Liberal RATs spawn in the sewer of hell. Case closed.
Try pulling that stunt you fleabag and you will know what a jail cell looks like first hand.
I would be very happy for the State of Massachusetts to prove those extremist right wingers wrong by certifying the results as quickly and fairly as possible.
If the honorable Mr. Frank says they won’t do it.....they will.
Put a s(c)ock in it, Bawney.
Is Barney Frank sounding even more unbalanced and hysterical than usual? Is he having a mental health crisis? Or is this just business as usual for him?
BTW, why isn't Barney Frank rotting in jail for all of his criminal acts?
Well, at least the writer of this piece didn't say "ejaculated Representative Barney Frank"!
Date of election and date of taking office for Senators who won special elections, when they were not the appointed placeholder, in the past 20 years. Names in ALL CAPS are special elections not held on a November general election date.
Jim Talent, MO, 5 NOV 2002 - 25 NOV 2002, 20 days
Sam Brownback, KA, 5 NOV 96 - 7 NOV 96, 2 days
RON WYDEN, OR, 30 JAN 96 - 6 FEB 96, 7 DAYS
Jim Inohofe, OK, 8 NOV 94 - 17 NOV 94, 9 days
Fed Thompson, TN, 8 NOV 94 - 2 DEC 94, 24 days
KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON, TX, 5 JUN 93 14 JUN 93, 9 DAYS
Kent Conrad, ND 3 NOV 92 14 DEC 92 (run for other seat as sitting Senator) 41 days
Average time between special election and taking seat = 16 days
Average time between special election and taking seat, not including Kent Conrad, who was already a Senator, = 12 days
Average time between SPECIAL ELECTION and taking seat when, as now, it was the only race on the ballot and the only race that had to be counted (WYDEN, HUTCHINSON,) 8 DAYS
Source: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_special_elections_to_the_United_States_Senate
and the Wikipedia links for each individual Senator.