Obama Statement On Paul Kirk’s Appointment To The Senate

11:41 am EST September 24th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 13 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 24, 2009

Statement by The President on The Appointment of Paul Kirk as US Senator From Massachusetts

“I am pleased that Massachusetts will have its full representation in the United States Senate in the coming months, as important issues such as health care, financial reform and energy will be debated. Paul Kirk is a distinguished leader, whose long collaboration with Senator Kennedy makes him an excellent, interim choice to carry on his work until the voters make their choice in January.”

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13 Responses to “Obama Statement On Paul Kirk’s Appointment To The Senate”

  1. Matt Osborne says:
    September 24, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    Byrd is the next one to go on the “deathwatch” list. (Graveyard humor)

  2. SaveFarris says:
    September 24, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    Once again, Democrats show they could give a sh## about the rule of law.

  3. Buzz Killington says:
    September 24, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    Farris, it seems they did pass legislation to enable this to happen, so the rule of law was followed. The whole special election debacle is pretty shameless, of course, but they aren’t just ignoring law… unless I’m misunderstanding something.

  4. Wek says:
    September 24, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    Sorry wingnuts, this is “states rights”.

  5. Duros62 says:
    September 24, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    Shorter Farris: It’s not FAY-er! Wahhh!

  6. Rheinhard says:
    September 24, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    Well, no matter, the whiny and ineffectual MA GOP has filed an injunction to prevent the appointment. Let us hope that Mass. voters remember that the position of their GOP is that they don’t deserve full representation in the Senate…

  7. jody says:
    September 24, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    Actually I’d favor an appointment before a special election could be arranged regardless of political affiliation. It allows the state full representation until the people can properly elect a successor. Just make sure the appointee is from the same party as the senator s/he is replacing.

    The important part is representation of the people. Better a temporary replacement than none at all.

  8. Rheinhard says:
    September 24, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    Oh, and if we can pull a “look over there” moment…

    When I looked at your frontpage just now, Oliver, there was a web ad for “NetBoots: the web development team for conservatives”

    I had to laugh at the sheer awful messaging.

    First, these people can’t come up with an original slogan to save their lives, and so shamelessly ape the more successful online left’s self-designation, the “Netroots”.

    Second, they totally misunderstand the concept… “Netroots” stands for “Internet grassroots”, i.e, grassroots folks coming together on their own over the internet to try to accomplish what they want. Kinda the opposite of “pay our company to front a web presence for you that will look totally like regular people did it!”

    Third, and worst, “NetBOOTS”? Are these guys using Stalin’s aphorism “Wear boots, because when you kick a man in the head he’ll never find his teeth”? I mean we all know the right is fond of its shiny jackboots, but even I didn’t think they’d be quite so up front about it!

  9. justadood says:
    September 24, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    Lessee if the MA Court challenges can be cleared before the special election—give the Appointee a chance to do something more than simply warm the seat before the real replacement arrives.

    In any case, congrats to Sen-select Kirk…

  10. Amused Observer says:
    September 25, 2009 at 12:03 am

    LOL,
    The hypocrisy of the left and Kennedy in particular is breathtaking. This is a raw political power grab pure and simple. Democrats lobbied to change the law a few years back to it’s form of a few weeks back and then when the Coward of Chappaquidick could see the handwriting on the wall he shamelessly pushed to change it back.

    But what do you expect? Ted Kennedy was a man of low morals, no honor, a coward much like his father. The perfect liberal, the perfect Democrat.

  11. Enlightened Liberal says:
    September 25, 2009 at 5:26 am

    Elections have consequences.

  12. Jaim says:
    September 25, 2009 at 6:10 am

    Speaking ill of the dead? My, what a tough burly he-man you are amused douchebag.

    What’s next, telling us you could beat up Obama’s daughters?

  13. Quaker in a Basement says:
    September 25, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Democrats lobbied to change the law a few years back

    Wrong!

    They didn’t “lobby to change the law,” they changed it! Followed the rules. Now the Republicans are rushing to ask “unelected, unaccountable dictators in robes” to circumvent the legislative process.

    Ironic, ain’t it?