New York or Chicago are neither notorious or infamous, nor is Bill Ritter currently involved in any federal investigations or scandals. My guess is he'd probably like to keep it that way, and will probably appoint the safest pick ever, even if it means someone that may not be able to win in 2010, but will keep anyone from the media, or the National and State Republican parties from out of his hair.
UPDATE: Here's a good companion article on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's difficulties facing many senate obstacles with so many seats up in the air.
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