[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Nov 24, 2008 http://www.politicalbase.com/profile/Mark%20Nickolas/blog/&blogId=5513
“Today, Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner (D) appointed an aide to Vice President-elect Joe Biden (D) — Edward “Ted” Kaufman — to fill the Biden’s Senate seat until a 2010 special election.

The move suggests that Kaufman will act as a placeholder so that Biden’s son Beau — the current state attorney general — can succeed his father. Biden is currently in Iraq with the Delaware National Guard and has said that he would not leave the military before his year-long tour was completed.”

Is anyone surprised ?

[La Lydia]

"Suggests" Kaufman will act as placeholder? More than a suggestion. See:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/14/AR2009101402871.html