OMG--"Senator Sarah Palin????!!!"

[librechik]

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/stevens-v.html


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"There was undisguised hostility toward the federal government and the FBI at the Stevens event, with people wearing T-shirts that said "F*#@ the feds, vote for Ted."

"Anyone who thinks you can get a fair trial in the heart of liberalism, Washington, D.C., is smoking dope. He was railroaded," said Mark Kelliher, a retired engineer.

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"Obviously being convicted of a felony is a strike against your record, but it would probably be more damaging to an unknown back-bencher instead of the guy who the Anchorage airport is named after. Stevens still has a really good chance to win, even though his Republican colleagues are publicly telling him to resign. And we know that there's a credible scenario of electoral victory followed by resignation that could lead us to Senator Sarah Palin."


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KA BOOOIIIING!!!!

[DarthDem]

1. ZOMG!!!!!11!!1

How many times does it have to be repeated here that THE ALASKA GOVERNOR CANNOT APPOINT ANYONE TO FILL A SENATE VACANCY

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. But she could run for his seat in a special election

Assuming the convicted felon wins on Tuesday, then resigns.

[DarthDem]

3. Not Gonna Happen

She's done.

[Blaze Diem]

7. Doesn't she have to finish her gov term first?

We will never be rid of this woman.
The felon-can-be-a-senator law needs to be quickly changed. In fact anyone caught misusing public funds should have no business deciding law for the American public in DC. Its about trust.

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Palin should never be allowed to serve on a federal level.

[Blue_In_AK]

11. Not to worry...

Mark Begich is up by 7 points. If he can hold until Tuesday, all of this speculation will be moot.

[librechik]

16. until everybody hears--thanks!

phew--

[Blaze Diem]

4. aggggggggggggggggghh...W'ell NEVER be rid of her!!!

Another GOP Senator will arrive in D.C. with a crapload of baggage & ethics violations.
I cannot even think of this.

[AlCzervik]

5. Didn't Lisa Murkowski get appointed the her slot the first time by her own dad?

i could see Palin appointing herself or TAaahd to that seat.

[DarthDem]

8. The Law Has Changed

This is no longer possible.

[AlCzervik]

9. because of the Frank Murkowski?

[Blue_In_AK]

10. Yes, because of Frank Murkowski.

Rather inexplicably, in the same election where we passed the referendum disallowing gubernatorial appointments, we re-elected Lisa Murkowski. Go figure....

[AlCzervik]

12. She seems sane next to Palin, not that i'd want her as my senator but she seems

no as rabid.

[Blue_In_AK]

15. She's not too bad.

I part ways with Lisa on her continued support of Ted Stevens, but I suppose politically she has to do that. She actually is pretty moderate and responds to her mail "on point" which is always a good thing. I hate getting those "thanks for your concern" letters. She always specifically addresses what I asked her about.

[Old Codger]

14. YUP n/t

[Cali_Democrat]

6. .....

[Richard Steele]

13. No worries- she'd be a rerun of "Senator Katherine Harris". Do you remember her term in the Senate?

Neither does anyone else.

[GalleryGod]

17. Oh, Fa' Crissakes! She'll RUN in the Special Election to Replace Ted if he wins!

That was an EZ call.

Joey Scab,s Birth Father: Frank Burns!

[DrToast]

18. She can eliminate the middle man for all her earmark requests. n/t