Matsui Seeks Late Husband's House Seat

news.yahoo.com ^ | Wed Jan 12, 2005 | AP

[crushelits]

"Now I have joined the ranks of the hundreds of thousands of Americans nationwide for whom this is personal.” So says Doris Matsui, widow of the late Congressman Robert Matsui, on the subject of stem cell research. Matsui announced yesterday that she will run for her late-husbands seat and join California's "Black Widows Caucus" in Congress, which also includes Lois Capps and Mary Bono.

[BenLurkin]

The democrat hacks are shameless.

[fo0hzy]

*** Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has set a March 8 primary election and May 3 special election to choose a new congressman for the Democratic-leaning district. The second election will be held only if no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the primary vote.***

Color me confused.

[Bushforlife]

Bush id the first President to support stem cell research funding; he just does not support using tissues from slaughtered innocent babies. No therapeutic intervention has ever resulted from fetal stem cell research.

Sarcasm ON:

But blame Bush; HE killed Matsui.

Sarcasm OFF.

[Cicero]

Funny how the widows of deceased Democrat senators and congressmen are entitled to their seats, but if Jeb Bush--probably the best available candidate to replace W--were to run for the presidency, imagine the screams of nepotism that would emanate from the same news writers who treat these familial ambitions so sympathetically and tenderly.

[AirForceMom]

Okay, this bugs the sh*t out of me. I wouldn't expect my husbands company to give me his job, which I am not qualified to do, should ( G*d forbid) anything happen to him.

[kittymyrib]

Do ALL Dem wives have taxpayer-funded jobs in DC? That shouldn't be allowed.

[crushelits]

DO THEY?

[AirForceMom]

"Now I have joined the ranks of the hundreds of thousands of Americans nationwide for whom this is personal," she said, criticizing Bush's limited federal funding of stem cell experiments" Now it's personal......what was her position on stem cell research before her husband got sick?

[Aussie Dasher]

It's disgraceful how proponents of embryonic stem cell research are falsely raising the hopes of the sick and afflicted.

ESCR hasn't produced results - hasn't even come close.

All the while, these "doctors" and scientists are lining their own pockets...

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Okay, this bugs the sh*t out of me....

I initially felt the same outrage when I read the story.
But think about it for a moment. If this woman is not qualified to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, who is?

The US House is not comprised of those of royal blood. They are...or, are supposed to be representative of the makeup of their constituency. In this day and age, we have gone far afield from the original intent of populating that body with actual representatives rather than lawyers and other reprobates not worthy of our votes.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Do ALL Dem wives have taxpayer-funded jobs in DC? That shouldn't be allowed.

It shouldn't be allowed? 99% of the folks on FR are either conservative or libertarian. I would think that, despite the stench of nepotism, most would agree that a company should be able to hire someone, regardless of what someone's spouse does for a living.

[Guillermo]

Virtually a guaranteed winner.

I think I saw a stat...67 of 68 widows win their dead husbands seat when they run.

[X-FID]

The newsies set it up from the get go by claiming that he died of a "stem cell disease" (never heard of that).

[hasegawasama]

yep. either way a liberal democrat is gonna win this seat. might as well be the widow.

[AirForceMom]

You know, you're right. I just get riled when it's assumed the job should be handed to them because their spouse served.
I'm just in a bad mood tonight.I started off the day on a Kerry thread gritting my teeth so long, I had a raging headache most of the day.

[Political Junkie Too]

imagine the screams of nepotism

Not nepotism -- Dynasty. That's what the Bush's are afraid of.

-PJ

[Revolting cat!]

[Libertina]

Another Insta-Widow-Pol. Just what we need.

[Political Junkie Too]

Don't forget about Mary Bono (R).

-PJ