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sofa king

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27. Keep it up, Ed!
Fri Jun 21, 2013, 01:35 PM
Jun 2013

For those of you who doubt the 11-dimensional chess being played by the President, let us recap the state of affairs so far. Thanks to the appointment of John Kerry as Secretary of State, President Obama has:

* Made Elizabeth Warren the senior Senator from Massachusetts, the first to be consulted in Congress on any matter pertaining to the Commonwealth, regardless of whom controls Congress;

* Placed one of the Commonwealth's most reliable and hard-working liberal Congressmen in position to be promoted to the Senate in Kerry's place;

* Safely handed off the local election mechanism for Markey's seat in the recently changed 5th District. If Markey wins, he will be able to lend powerful support to the Democratic candidate in that district; it is probably safe in the 2014 election;

* Nearly completed the transition of Massachusetts's Senate representation after a 20-year period of political stability.

Thus by appointing one Senator to a rewarding position in which he is excelling, President Obama has created two new war-horse Senators for Massachusetts, either one of whom will certainly be considered in Presidential politics from now on just as Kennedy and Kerry always were.

The balance of power in the Senate shall be further cemented in the Democratic favor on the eve of the most important mid-term elections we've had in decades.

Ed Markey has the potential to be one of the most eloquent and compelling liberal voices on the Senate floor for the next two decades, which in my opinion is the most important outcome. Let us have no surprises.

Stick a fork in another right winger. He's DONE ! RBInMaine Jun 2013 #1
Why is it that Pab Sungenis Jun 2013 #2
"both sides do it" Cha Jun 2013 #3
Oh My! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #4
that's what I thought, she.. "The Boston Herald"! Cha Jun 2013 #6
There was a huge banner... sheshe2 Jun 2013 #5
Such Cha Jun 2013 #7
Gabriel's Whine! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #13
Fail. She's not going to make Markey Cha Jun 2013 #15
He sure knows how to win friends and influence people... Snort! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #16
LINO! Answered my question, she! I'll say Cha Jun 2013 #17
Gomez is no "different type of republicon".. you can tell that by his Cha Jun 2013 #19
They are nothing... sheshe2 Jun 2013 #20
Glad they used his "an outsider" against himl. LiberalFighter Jun 2013 #42
Sweet! NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #8
Thank you so much, Cha Jun 2013 #10
BIG K n R! ucrdem Jun 2013 #9
And, Thank you Cha Jun 2013 #11
Gotta love the Boston Herald NHDEMFORLIFE Jun 2013 #12
I can't wait to hit the polls sheshe2 Jun 2013 #14
I hope we win this BIG BlueDemKev Jun 2013 #18
Nice try repukes flamingdem Jun 2013 #21
Yeah, nice try with one of the Navy SEALS who Cha Jun 2013 #22
whoa! flamingdem Jun 2013 #23
I know, huh? The Karmic blowback Cha Jun 2013 #30
Democratic voters still need to get out there and vote UCmeNdc Jun 2013 #24
Morning Kick! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #25
For you, she.. and everyone who wants Markey for our new US Senator from Mass Cha Jun 2013 #28
Thank you Cha! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #32
Ed Markey has run his campaign beautifully and with help Cha Jun 2013 #34
Wrap it up, Gomezailures. Arkana Jun 2013 #26
Keep it up, Ed! sofa king Jun 2013 #27
thanks for retrieving that thread from December, sofa king.. Cha Jun 2013 #29
Thank you! sofa king Jun 2013 #36
Thank you sofa king! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #31
More~ sheshe2 Jun 2013 #33
Gomez would be such a rubber stamp, she. Cha Jun 2013 #35
Kickin' it all the way into Tuesday! Cha Jun 2013 #37
VP Biden plays closer in Massachusetts Senate race Cha Jun 2013 #38
Don't forget to GOTV. UCmeNdc Jun 2013 #39
Kicked for Tuesday! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #40
Really Cool Pics, she! Cha Jun 2013 #41
Beat him up Ed! ucrdem Jun 2013 #43
Josh Dyck, the guy quoted in the excerpt, is a good friend of mine Godhumor Jun 2013 #44
That's cool. thanks Godhumor Cha Jun 2013 #45
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