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Without passing judgment on the individuals involved, let us pause to review the details so far on next year’s United States Senate race in New York.
First, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton resigns, mere months ago, to become secretary of state for President Obama. Then Gov. David Paterson (who was not elected but took over after Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace), appoints a new senator after an extraordinarily inept selection process.
His choice is Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, an upstate Democrat in a conservative district.
And in the current episode, Ms. Gillibrand has to run for the office next year, her first statewide race.
It was hard to know what standards of qualification Mr. Paterson applied when he elevated Ms. Gillibrand. It’s just as hard to fathom why President Obama and his team are now trying to stop other Democrats from challenging the appointed senator.
If that sounds heavy-handed and undemocratic, it is. An election should offer choices.
Without passing judgment on the individuals involved, let us pause to review the details so far on next year’s United States Senate race in New York.
First, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton resigns, mere months ago, to become secretary of state for President Obama. Then Gov. David Paterson (who was not elected but took over after Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace), appoints a new senator after an extraordinarily inept selection process.
His choice is Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, an upstate Democrat in a conservative district.
And in the current episode, Ms. Gillibrand has to run for the office next year, her first statewide race.
It was hard to know what standards of qualification Mr. Paterson applied when he elevated Ms. Gillibrand. It’s just as hard to fathom why President Obama and his team are now trying to stop other Democrats from challenging the appointed senator.
If that sounds heavy-handed and undemocratic, it is. An election should offer choices.
Nothing new. It goes on all the time, both in federal and local politics.
Sometimes the party withholds funding, sometimes they will get their friends to do attack ads. Sometimes, higher ups (including the president) will have a little chat, to persuade them to step back. Didn't start yesterday.
Nothing new. It goes on all the time, both in federal and local politics.
Sometimes the party withholds funding, sometimes they will get their friends to do attack ads. Sometimes, higher ups (including the president) will have a little chat, to persuade them to step back. Didn't start yesterday.
Interesting how you on the left think that the President should be telling who can and should run for a Senatorial office and who should not!
If this was Palin doing this in Alaska you all would be frothing even more than you are now about her.
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