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Re: Franken Prevails in Recount -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:00:14 -0000

Coleman would be well advised to save his money for lawyers to defend against the corruption charges he is facing.

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:01:28 -0000

Cuomo is associated with a fairly nasty scandal from his years in the Clinton administration too. I have not seen anything with even a whiff of scandal ever attached to Caroline Kennedy's name.

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:58:53 -0000

My guess would be that Cuomo would be much more power hungry than Kennedy based on his past performance.

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:55:20 -0000

I'm not sure the elimination of possibly more qualified candidates passes the laughability test. Appointments like this generally start with the assumption that the appointing Governor will not give full consideration to anyone outside his/her own party, thus eliminating many candidates who might be the most qualified and everyone is perfectly OK with that. If the US Senate starts splitting hairs and saying that sometimes it's OK to have a judgmental partisan process and sometimes it's not, that would be a very slippery slope indeed.

Re: Ritter Will Pick Bennet for Salazar's Seat -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:39:48 -0000

Hey - where's the derogatory rant about him being appointed, but never elected for ANYTHING in his life?

You just forgot that, right? A mere oversight I guess.

Why would a "fascinating" background in law, bettering the educational system, writing a couple of excellent books on the constitution and heading up multiple charitable organizations" fall so completely and miserably short of "definitely proving commitment to bettering people's lives", when this guy's resume would, and would qualify him to be APPOINTED as a US Senator - in spite of NEVER BEING ELECTED in his life?

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:22:49 -0000

Turkey blood?

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:21:15 -0000

It will give Palin cover right after she gets a law degree from one of America's best law schools, writes two great books on the constitution, and puts exceptional effort into improvements in education (with a drop out husband, a drop out daughter and a drop out possible future son in law she should begin these efforts at home).

Caroline will end up with Teddy's staff and connections. She will be very effective.

Re: Bloomberg Aide Drops Kennedy Push -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:56:39 -0000

Good find.

A day after unidentified 3rd hand sources say that Sheekey is "pulling back" we have direct quotes from Sheekey himself that clearly ratchet UP his calls for Kennedy to be appointed.

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver also makes statements indicating that he believes Kennedy WILL be appointed, and MSNBC says that "The comments mark a significant change of position for Silver".

Sounds like these may be part of a pattern of intentional controlled leaks in an attempt by Patterson to smooth the way and to convince New York voters that a Kennedy appointment would serve NY especially well during the bail out decision making by Obama's administration.

Look for a stream of statements from several prominent politicians emphasizing this point. It is Patterson's best strategy to be able to claim he did what is by far "best for NY" if he appoints Kennedy. The groundwork needs to be out there for that to have any traction, so these stories will keep coming out until the actual appointment after Clinton is confirmed.

John Kerry chairs the committee that will screen Clinton's confirmation and says hearings will probably be the 2nd week in January. The ranking Republican has said that Bill Clinton will not be asked to testify indicating no more than weak token Republican opposition.

Patterson will appoint very quickly after Clinton's confirmation and resignation from the Senate to assure full representation for NY during the bailout negotiations and votes.

This well choreographed drama will be completed in less than 3 weeks.

Re: Blago's Hail Mary Pass -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:09:43 -0000

Now there's an angle I haven't seen anywhere.

Does Cheney have that power? He would assume so of course. What a mess THAT would make.

Yes, Cheney would definitely enjoy this sort of thing.

Re: Obama Moves to Washington This Weekend -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:05:32 -0000

Washington D.C. predates the existence of the state of Washington. Maybe copying an already well known and frequently used capital city name wasn't such a good idea. You have no claim to sole ownership of the name Washington and your pique seems kind of small and silly.

Re: Bloomberg Aide Drops Kennedy Push -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:13:19 -0000

You may not like this. From CNN Political Ticker:

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a powerful Democrat who has questioned whether Kennedy is the best choice to fill the likely vacant seat, said Wednesday he will support Kennedy should she ultimately be appointed to the post.

"I have determined there's a good possibility she will be the appointee of the governor," Silver told the New York Post. "If she is the appointee of the governor, I will certainly be supportive of her. I will work for her and will work strenuously for her election."

