Posted on 08/20/2009 5:53:07 PM PDT by buccaneer81
Letter recognizes what we hesitate to say By Scot Lehigh Globe Columnist / August 20, 2009
It’s hard to read Ted Kennedy’s letter without shaking your head in sadness and in wonder.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
They're just waiting for their bailout money down on Morrisey Blvd.
Muzi? I lived about two miles from there.
Actually, currently Mass. law calls for a special election now within 5 months of vacancy. Kennedy wants to go back to the Governor appointing someone again.
Well,I was speaking a bit metaphorically but....yah,Muzi's still there,watching all the Toyotas and Hondas pass by on 128.
Yeah, Kennedy is so selfless. Gag me with a spoon.
Get a load of the headline on the Globe’s web site http://www.boston.com :
“State GOP leader opposes ailing Kennedy’s request”
Those nasty Republicans! /s
How right you are on this, “Actually, currently Mass. law calls for a special election now within 5 months of vacancy. Kennedy wants to go back to the Governor appointing someone again.
From the newspaper article:
Just a few years ago, state law gave the governor the ability to appoint a successor in the event of a Senate vacancy. But in 2004, the Democratic Legislature rewrote the law to require a special election because they didn’t want Mitt Romney to appoint a fellow Republican if John Kerry won the presidency. So to revise the law again will open them to charges of hypocrisy — and of a back-room deal designed to help President Obama.
Playing politics in Taxatussets? Nah, couldn’t be.
Mahalo. Big birthday bash tomorrow on the 50th State’s 50th anniversary’
Mary Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment.
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