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Moonbats waiting in wings for ’Liveshot’ John Kerry’s exit
By Howie Carr | Friday, November 7, 2008 | http://www.bostonherald.com

Another election - this time a “special” election for some very “special” people who want to succeed Sen. Liveshot Kerry once he becomes whatever he becomes in the new Obama administration.

Had to love Kerry’s quote yesterday: “I am going to keep faith in what I’ve been fighting for.”

Namely, himself.

Personally, I still can’t believe anyone would give a big job to a silly billy like Liveshot. But who knows - maybe Teddy is begging Obama to clear the decks here.

My prediction is they’re not going to change the law back so that Gov. Deval Patrick gets to appoint somebody, which I assume would be himself. Even by modern Massachusetts one-party standards, that would be a bit raw.

If Liveshot does quit, we’ll have a new gasbag in the Senate by June. Let’s go down the list of possible contenders:

Attorney General Martha Coakley. You know she’s running because she’s impaneled a grand jury to go after House Speaker Sal DiMasi’s pals. By instinct, she’s a Tom Reilly clone - like the sheriff in a Jim Thompson novel, she’d prefer never to indict anybody unless they’re no-account and leave her absolutely no choice. But if Martha’s running for the Senate, she’s got to at least look like she’s trying to put somebody in jail.

Rep. Steve Lynch. Only in Massachusetts would a guy with Lynch’s recent voting record be considered “center-right.” In planning for the 2005 special election that never occurred, Lynch was counting on lots of liberals to split up the moonbat majority. Now, though, Barney Frank is happy trading insults with Bill O’Reilly.

Rep. Fast Eddie Markey. He’s always wanted to be a senator, but now, like Barney, he’s old and happy. Nancy Pelosi made Fast Eddie chairman of the very important Turn Back the Clocks Every Fall Committee.

Rep. Jim McGovern. Like Lynch, he has several strikes against him in the modern Democratic party. He’s white, Irish, Catholic, male, heterosexual. On the other hand, he’s an even bigger moonbat than Barney. Plus, he has Worcester to himself.

Gov. Deval Patrick. Has to decide whether reparations fatigue has set in yet. The Senate, though, seems more Deval’s style. You don’t have to do anything.

Rep. Mike Capuano. He could be everybody’s second choice. Is that enough in a short campaign?

Ex-Rep. Marty “Midas” Meehan. Forgotten, but not gone. Could take a leave of absence from his college to run, the way David Bartley did in 1984. Bartley finished last, but then, he didn’t have $5 million.

Any Republicans. You’re kidding, right?
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1130610

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