Reid, Burris To Meet As Senate Showdown Looms
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 4th, 2009 5:36 am by HL
Reid, Burris To Meet As Senate Showdown Looms
Arrangements are under way for a Wednesday meeting between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Roland Burris, the Democrat tapped by Illinois Gov. Rod…
Brian Normoyle: Coleman Should Concede to Victorious Senator Franken
On the morning after the November 2008 election in Minnesota, incumbent Senator Norm Coleman prematurely declared victory in his long, hard-fought reelection bid against opponent…
Paul Jenkins: Along Came Caroline. And Andrew. And Beau.
Speculation about Hillary Clinton’s successor in the Senate will soon be moot, but the debate about America’s political dynasties is hopefully just starting. This year’s newly open Senate seats were particularly revealing, with the leading contenders in New York, Delaware, Colorado and Illinois all including the kin of prominent politicians. This is nothing new: as recently as 2000, the presidential election offered the choice between the son of a former president and grandson of a Senator, George W. Bush, and the son of a Senator, Al Gore. And, of course, long before that, the Adams’ had been the first father and son US presidents. But rather than disappearing as one would expect in a more mature, diverse democracy, the habit seems to be intensifying.