Comments on: Why, It’s Like Replacing Chris Matthews with Keith Olbermann!

By: Another Drew

Another Drew — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:01:23 +0000

He also said that he was not a member of any organized political party,
He was a Democrat!

By: JM

JM — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:44:07 +0000

After Ted Kennedy was elected as Massachusetts senator the first time, everybody (including the media) treated it as a big joke.

Will Rogers once commented that when he made a joke, it was only a joke. But when Congress made a joke, it was a law.

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By: JVW

JVW — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:02:06 +0000

OK, Mike, but only if Andrew Cuomo is then appointed Senator from NY. The Dems won’t let a nepotism opportunity go to waste.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:58:03 +0000

Caroline should be appointed Senator from Illinois:

–Her family can afford the fee.

–She has the same connection to Illinois that Hillary Clinton had to New York.

–Her father is widely believed to have been elected President by votes stolen in Illinois.

–The people of Illinois are used to the sons and daughters of politicians being appointed to office. What’s one more?

–Caroline is free of scandal and not a idiot…making her better than about 99% of Illinois politicians.

By: JVW

JVW — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:06:42 +0000

That should be 2010 Senate races; I’m getting ahead of myself.

And not to be morose, but if something happens to Ted Kennedy between now and next election the Dems might be finding themselves running Joseph P. Kennedy III for that seat in 2010. Four seats of Dem nepotism!

By: JD

JD — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:05:09 +0000

To the Dems, name and image is far more important than such silly little concepts like experience and competency.

By: JVW

JVW — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:01:59 +0000

So get this: It might not be just Caroline Kennedy running for the family seat. These could be three of the Dems candidates in 2012 Senate races:

NY: Caroline Kennedy, running for the seat her uncle previously held
Del: Beau Biden, running for the seat his father previously held
Colo: John Salazar, running for the seat his brother previously held

I would love to be the RNC Senate Campaign person who gets to design ads against that.

By: JD

JD — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:29:14 +0000

Ken – I do not want to come across snarky, but there is little to no evidence that Hillary was a fairly good lawyer.

Regardless, other than the family name, this one has got nothing. But to the Dems, lack of actual experience at anything is a feature, not a bug.

Taking it one step further, it is impossible for her to be worse than Chuck Schumer, who has been repeatedly elected, so putting it to the people for a vote is really a non-starter, and does not change much.

By: Ken Hahn

Ken Hahn — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:24:18 +0000

Hillary, much as I dislike her, was a fairly good lawyer and she certainly is a good politician. Carolyn has nothing but her name. Like her father, she is determined to prove the Peter Principle.