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John Salazar is one of the most vulnerable Congressman in the country. He tries to get by pretending to be "moderate," though his staff is mainly composed of former Pelosi staffers.

He is running against Rightroots endorsed candidate Scott Tipton:

Scott Tipton is trying to knock off Democratic incumbent John Salazar in a district that went 55%-44% for George Bush in 2004. This is a seat that should be held by a Republican, but it's a huge district, and Tipton needs lots of cash to overcome the name recognition advantage Salazar holds. If he gets the money he needs, this is a seat that will turn from blue to red.

John Salazar's moderate image is a charade.

Salazar's campaign spokeswoman is Nayyera Haq, a former Nancy Pelosi staffer, who is using her position to launch attacks on the Pope and Rep. Tom Tancredo for being "anti-Islamic.":

The letter drew an angry response from Nayyera Haq, communications director for Rep. John Salazar. Haq, who is Muslim, stressed in an e-mail that she was speaking for herself and not for her boss.

John Salazar refuses to comment on any of this despite intense public and media scrutiny:

“Neither Congressman Salazar, nor his staff will dignify that with a response,” said Haq, who said she had shared Tancredo’s latest missive with her boss.

A spokesman for Tancredo, Carlos Espinosa, later pressed the issue.

“The constituents of the 3rd district elected and pay for Congressman Salazar to represent them, not to provide a platform for one of his staffers to push a personal agenda,” Espinosa said.

“We just want to know whether Salazar agrees with what came out of his office yesterday, or if his press person has a green light to run a mini-personal policy shop out of his office?”

Now, it has been revealed that Haq invited a series of radical Islamists to give lectures on Capitol Hill. Colorado conservative blog ToTheRight.org:

The Muslim Staffers Association did indeed bring Dr. Amr Hajjar to speak on Capitol Hill, per the Kuwait News Agency article cited in the video. Hajjar did argue that the definition of “jihad” and “terrorism” were up for debate. Furthermore, he implied that Israelis should be defined as terrorists.

“Dr.” Amr Hajjar was representing a group called the “American Open University.” As far as we can tell, this isn’t a real university. It is a “distance learning center” operated by the Islamic Assembly of North American, a group that the Washington Post called “extremist.” The IANA is dedicated to spreading Wahabbism, the extremist Islamic philosophy of radical Saudi clerics, in America. The IANA is also under watch by authorities for funding terrorism.

Judging by the fact that virtually every news article ever written about the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association feature Haq prominently, it seems a fair assessment that in addition to co-founding the group she also has some sort of leadership role. In light of this; perhaps John Salazar will finally break his vow of silence on Haq’s ties to Nancy Pelosi, attacks on Tom Tancredo, and general bizarre behavior.

It's time to target Salazar.