November Surprise: Abramoff Indictments - Early Holiday Gifts

[CorpGovActivist]

If the Senate doesn't flip on Tuesday, does that mean that the GOP will actually hold the majority come January 3rd?

http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/norindsea.shtml

Type in Abramoff in the first box. Type in Jack in the second.

For example, Jack Abramoff is among the Friends of George Allen: http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/com_detail/C00344853/

If Allen ekes out a victory here in Virginia, he may have to resign almost immediately - meaning that Democratic Governor Tim Kaine would get to appoint a temporary replacement: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+24.2-207

My guess is that he'd give serious consideration, in that event, to filling the vacancy with his (very popular) predecessor as Governor, Mark Warner.

There are other states where this "Abramoff Problem" may present a Democratic Governor with the rare opportunity to make a temporary Senate appointment.

- Dave