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Massachusetts Leaders Weigh Giving Governor Appointment Power to Replace Kennedy
Fox News ^ | 8/25/09

Posted on 08/25/2009 11:07:06 AM PDT by antidemoncrat

After Sen. Edward Kennedy made the request in a poignant letter last week sent to Gov. Deval Patrick and the state's Senate president, Therese Murray, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo, only three senators have publicly signaled support.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: governor; kennedy; massachusetts; swimmerbuysit
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This group of Liberal Democrats are the most blatantly, dishonest bunch of politicos that ever held power in this country.
1 posted on 08/25/2009 11:07:07 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: antidemoncrat

Go ahead, appoint a communist! Who the hell cares!


2 posted on 08/25/2009 11:09:24 AM PDT by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: antidemoncrat

I’ve said this before..Blaming Democraps of hypocracy is like blaming a dog for chasing cars..it’s what they do...Blame the dog catchers (Repubs) for letting them get away with it without a wimper.


3 posted on 08/25/2009 11:10:07 AM PDT by conservativehusker (GO BIG RED!!!!)
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To: antidemoncrat

This move by the Democrats is disgusting. Whenever the law does not suit their political needs, they change it to satisfy their greed.

Hey Ted, do you figure that you’ll burn in hell anyway?
Why not make one last move on behalf of tyranny?

Hey....those almost rhyme....a song is born.


4 posted on 08/25/2009 11:10:15 AM PDT by Loud Mime (1. READ Ann Coulter's "Guilty" - - - 2. barastikas = Obama's logos)
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To: antidemoncrat

It will happen.

They are all Demoncrats - end of discussion.


5 posted on 08/25/2009 11:10:26 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: antidemoncrat

The ones who “haven’t made up their minds yet” are standing by with their collective hands out for some stimulus.


6 posted on 08/25/2009 11:12:32 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: conservativehusker

“I’ve said this before..Blaming Democraps of hypocracy is like blaming a dog for chasing cars..it’s what they do...Blame the dog catchers (Repubs) for letting them get away with it without a wimper.”

well i can tell you in MA the Rs are mad as all heck and are screaming about it. problem is they have absolutely no clout in either the house or senate with their anemic numbers so all they can really do is bellyache
blame the idiotic electorate who voted the Dem Bums in they are the true culprits


7 posted on 08/25/2009 11:13:17 AM PDT by DM1
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To: antidemoncrat
The laws are on the books for how MA would appoint a senatorial successor. The governor doesn't do it.

But --PFFFTTT! -- who needs laws? We'll such let Ted and Deval hash it out and install a suitable potentate to rule over the peasants.

8 posted on 08/25/2009 11:13:33 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: antidemoncrat

this is messed up...the rule was put in place to prevent Romney from making an appointment.


9 posted on 08/25/2009 11:13:53 AM PDT by SGCOS
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To: ClearCase_guy

Actually, the governer of MA used to do it.

Then, they changed the law to prevent Mitt Romney from appointing a replacement for xxx.

Now, they want to change it back because they have a DemocRAT governor.


10 posted on 08/25/2009 11:15:17 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: antidemoncrat

Has anybody actually SEEN Teddy “The Swimmer” Kennedy lately?
Or his doing a Weekend at Bernie’s?


11 posted on 08/25/2009 11:17:04 AM PDT by Little Ray (Obama is a kamikaze president aimed at the heart of this Republic.)
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>>MA the Rs are mad as all heck and are screaming about it.

Are they pulling their hair out, stomping their feet and threatening to go home and not come out to play again?

The electorate ain’t idiots, but IMO, the GOP of MA.

Face it, when the Royal Family of Hyannis wants something, they’re gonna get it. Laws, shmaws, this is Monarchial Privilege...”will no one rid me of this troublesome pest...”


12 posted on 08/25/2009 11:17:18 AM PDT by swarthyguy (MEAT, the new tobacco. Your right to eat meat ends where my planetary ecosystem begins.)
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To: Little Ray

They are definitely waiting for the right moment to bring out old dead Ted for the memorial. 0bama’s team is spinning its wheels not wanting to waste this crisis!


13 posted on 08/25/2009 11:18:38 AM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: swarthyguy
As a point of interest, my MA state rep is actually a Republican. Not long ago, my town was considering a property tax increase -- I currently pay a bit over $9000 a year in property taxes. Local government wouldn't consider spending cuts and were pushing for a big tax increase.

Anyway, our state rep showed up at the meeting. He stood up and made a bold and impressive speech about how we desperately needed to raise our taxes and we should all pull together and vote YES.

That's the kind of Republican that gets elected in MA. This state is quite hopeless.

14 posted on 08/25/2009 11:26:54 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: conservativehusker
"Blame the dog catchers (Repubs) for letting them get away with it without a wimper."

I would submit to you that the "dog catchers" are not the Republicans, they are the voters who keep voting these bastards and bitches in, time after time after time!

The RAT voter is like the spouse of an alcoholic or abuser, co-dependent and mentally lost.

15 posted on 08/25/2009 11:27:08 AM PDT by Redleg Duke ("Don't fire unless fired upon, but it they mean to have a war, let it begin here." J Parker, 1775)
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I understand..but where is the National Party..they should be screaming party of corruption..Make it a NATIONAL discrace...
16 posted on 08/25/2009 11:29:37 AM PDT by conservativehusker (GO BIG RED!!!!)
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To: antidemoncrat

It’s too late now. So long as he can neither drive nor legislate, he’s harmless.


17 posted on 08/25/2009 11:31:28 AM PDT by Spok
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To: ClearCase_guy

Today, the town of Saugus, following measures in Boston, raised their meals and hotel tax as per the local option recently passed, adding their surcharge to the 6.25% recently enacted.

Which will be followed by many I’m sure, eventually rising in most places to around 10% or so for meals and hotels.

How will towns resist if the town next door gets revenue this way?

Bah!


18 posted on 08/25/2009 11:32:44 AM PDT by swarthyguy (MEAT, the new tobacco. Your right to eat meat ends where my planetary ecosystem begins.)
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To: Little Ray

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2009 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. arrives at the home of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver in Hyannis Port, Mass.

19 posted on 08/25/2009 11:35:21 AM PDT by maggief
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“Royal Family of Hyannis “

and who do you think keeps the royal family of hyannis in office? the idiot electorate
Baker (GOP Gov candidate) came out against Teddy’s proposal and a GOP rep on beacon hill called it completely unconstitutional. that about all they can do in MA. If they went home no one would notice for crying out loud it is so one party dominated


20 posted on 08/25/2009 11:36:33 AM PDT by DM1
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