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RKP5637

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5. IMO it's a bad move for Kerry to move to Secretary of State. I have a real hunch the MA

Reply to outsideworld (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 07:12 PM

Nov 2012

dem seat vacated well might end up R again. For example, look at what happened to Kansas when Governor Kathleen Sebelius left her governorship to become Secretary of Health and Human Services ... the KS gov. went even further RW. In fact, if any further RW, they'll have to fly a teabag as the state of KS flag.

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Ughhh Scott Brown Is seething At The Prospect of Kerry's Appointment and an opening in the senate [View all] outsideworld Nov 2012 OP

Fuck Scott Brown. ProSense Nov 2012 #1

Brown probably will run for governor. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #2

I, for one, hope the President won't do this. Unless Deval Patrick runs for the seat, I think we... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #3

Mike Capuano Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #6

He lost the primary in his last bid for the Senate. I like him, but if he couldn't defeat sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #19

Kerry likely wants to be SOS Thrill Nov 2012 #4

CNN is reporting today that the WH likes Rice for that job. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #11

IMO it's a bad move for Kerry to move to Secretary of State. I have a real hunch the MA RKP5637 Nov 2012 #5

MA ain't Kansas. CTyankee Nov 2012 #8

Having lived in MA for years I sure know that, but I sure wouldn't want MA giving any opening to RKP5637 Nov 2012 #10

Voted in Romney...you mean in the repub primary there? CTyankee Nov 2012 #20

He was governor there. former9thward Nov 2012 #21

sorry, of course. But, then, you know Romney wasn't REALLY Romney there back when they CTyankee Nov 2012 #22

Oh, no ... I was thinking of when he was voted in as governor of MA. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2012 #23

Surely there is a very upstanding citizen in Massachusetts who is available to run as a Democrat. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #7

Rep. Ed Markey could win it Submariner Nov 2012 #12

There you go, partially solved, get him elected and beat any republican. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #16

Rachel Maddow (nt) Autumn Colors Nov 2012 #15

As long as this seat does not go republican, I don't care. Anybody but a repub. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #17

He's angry at the prospect? MrSlayer Nov 2012 #9

Salivating, not seething KamaAina Nov 2012 #13

seething because he sees it as a revengeful way to get back in after warren kicked him out outsideworld Nov 2012 #14

Why does everyone think Brown would get the job? Can't the governor appoint someone? Beaverhausen Nov 2012 #18