We're losing two Senators. Isn't that enough???

[Bake]

Can we just leave the rest of our Senators THERE, and not put them in the Cabinet? Surely there are other persons, non-Senators, who are qualified to serve in the cabinet!! Hillary, Kerry, et al. - STAY WHERE YOU ARE!!!

That is all.

Bake

[cali]

1. that's up to President-elect Obama and any Senator he offers an

appointment to.

[onehandle]

2. All Senators mentioned will be replaced with other Democrats. nt

[LynneSin]

3. As long as they are senators in blue states we'll be fine

I mean I wouldn't give a cabinet position to Mary Landrieu since god knows what Bobby Jindal would pick to replace her. :scared:

[DJ13]

4. We arent losing anything so long as the Senators are from Dem states

[Bake]

10. We're losing EXPERIENCE and SENIORITY.

I understand that we're not giving up any seats, and that any replacements would be made in Blue states.

But there is an intangible loss, if nothing else. A freshman may be vulnerable later.

Bake

[WI_DEM]

5. We aren't losing any senators since the governors of the states will appoint democrats.

[Eric J in MN]

6. I don't think Obama should try to persuade any Democratic Senators...

...who are reluctant to leave the Senate to join his cabinet.

But if a Senator made it known that he or she would rather be Secretary of State, that is different.

[TayTay]

7. Senator Biden, Kerry and Kennedy represent

a collective 106 years of service in the United States Senate.

There is a chance that a collective 106 years of knowledge and service might have made an impression on the place. There is also a chance that this much institutional memory might be missed.

[bluestateguy]

8. I still remember the Lloyd Bentsten appointment to Treasury in 1993

Clinton pulled him right out of the Senate. The Gov. Richards appointed a lightweight to fill the seat, but he got swamped in the special election. In just 6 months, the senate seat was gone.

[HeraldSquare212]

9. Who knows, maybe a new class of Senators would be good for the party.

[stray cat]

11. And getting a president and VP - and getting dem replacements for senators

sounds like a good exchange rate to me!