Posted on 06/06/2007 3:36:42 PM PDT by kellynla
Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, is being floated in Senate GOP leadership circles as a possible replacement for the last Sen. Craig Thomas (R-Wyo.), who died Monday night. Susan Thomas, the late senator's wife, has also been mentioned by Senate Republicans as a potential choice to take over for her husband, as well as former Justice Department official Tom Sansonetti.
One GOP insider said Lynne Cheney had been in Washington "too long" to be acceptable to the Wyoming GOP, despite her long resume, and Susan Thomas would not be interested in serving out her husband's term.
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Dick Cheney, who attends the regular Tuesday policy luncheon by Senate Republicans, were spotted talking yesterday afternoon, but Enzi said Lynne Cheney was not discussed. In fact, Enzi said, he is not involved in any discussions related to Thomas' replacement..
"I talk to Dick Cheney any chance I can get," Enzi said on Wednesday. "But not about that."
The Wyoming GOP has 15 days from Tuesday to recommend three replacements to Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D). Freudenthal will then name Thomas' successor from that list. That person will face re-election next year, as will Enzi.
Other candidates mentioned in media reports include: state Sen. John Barrasso; state Sen. Colin Simpson, son of former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.); and U.S. Attorney Matt Mead.
LYNNE!!!!
Lynne Cheney for Senator? Hell YES!
Lynne would be great!
More more widows. That is an awful practice and tradition.
I don’t think it’s good, either. But I’d be really happy to see Lynne Cheney get it. She has always struck me as being really smart and on-board with her husband’s policies.
HELL YEAH LYNNNNNEEE
But since Lynne is married to Dick, and Dick is "married" to W, then I have to voice my opinion that this should NOT happen!
We need all the votes we can muster against this rotten amnesty bill. Lynne, by virtue of her ties, would never vote against it, nor voice opinion against it during any pre-selection hearings.
NO AMNESTY! NUKE THIS BILL! THIS IS PRIORITY #1!
Appoint Dick Cheney to the seat and have Fred Thompson replace him as VP.
Susan Thomas, I don’t think so..... Lynne Cheney, yes.
Not Lynne.
Ick. Hopefully no more Simpsons.
Given the direction the Bush Whitehouse is turning, do you really trust someone with such close ties to it? Unless Lynne comes out and burns her bridges in public - in a very real way - with the current Whitehouse policy, it would be giving Karl Rove & Jorge W. a door directly into the Senate.
Would love to hear from someone in Wyoming about who would be the best conservative choice.
Senator Thomas, rest in peace. You have served your country well. God Bless you and your loved ones.
The Dem. Gov. is going to choose the weakest of the candidates the State GOP puts forwards.
The rule is that the Republicans nominate three, and the Democrat governor appoints one of them.
So it’s important that all three should be solid.
That would be strong.
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