tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post6234248265078595796..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: On Senate successionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-42784685205038335332008-12-22T09:11:00.000-05:002008-12-22T09:11:00.000-05:00>>She seems like a reasonably competent pers...>><I>She seems like a reasonably competent person who has every chance of doing a decent job of it.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Seems to me that those that wind up in the U.S. Senate with prior legislative experience don't do any better than the stray movie star celebrities that show up with no experience at all.<BR/>The inexperienced seem generally more naive and thus less likely to play stupid Authentic Connecticut Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867654898369536598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-40127725760990359612008-12-22T05:41:00.000-05:002008-12-22T05:41:00.000-05:00It should be pointed out that for most of our hist...It should be pointed out that for most of our history, Senators were chosen by the state legislatures; not until the 17th Amendment in 1913, were Senators elected by the people.<BR/><BR/>And while the original, less democratic system produced such giants as Clay, Calhoun, Webster, Benton, etc., it also undoubtably was rife with the same corruption associated with the illinois case today.<BR/><BR/Bob Symmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229871052043711728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-76775206153283565572008-12-21T23:56:00.000-05:002008-12-21T23:56:00.000-05:00Indeed. I think Caroline Kennedy is a solid Democ...Indeed. I think Caroline Kennedy is a solid Democrat in the tradition of the Kennedy political lineage. And she does carry herself with remarkable class despite the tragedies she's endured in her life. I saw her speak at the Obama rally in Hartford back in February and was impressed by her speaking style.<BR/><BR/>But it gets back to my original concern (and it's <I>just</I> a concern, not CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-70316205629831133962008-12-21T22:09:00.000-05:002008-12-21T22:09:00.000-05:00Given the amount of punch the Kennedy name has, pl...Given the amount of <I>punch</I> the Kennedy name has, plus the fact that it's <B>Caroline</B> herself who I suspect would be easily the Kennedy held in the highest regard - she could win a special election.<BR/><BR/>She could probably do it spending less than anyone else too.<BR/><BR/>Right, wrong, and logic are of no relevance.<BR/>It's just how it is.<BR/><BR/>Politics aside; considering the Authentic Connecticut Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867654898369536598noreply@blogger.com