Expect the Colorado freshman to get grief in the homestate (or so one hopes) for this (same WashTimes piece):

Republicans faced another rude awakening yesterday when Sen. Ken Salazar, a Colorado Democrat who has crossed party lines to support Mr. Bush’s nominees, sent a letter to the White House asking Mr. Bush to withdraw his filibustered nominees.
“I am concerned with your decision to re-nominate judicial nominees previously nominated and not confirmed by the Senate in the 108th Congress,” the freshman senator wrote to Mr. Bush.
“The decision reflects a sentiment contrary to the cooperative working relationship we need to develop to confront the many challenges we face. The decision to re-nominate these individuals will undoubtedly create the animosity and divisiveness between the President and the United States Senate as an institution that is not helpful to our Nation and will sidetrack our collective efforts to work on other crucial matters,” Mr. Salazar wrote.

It sounds like he’s been in the Senate too long already. See this campaign-era Newsweek piece:

As non-partisan as Salazar might hope to be, what would he do as senator if the Democratic leadership asked him to join a filibuster against a Bush judicial nominee? “I would hope all nominees get up or down votes,” Salazar answered. “And the decision on an up-or-down vote should be based on whether or not the president’s nominee is qualified for the position.”
He said a mandatory up-or-down confirmation vote on any nominee within 120 days of the nomination being submitted (an idea that Bush himself has advocated) “is a thoughtful proposal and maybe one that should be pursued.”
Salazar also noted that he had joined in a letter of support with other states’ attorneys general for a Bush appeals court nominee from Idaho, William Myers, who was blocked by Senate Democrats’ filibuster threats on July 20 from getting a confirmation vote.