The Best First Date Ever
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Day: January 23, 2009
Gillibrand Selection Could Leave House a Little Redder
New York’s next senatorThe Senate’s gain might be the House’s loss. By selecting Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to replace Hillary Clinton, New York Gov. David Paterson might have given Republicans a new House seat.
Gillibrand — an odd mix of gun control foe and gay rights advocate, anti amnesty for immigrants and pro alternative energy — carried her heavily Republican upstate district, something more typical Democrats might not be able to do.
Gillibrand will take the Senate office Sunday.
Quote du Jour
It was a complete surprise, completely unexpected. And just like the United States prevailed in that, we’ll prevail in this.
— Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), quoted by the Associated Press, comparing his impeachment to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Jews Without News are Clueless
I’m on the mailing list of the National Jewish Democratic Council because sometimes they put out statements and position papers that are just a hoot. Today, however, they sent the following statement that caused me to do a double-take:
Ira N. Forman, Executive Director of the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC), released the following statement:
The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) welcomes former Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) to the fray as a consultant and strategic advisor to the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC). We look forward to engaging with Coleman in our ongoing dialogue over issues and ideas in the American Jewish community. By agreeing to serve in this position Coleman appears to have accepted the inevitable designation of Al Franken as the United States Senator from Minnesota.
What caught my attention was that last sentence, especially in light of all the reporting this morning about how Al Franken’s lawsuit to dismiss Norm Coleman’s lawsuit challenging the Minnesota Senate-seat recount had itself been dismissed, meaning that until Coleman’s suit is resolved, he’s still technically in the race to keep his senatorship.
Possible explanations:
A) Ira Forman knows things no one else knows, like Coleman has decided to give up the race, and just forgot to tell the media or drop the lawsuit.
B) Coleman thinks he’s going to lose the suit, and therefore the recount, and is hedging his bets by setting up some cushy consulting work for when he leaves office.
C) The NJDC is clueless because Ira Forman forgot to turn on NPR or CNN and only read the comics section in the newspaper this morning.
I really like explanation A, and I think B is conceivable, but given my track record with the Jewish Democrats, I am resigned to the fact that it’s probably C.
