Joe's out, so I'm putting my dime on Ed Markey.

[graywarrior]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPqH3DrWEEU&feature=PlayList&p=7E10CFE177D68E0F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=70

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9osoCy2qRKY


http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=2
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/gallery/072309_possible_kennedy_successors?pg=11

[Captain Hilts]

1. Good man. Too old. nt

[Warpy]

2. Too old to have a career as long as Kennedy's

but not too old to have one or two very effective terms in the Senate.

It will give the party time to find someone a bit younger for the seat.

Perhaps they can persuade Anthony Wiener to leave NY.

[Captain Hilts]

4. It could work that way. Weiner. RFK, jr. Caroline K, are all New Yorkers...nt

[karynnj]

5. I'm sure they have good up and coming leaders themselves

and don't need a NYer. If you look at their Senators over the last 50 plus years, they done exceptionally well - JFK, EMK, Ed Brooke, Paul Tsongus and John Kerry. All major players in the Senate in their time.

[graywarrior]

3. Lots of experience.

[rox63]

6. I don't know - would he want to start over again from the bottom of the totem pole?

He's got clout in the House, just like Barney Frank.

[graywarrior]

7. True

But I can't think of anyone else close to Kennedy's ideals.