Posted on 12/15/2012 8:34:29 PM PST by SeekAndFind
No worries. She’ll only be a placeholder until someone from the next generation of Kennedy sub-mediocrity is ready to serve.
The President has not made a choice on his next nominee for Secretary of State yet, but Governor Deval Patrick is already making plans to fill presumptive SecState nominee John Kerry’s Senate seat. Knowledgeable sources tell me Governor Patrick has already had a discussion with one potential replacement for Senator Kerry: Vicki Kennedy. The sources say the governor talked to Kennedy, the widow of Senator Ted Kennedy, about the possibility of replacing Kerry in the Senate and that she did not rule it out. But don’t count on seeing another Senator Kennedy from Massachusetts any time soon: a source close to Vicki Kennedy says she would be unlikely to accept the appointment. But again, she has not ruled it out. If Kerry is nominated and confirmed as Secretary of State, Governor Patrick would appoint somebody to replace Kerry and, under Massachusetts law, a special election would be held no later than 160 days (and no earlier than 145 days) after Kerry leaves the Senate.
It’s a testament to how popular Scott Brown is, and how surprisingly thin the Democrats’ bench is in Massachusetts, that the party’s best bet to hold Kerry’s seat is a member of the royal family by marriage, not even by blood. It’d be a gesture towards honesty if Patrick went ahead and appointed “________ Kennedy” and then let the family fill in the blank.
Thanks SeekAndFind.
Thanks for the ping! I can’t stand Kerry!
I’ll be linking that comment shortly.
Gov Haley in SC is considering former Gov Sanford’s ex wife to replace Demint.
Republicans should play a trick which the Dems like to use against Republicans—run a third party straw candidate. If I knew of a wack-a-doodle leftist party, I would gladly donate to the cause. I caught a bit of news about Dems doing this to Republicans last month. Republicans should wise up and realize that the Democrats have no honor, if they do it to us, let’s do it to them.
Kerry is part of the Democrat inner circle and there is nothing much that we can do about it. No matter who Obama chooses to be Secretary of State, it will not be someone that we would want. It will be some far left type so let him pick Kerry because at least we will get him out of the Senate. If we do not get him out of the Senate now, he will stay there till they carry him out feet first. Scott Brown has a good chance of getting Kerry’s seat. Here’s hoping.
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