To: ichabod1
It would show a great deal of bipartisanship if he would appoint a democrat and not tip the balance of power as a result of a horrible tragedy.I wish Sen. Johnson a speedy and full recovery.
That said, then-Governor Zell Miller (D) of Georgia appointed a donkey to replace Sen. Paul Coverdell (R) upon his death a few years ago. The precident is there.
55 posted on
12/13/2006 12:59:17 PM PST by
AngryJawa
({NRA}{IDPA} Proud Infidel Since 1968)
To: AngryJawa
Gov. Roy Barnes appointed Zell Miller, in fact, and the result was probably closer to what Coverdell would have hoped for than might have been expected.
To: AngryJawa
Tom Daschle is hyperventilating for sure.
92 posted on
12/13/2006 1:07:42 PM PST by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
To: AngryJawa
Until recently, it was
de rigeur to replace a Senator with one of the Gov's party. There'd be a special election anyway in 2007 or 2008 if a Senator stepped down now.
The bipartisan gesture would be to nominate an (R) placeholder, someone who wouldn't run again, but who would hold the seat until the special election.
158 posted on
12/13/2006 1:24:54 PM PST by
AmishDude
(I coined "Senator Ass" to describe Jim Webb. He may have already used it as a character in a novel.)
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