the senate majority is too slim for obama to be cherry picking it for cabinet positions

[SwampG8r]

the states will have to have special elections in most cases to replace those pulled out
the gop will stop at nothing to place GOP senators in those seats
the best move legislatively is to leave the senate as is
or give lieberman a cabinet position so a real democrat can have his seat
bill nelson of florida is working to obtain an appointment
what do you think charlie crist will send as an interem?
what do you think the voters of florida will send to replace him?
(frankly we couldnt do MUCH worse than nelson as is )
if you are lobbying for a senator to go to the cabinet
no matter WHO it is
you are supporting the possible loss of the senate majority
if franken wins thats 60 i believe (i may be wrong)
60 is a MAGIC number in the senate

thank you for your time

[Tiggeroshii]

1. he should appoint olympia snowe

or another repug in a liberal state who would most likely be replaced by a dem

[SwampG8r]

3. yes and amen

he should use the cabinet to remove moderate GOP members FROM the senate
NO DEMS IN THE SENATE SHOULD EVEN BE CONSIDERED!!!

[Tiggeroshii]

27. But also you can't have your cabinet full of people who would undermine your agenda...

so you gotta be tactful

[Occam Bandage]

2. So if you send Kerry to Foggy Bottom, you think the Republicans are going to take his seat?

(BTW, to get 60, Begich has to win in AK, Franken in MN, and Chambliss has to lose in the GA runoff.)

[BrklynLiberal]

6. AND that includes LIEberman as things are now, right?

[SwampG8r]

8. he can go

sec of the interior

[Occam Bandage]

29. It does. If Lieberman defects, we can only hope for 59.

[SwampG8r]

7. i am going to stand by my statement

people will have to do a lot of getting used to new things pretty quick
there will be an electoral backlash at some point
like when clinton had the congress turned on him in 96(again not sure)
and bush lost it in 06
there are no promises that mass. voters are immune to that backlash

i love to read you OB and im a fan but im sticking with my statement
if we only have 57 then we need every one of them

[elocs]

4. This leaves Obama with the monumental task of figuring out which states replace U.S. Senators

with a special election or which ones have the governor appoint a replacement. Hey, I bet he can do it.

[Divine Discontent]

5. I like your thoughts

we do need to keep a strong senate majority. we would have 58 if Coleman & Shambliss still pull their races out, so we've got an uphill climb to get beyond 57. That being the case, I cannot see him taking any senator from our side unless it's a certainty he/she will be replaced with another DEM. Nelson is hawkish on intl, and only moderate on social issues, his only saving grace is that he's a bit stronger when it comes to backing the Obama plan on economy from what I can see. He, of course, pushes for NASA and honestly, we don't have money for that, but yeah, do we want another Mel Martinez getting a senate seat? ICK.

So, O will definitely pull from people retired, looking for work that aren't in elected office, and those who can be replaced by a DEM, in most circumstances. I just wish they'd kick LIEberman's arse to the curb... he's a traitor and reminds me of the emperor in Star Wars....

[Divine Discontent]

9. twins...

[Divine Discontent]

11. .

[SwampG8r]

12. wow

separated at birth?

[Divine Discontent]

17. seriously, right? if you put makeup on lieberman he'd look JUST LIKE him

and could have been his body double! LOL it's creepy that he is acting like Palpatine to boot! he acts so nicey now that P-elect Obama has won, but I wouldn't trust him to bring me a glass of water!

[gravity]

10. Why don't he just pick the best for the job

We have a big enough lead to risk the possibility of one seat loss. The republicans aren't all powerful

[SwampG8r]

14. i have just spent 8 years

where they were "all powerful"
i dont want that to happen again
laws were twisted
deformed
broken
our constitution is a tattered thing
i dont want to have to argue the return of the constitution to this country
not with a bunch of greedy dangerous fascists
i want every vote to be a win

[Divine Discontent]

20. I really love your thinking!!! :) cheers!

[angee_is_mad]

13. The Governor would appoint replacements

right? If that is the case and if it was a democrat governor, I would assume he/she would appoint a democrat in that seat.

Can you imagine the Illinois governor appointing a republican to the president elect Barack Obama's seat? It ain't going to happen.

Our new president is an EXTREMELY intelligent man and he wouldn't appoint someone to a cabinet post without knowing that the appointee's seat is a safely democratic one.

[SwampG8r]

15. in most states he appoints

an interem senator until either the next senatorial election or a special election as each states constitution specifies

[angee_is_mad]

21. That is my point

if you look at the States that representatives are from, they seem to be democratic leaning States. Also it would give the new democratic senator/congressperson a couple of years to build up a positive record to ran on by re-election time.

[SwampG8r]

23. here in florida

we would get a second GOP senator for at least 2 years and then he would run as an incumbent

and we are not the only state where this is foreseeable

[angee_is_mad]

25. Do you have a democrat now?

and is Barack looking at that person for a cabinet position?

[SwampG8r]

30. we have one indeed

bill nelson
we have a GOP governor and he will appoint a crony
in a couple years he will be the incumbent on the ballot
its how we do things down here

[Skip Intro]

16. NY would replace a Democratic Hillary Clinton with another Democratic Senator.

Of that I feel sure.

[SwampG8r]

22. and you are probably most likely correct

this isnt directed to any persons being named or not named for a cabinet job(exceppt bill nelson who i would not pick for any cabinet spot)
my only worry is the loss of senate seats
and frankly a lot of those named
hillary clinton included
john kerry included
are waaaaay more than qualified,for if not the jobs speculated over here,then for every position
but where at the end of the day will their work yield the highest payback?

i do not want voters to face the next election and not see these familiar faces

and a cabinet job is kind of a political dead end

[napi21]

18. The Senators who have been named so far have Dem governors.

NY, MA, DE, IL are going to nominate or elect a Pub. You also have to remember that the Dems are NOT "in lock step" like the Pubs are.
There is no magic number.

[TexasObserver]

19. GOP senators from states with Democratic governors!

Pick off two or three, and it's filibusting time.

[SwampG8r]

24. someone gets it

thank you

[TexasObserver]

26. Snowe and Collins, for example. Sec of Whatever.

[ShortnFiery]

28. Why not turn the tables and revive the concept of Bill Frist's NUCLEAR OPTION?

:evilgrin: