The Karl Rove Senate? (Looks like Joe Liberman as Intel Czar..)

US News and World Report ^ | December 20, 2004 Issue | Paul Bedard

[gopwinsin04]

The Rove Senate

If your state has a Democratic United States Senator and a Republican governor, stay alert.

It's just those situations the White House political whiz Karl Rove is looking for as President Bush searches to fill key jobs while fattening the GOP Senate majority. (towards 60 seats )

Here's the plan: Tap a Democrat to run an agency, then have the Republican governor pick a GOP replacement.

One in focus right now: Connecticut US Senator Joe Liberman as the new intelligence czar.

[gopwinsin04]

Any other candidates off the top of someone's head that they can think of?

[Salvation]

no way a dim.

[ReadyNow]

Hey, it HAS to be somebody from a blue state -- they are the ones with all the intelligence.

[martin_fierro]

Any other candidates off the top of someone's head that they can think of?

[gopwinsin04]

I've seen Lieberman's name on other lists as well.

[JohnG45]

Michelle Malkin!

[sarasotarepublican]

Why would Liberman give up his Senate seat, and all the perks that go with it, to head a department where he could be replaced with the next administration?

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Hey: if it nets us another Senate seat in the "R" column (amd makes it that much more difficult for the rats to block Supreme Court nominations)? Oh, HELL yes -- ! :)

[muawiyah]

Joe looks good. He's a likeable person and as the Algore campaign proved, he'll go along with his boss and do the job he's assigned like a good soldier.

Doesn't mean he won't counsel the boss first, but he'll do the job.

Joe's also Jewish so there's little risk of him selling out to the Islamofascists who seem to have access to billions of dollars!

[dts32041]

How about janet reno she knows how to make members of the trop of peace look like pussy cats after all she is good a bar be queuing chirstians, maybe billy "the Baker" cohen after all he knows what anthrax looks like and he was frugal with out money, George "the arab" mitchell, cause he knows how to get irish terrors what they want.

Any of these upstanding citizens could do the job.

[Batrachian]

Lieberman has often said that he doesn't want a position, and he hasn't been offered one. Who keeps pushing this nonsense?

[Terpfen]

The "national intelligence director" concept still bugs the hell out of me.

We alread have one, damnit! We call the position the "Secretary of Homeland Security!"

[AM2000]

Well it's December so the natural choice would have to be......

He's been all over the world, too!

[gopwinsin04]

CNN said Rove already offered Ben Nelson an Ag Secrtary spot if he switched parties.

I guess it is a perk for a retiring Senator, travel the world on the government dime before retirement..

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

Who better for heading up Intelligence than the most intelligent woman in America, Hillary Clinton. Gov. Pataki then appoints Rudy to the Senate.

[onyx]

Too clever and cute by half.

Lieberman is the media choice.
They're promoting him.
Lieberman lacks administrative experience
and he's a horrid choice for several reasons,
namely, he is not loyal to POTUS or his administration.
We need a TOUGH guy in this position.


Several threads contain the names of others:
Retired Army General, Tommy Franks seems to be our favorite here.

[gopwinsin04]

mmm...how about an Intelligence Czarette!

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

I've heard Lieberman say that he was not SEEKING a cabinet position, and none has been offered, but that he would certainly consider it if it were. I've never heard him say that he would not accept an offer.

[Lancey Howard]

LOL