Gears move on possibly naming Kennedy replacement

associated press ^ | 8/31/09 | STEVE LeBLANC

[The Good Doctor]

BOSTON – The push to name a successor to the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy gained momentum Monday, with state lawmakers scheduling a hearing on whether to allow an appointee to serve until a special election in January.

[The Good Doctor]

"Democrats are facing charges of hypocrisy from critics who point out that just five years ago, Democrats changed the law to block then-Gov. Mitt Romney from naming a fellow Republican to fill the seat if Kerry, the Democrats' presidential nominee, won his White House campaign."

as if they care.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Here we go! This is the kind of crap they pull in banana republics.

[counterpunch]

[a fool in paradise]

SELECTED NOT ELECTED

[Dallas59]

????

[justkate]

They’ll say it’s to noble & patriotic thing to do. The Press will write articles about how noble & patriotic it is, and the peeps in MA will sleep soundly, knowing they elected such
noble & patriotic public servants.

[BenLurkin]

Naming a replacement — the law be damned!

Typical Rats.

[CottShop]

Since Obama is dead from the neck up, can we appoint someoen to take his place too?

[PghBaldy]

Is this an ex-post facto law if they do it? The vacancy is days old. They should have taken it before that phony Teddy letter was sent.

[jongaltsr]

[VeniVidiVici]

Ex-President Manuel Zalaya of El Salvador has accepted Caddilac Duval's offer to replace Ted Kennedy as Senator until an election can be held. Gov Patrick said he couldn't think of another Leftist he would rather have in this hemisphere taking Ted Kennedy's place than ex-President Zalaya.

When asked for his comments after accepting the Massachusetts governor's offer Zalaya said, "Oh sure we agreed not to run in the election in 180 days. But I believe in the power of the people and of the vote so I have already instructed Mass State Troopers to immediately arrest Mr Patrick and hand out ballots."

{above}Massachusetts Senator Manuel Zalaya and his family meet with the local press in the rotunda of the capital after accepting Gov Patrick's offer of Senator from Massachusetts. Pictured are Manuel Zalaya and several of his children.

[SuziQ]

Hah! Is that one of the Kennedy girls flipping the bird to someone? Remember how the MSM howled in derision after Jenna Bush stuck her tongue out at them? I guess flipping the bird is more ‘sophisticated’, so no one is saying anything about it.