Post by Organized Chaos on Aug 28, 2009 12:48:40 GMT -5
I won't make this about Ted Kennedy's death.
He asked the Massachusetts law makers to change State law to allow the Gov. to appoint an interim replacement.
The current law was passed in 2004 when then Gov. Mitt Romney was in office and Democrats were worried he'd pick a Republican to fill John Kerry's seat.
So as part of his reasoning for his request, Kennedy said (and I'm paraphrasing) it was vital for Mass. to have both voices in the Senate.
If Kennedy had a problem with the current law, where was he when it was passed in 2004? Why did he not speak up then? Why has he not said anything about it since then?
It's simple. He knew his seat in Senate was important to healthcare reform. He knew his fellow Democrat & supporter of Pres. Obama, Gov. Patrick, would appoint a Democrat successor to fill his seat until the special election. He knew healthcare reform is scheduled to be voted on this fall, before a special election would take place, and he wanted someone sitting in that seat who would vote as he would. It had nothing to do with having 2 voices from Mass. in the Senate or he would have brought this up long ago.
Dirty politics. But then again, is there such a thing as clean politics?
And before any left wingers say anything...if it were a Republican who tried to pull this garbage, I would feel the same way.
He asked the Massachusetts law makers to change State law to allow the Gov. to appoint an interim replacement.
The current law was passed in 2004 when then Gov. Mitt Romney was in office and Democrats were worried he'd pick a Republican to fill John Kerry's seat.
So as part of his reasoning for his request, Kennedy said (and I'm paraphrasing) it was vital for Mass. to have both voices in the Senate.
If Kennedy had a problem with the current law, where was he when it was passed in 2004? Why did he not speak up then? Why has he not said anything about it since then?
It's simple. He knew his seat in Senate was important to healthcare reform. He knew his fellow Democrat & supporter of Pres. Obama, Gov. Patrick, would appoint a Democrat successor to fill his seat until the special election. He knew healthcare reform is scheduled to be voted on this fall, before a special election would take place, and he wanted someone sitting in that seat who would vote as he would. It had nothing to do with having 2 voices from Mass. in the Senate or he would have brought this up long ago.
Dirty politics. But then again, is there such a thing as clean politics?
And before any left wingers say anything...if it were a Republican who tried to pull this garbage, I would feel the same way.
