who cares what ted wants , have an election . we have heard enough from this killer for years .

LET the Voters decide .. not the trail of insider deals and corruption --

AMERICA does NOT need 'rubber stamps' -- it does NOT need 'fingers of blame' ..

The voters should have the right to CHOOSE .. and that means that the people might have a chance of someone in office that may Actually READ the MESSES before they sign (or better yet -- DENY signing on the bottom line)!

The law is the law, and should be followed. As it stands, a special election will be needed, and the citizens of Mass. deserve a legal senator, even should they pick another Kennedy. Do any of the Kennedys nowadays, have the political moxie to do as much as the earlier Kennedys did? Of course, that's not my problem to decide, and it might not be what people are interested in when deciding for whom to vote.

Wow, dems are unbelievable, and not in a good way.

As I understand it Ted Kennedy had the law changed several years ago so a Republican could not be appointed NOW they want to change it back so a Democrat can be appointed.

Exactly what is wrong letting the voters of that state choosing whom ever they see fit to fill the seat in November?

Nothing wrong with that.

Well, I imagine ther ewa sa lot of wheeling and dealing behind closed doors before Kennedy died, and I bet a deal to name an appointee is in the works. The dems will leave nothing to chance and they do not trust the voters.

The Kennedys run the state and they think they can change the law anytime it suits their purpose.

Well, they always have done whatever they please.

Change what they want to believe in at the time. It is unreal how different his is from JFK.

Leave it to the democrats to want to change the rules to suite themselves. More democratic crap. They can't play by the rules so they make them up as they go along.

What's even better is that Kennedy had it changed to the way it is now to block the appointment of a Republican. He wanted to change his own law to allow for an appointment to his seat.

Like I said, it is just like the brain dead democrats to want to change the rules.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander unless the gander is a liberal......

Just what we need, more of the same criminals, squeezing the life out of us!

So what else is new, religion is off limits to Republicans and concervatives, and now this. Have any laws you want repealed (?), become a Crimocrat and get it done faster than you can say "lookey yonder!".

Our turn for repeals is coming in 2010, and we will have it, one way or the other. Crimocrats take your pick. Look around you. I would like this settled without ACORN, because it has come to the attantion of the Republicans, Indendipents, and the Blue Dog Democrats (Those few that haven't joined the Crimocrat party). Just shows you how stupid Crimocrats are. Going against the Constitution is treason, this is a criminal act, and Crimocrats are to dumb to realize that.

There is an old statute in this country that shows a sad fact. I say sad, because most times it is a bad thing, but in defence of the Constitution, it is not. That statute is, "If the law does not do it's job, the vigilanties will." So here it is, set before you members of Congress; "Choose between life and death, take your pick." That does not necessarily mean you "life", it means a political death from which you will not be able to overcome. But if you use Acorn, Well, it could become vigilanty, in that case, all bets are off.

Only liberals can change the laws as they please I guess .. :-(

I am really starting to HATE the democratic party.

Me too....



and Republicans are almost there for me too

awww that bunny .. hehe! I totally agree that I am super pissed off at most of the entire GAME of government. I really don't care what party a person is in anymore - God, please, just give me someone with integrity, ethics, and a love for the constitution and the American Way of life and I will be happy!

From your lips to God's ears!!

just watch they will sneek another democrap in their, they got all they sneakey petes in congress now!!

I agree. You can't just go changing laws as you please.

Freaking liberals are idiots.

What the hell has this become...a MAKE UP THE LAWS AS YOU GO society???

The fact is that Teddy hasn't been able to function as a senator for much of the last year; so what is the dire emergency to get his seat filled now to give Mass. representation of two senators in the Senate. Nothing but the desperate need for that 60th Democrat vote for cloture. That is the politics of expediency, not a fair policy. Had Uncle Ted lived another year, that seat would not have been a voting seat.............not unless they could figure a way to wheel him drooling into the senate for votes like they did Strom Thurman. He had quite a history!

OH I wonder what the EMERGENCY is. ...*eyeroll*.

Liberals are so transparent.

NanC once again your pictures NAILED IT!

I remember Strom very well................he spent his time sleeping in a w/c on
the days they had a vote scheduled. I sure his staff made all the decisions......
Teddy would have been like that if he had lived longer.
Thanks for the comment about the pictures...........I choose them with time and thoughtfulness.

i do too... and yet, the sob just kept getting elected! Who ever voted for him needs their brains examined!

Well, he is the sob responsible for the Big Dig Tunnel and keeping a three year project going and keepiong folks employed for what, 15 years? He brought a LOT of pork and a LOT of federal money hone to keep folks voting for him and keep them empolyed and so he got re elected.

Yes - someone has mentored him well.

The Democrats have proven themselves unworthy of holding political office. Get rid of ALL of them

I am not a democrat but I say at least half the republicans gotta go as well.

That is what I meant, the whole sorry lot, Dems and Reps LOL

The election date has been set by the Governor at Jan 19 2010

I hope that holds true. Last I heard they are still trying to push Special Legislation thru.

If I were the Governor and made a ruling and the people in the state legislature made a different ruling and told me I had to sign it into law, it might take me a few months to think about it.
I do not like the idea of a 60 vote Senate, as in my opinion it then becoms a 61 man Dictatorship.... something we do not want or need

They are still working the state legislature to have the Gov.Patrick to appoint someone, who will promise not to run in 2010, to serve until after the election.
That would give the Dems. 60 votes!

time to remove the democrats and put in constitutional party and libertarian party members.

lol...a lot of Republicans need to go too...and I am a republican...but it's true