Re: Happy New Year! -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:11:39 -0000

I wish a healthy, peaceful, happy and prosperous (or given the current economic outlook - minimal financial losses) to Teagan and all who gather here!

Re: Bloomberg Aide Drops Kennedy Push -- Political Wire

Tyke — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:56:46 -0000

... and in the meantime, Governor Patterson had an interview with Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell about the open Senate seat .

While I strongly object to the over the top Kennedy bashing (some of it smacks of Limbaughism in the way it has been done), I must say that Senator Danny O'Donnell would be a most interesting choice that I could support.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/in...

Re: Blago's Hail Mary Pass -- Political Wire

Tyke — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:13:40 -0000

Maybe you should read up on the growing number of "rapist murders" and others on death row who have been found to have been incorrectly convicted.

Picture yourself accused and sitting waiting for your execution - when all you did was walk by a cop looking vaguely like a suspect. It has happened and continues to happen.

Re: Blago's Hail Mary Pass -- Political Wire

Tyke — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:11:01 -0000

This appointment appears to meet all requirements of the Illinois state constitution. The US Constitutional requirements are set out in the 17th amendment and they also appear to have been met. What exactly is the basis for denying Burris the seat? The duly elected (and not impeached - not have impeachment proceeding even begun) governor appointed a replacement according to the state constitution. I hate to say it, but given the clear wording of the rights and authority of the state AG (he doesn't have a choice in this - even if he makes it go to court) this appointment may well stand. It has nothing to do with what "should" happen. It has to do with legalities.

17th amendment:

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of each State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution."

Re: Blago's Hail Mary Pass -- Political Wire

Tyke — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:02:39 -0000

I think the court would hear the Burris appointment case long before an impeachment could be completed. There is a real issue of the state's citizens not being represented in the US Senate even after an appointment had been made 100% in compliance with the state constitution. The rights of the citizenry may trump the other arguments since the appointment was done legally.

Re: Blago's Hail Mary Pass -- Political Wire

Tyke — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:58:09 -0000

Ah, but jgrillo did not say Obama was "mostly silent". He said Obama was silent. Which is, of course, completely untrue. He's just trying to stir up a bit of FUD - best ignored when he plays that silly game.

Re: Hitchens on Warren

Tyke — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:21:34 -0000

By the criteria being applied here all atheists must also be shunned and not allowed a place at the table. You see we publicly deny that all Jews AND all Christians will achieve salvation. So our "religious" beliefs must make us as unworthy as any other set of beliefs that are judged similarly.

Re: Senator You Know -- Political Wire

Tyke — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:24:45 -0000

Anyone count Obama's Umm's and Ahh's in his last interview?

He would be competitive here.

So what's the difference?

Re: Black Republican leader says it's not offensive to disparage a black man as "a negro"

Tyke — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:08:08 -0000

Shorter Mirth

He didn't say what I said he said, but I don't like him so there!

Re: Black Republican leader says it's not offensive to disparage a black man as "a negro"

Tyke — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:26:07 -0000

Those were both called out as offensive at the time.

But maybe words can only be read and comprehended if they support your twisted hypothesis.

Re: Black Republican leader says it's not offensive to disparage a black man as "a negro"

Tyke — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:24:06 -0000

The sarcasm was quite obvious to me. Not sure why anyone would miss it.

Maybe Jack J.'s post is just really really bad snark?

Re: Black Republican leader says it's not offensive to disparage a black man as "a negro"

Tyke — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:21:54 -0000

Yes of course Obama should use all of his power as president and commander in chief to do something about his ...

... except Obama isn't president
... or commander in chief.

But those with Obama Derangement Syndrome will blame him for not being president yet anyway.

Re: Former Huckabee campaign manager, and RNC chair wannabe, distributes racist anti-Obama song for Christmas

Tyke — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:34:07 -0000

Only one of the two problematic people you mention has a seat at the policy making table. The other gets a symbolic speaking part for a few minutes only.

So the problem is actually many times worse than you have indicated.

It is a bit hard to buy into the new "reality":

Person with recent racist history helping make policy and become our public face to the world is OK.

Person with recent homophobic history getting a few moments to speak only is not OK.

Re: Yes We Can -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:38:54 -0000

Blog whoring

Not cool