Lynn Chenney name on list of considerations to Replace Sen. form WY

[rodeodance]

Headline news just said this as well as the late Senator's wife!!

[ck4829]

1. Geez, Lynne is as right wing as her husband is

And she will obviously protect the Bush Administration's agenda.

[rodeodance]

3. well, a Dem gov gets to pick the one of 3 that the Repugs choose. so there is hope?

[KansDem]

10. Why does the Dem governor have to select from the list at all?

Forgive my ignorance but as I recall during the 2000 election fiasco, there was some threats coming from Florida about the slate of electors who would go to DC and vote for Bush even though the recounts were increasingly showing Gore to be the victor. If I recall correctly, they even said that if Gore was finally shown to be the winner of Florida, they would vote for Bush anyway.

So why does the WY Dem governor have to honor this list of three? Is it a difference in states or is it purely for political reasons?

[MaineDem]

12. It's state law.

And it does differ by state.

[Eurobabe]

2. What experience does she have?

:puke: :puke:

[rodeodance]

4. she does not need experience. Just vote the way want her too. Simple.

[Eurobabe]

13. how silly of me, why yes, another puppet

so DeadEyeDick can slither back to Wyoming. :eyes:

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. she puts up with darth in close quarters. Tough job.

but she is a reicht wing nut herself.

[auburngrad82]

5. Well, that effectively narrows the choices to two n/t

[Greeby]

7. GACK

And I thought the current crop of Senate Repukes were horrible to listen to :puke:

[Benhurst]

8. It would be almost like a research grant for Lynne. She's a master

of soft-core lesbian porn. Think what she could write after "serving" with the corrupt Republicans on Capitol Hill. I thinking Nobel Prize here. Or at least a special prize from the porn industry.

[loyalsister]

9. Ouch

I hope this doesn't come about through a pork deal or something.
We could be stuck with Chenney for a long time if it does.

[primative1]

11. Hooray for diversity ...

.

[onenote]

14. I think the reports may be a bit, unintentionally, misleading

The names of Lynne Cheney and Craig Thomas' widow have been mentioned in speculation about who might be Thomas' successor. But Wyoming Repubs have 15 days from Thomas' death (which occurred three days ago) to convene and submit to the governor a list of three names from which the governor picked. To the extent that the report cited by the OP might be interpreted as suggesting that Cheney and Thomas' widow are two names on the list to be submitted to the governor, that would be inaccurate. The list hasn't been decided yet. Speculation about Cheney and Thomas' widow is just that - speculation.

[marlakay]

15. makes ya wonder if cheney would threaten

the gov to make him choose her...