Bipartisan support for Kennedy's widow to assume seat (Vicki Reggie Kennedy)

Washington Examiner ^ | 8/30/09 | Susan Ferrechio

[Libloather]

Bipartisan support for Kennedy's widow to assume seat
By: Susan Ferrechio
Chief Congressional Correspondent
08/30/09 2:12 PM EDT

While Ted Kennedy's widow, Vicki Kennedy, has indicated she is not interested in assuming her husband's Senate seat, there is bipartisan support for her to take the job, if only temporarily.

The Massachusetts state legislature is getting ready to debate a bill that would give Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick the authority to appoint an interim senator to fill the seat until a special election is held and some are suggesting the 55-year-old lawyer would be perfect for the job.

"I think Vicki ought to be considered," said Orrin Hatch on CNN's "State of the Union."

Hatch called Vicki Kennedy " a very brilliant lawyer" and "solid individual."

Vicki Kennedy is credited with helping her husband end his self-destructive behavior years ago and she also helped run his Senate office in the final months of his life.

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., a longtime friend of Ted Kennedy, said he would let Vicki Kennedy decide whether she is interested in the job, but he would back her if she wants it.

"Whatever Vicki wants to do, I'm in her corner," Dodd said.

[TYVets]

I have to say I despise Hatch and I used to like the man, but he has problems.

To me Hatch seemed to change during the first term of the Clintons.

I wonder if it had anything to do with the FBI list that Hillary had in her possession?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Anybody remember when this country was a republic?

It's still a republic, only banana is now an adjective.

[Sockdologer]

A) She doesn’t want the position
B) She can’t legally take the position

So...what is there left to discuss?

[Truthsearcher]

The campaign slogan for 2010 should be to vote out all incumbents in DC.

Republicans, Democrats, it doesn’t matter, I want every single one of them out and start over.

[MaPitt]

Many American flags are flying at half staff here in the Pittsburgh area, in honor of Uncle Teddy.

[dfwgator]

I look at it this way. It’s a lot harder to have to constantly buy new politicians than to keep the same ones already bought.

[True Grit]

Either these people get thrown out of the GOP or it is dead

I agree. Majority are spineless, sanctimonious and self serving clowns who refuse to take a stand on anything except when it comes to atacking one of their own.

[TankerKC]

Victoria Reggie Kennedy is the President and co-founder of Common Sense about Kids and Guns, a non-profit, non-partisan organization created to address the serious crisis of gun deaths and injuries to children in the United States. Common Sense has joined with a diverse group of allies to raise public awareness about gun safety and the dangers of unsupervised access to guns by children.

Well, who could be agains non-partisan common sense? /s

[no dems]

The Dems just want that one vote for OBAMACARE. This will not get past a Supreme Court muster.

[EBH]

This is not their kingdom.

[RoshYisrael]

This is what Amerika has come down to. The harlot of a murdering (50 million babies) piece of excrement being ordained as a Senator of the U.S.

[VeniVidiVici]

Who is next in the line of succession?

I think it's John Joe Edward Schlebboth-Kennedy the IX.

[SIDENET]

I think it's John Joe Edward Schlebboth-Kennedy the IX.

Is that the drunk or the rapist?

Oh, wait. I'll have to try and narrow that down.

[spectre]

Word on the block is that if she accepts the appointment, it will only be as a seat-warmer and that she has no interest in seeking a full term.

LOL...Once a Kennedy gets in the Senate, they literally have to die to walk out of there.

sw

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“Quite right, Deval Patrick should name a minority to that seat in honor of Ted.”

Not a bad idea - in Massachusetts Republicans are the minority.

[org.whodat]

Hatch is a broken down worn out old RINO fart that needs to be turned out to pasture. He is one of the many examples of what is wrong with the republican party.

[taillightchaser]

” Give it to an illegal alien”
The absolute best post of the thread!!!!

[Tessarie]

You forgot, Pam Kelley, the Bissell sisters, and Joan Kennedy.

[freekitty]

She’s well qualified to become a crook Senator being that she was married to one and her family are crooks.

Way to go MA. sarc/

[nkycincinnatikid]

So true