primitives discuss senatorial furniture

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Oh my.

Kadie  (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-03-10 10:11 PM
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Brown getting Kennedy's seat, but not his desk 

Republican Scott Brown may be taking over Democrat Edward Kennedy's Senate seat, but not his desk.

An aide says Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is claiming the mahogany desk on the Senate floor used by Kennedy for nearly 47 years. Until now, Kerry has been seated at the desk once used by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, the late senator's assassinated brother.

Kennedy was partial to his own desk No. 83 because it had once been used by President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy even left it in the back row of the chamber — when his seniority would have allowed him to move it down front — because that was where his brother sat.

Following Senate tradition since about 1900, all senators inscribe their name on their desk's drawer.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/0...

Rosa Luxemburg  (1000+ posts)       Wed Feb-03-10 10:13 PM
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2. Brown isn't worthy 

I still feel sick to think that creature Brown will lurk in the senate.

greatauntoftriplets   (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-03-10 10:17 PM
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3. That seems appropriate.

I'm happy to hear that Kerry will take EMK's desk.

gateley  (1000+ posts)      Wed Feb-03-10 10:19 PM
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6. I bet it will be an emotional moment when Kerry carves his name in the desk drawer.

Brings a tear to my eye just thinking of it.

karynnj  (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-03-10 10:24 PM
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8. I think so too - and from the various tribute speeches for Teddy, Kerry was clearly one of those who clearly had to struggle to keep his composure. They really did have a tight friendship in those last years.

karynnj  (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-03-10 10:21 PM
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7. Much more deserving Senator and one who clearly would have loved continuing to be a Junior Senator

It is really cool that Kennedy kept the seat where JFK had it. It is nice that the seat will go to someone who knew both Kennedys.

Brown doesn't get Kennedy's office either - I think.

The Bostonian Billionaire knew John Kennedy?

Wasn't the Bostonian Billionaire (born 1943) a little, uh, young, to have personally known John Kennedy?

CK_John  (1000+ posts)      Wed Feb-03-10 10:25 PM
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9. Brown may be there longer than Kerry

Canuckistanian  (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-03-10 10:30 PM
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10. Oh? Why do you say that?

Just curious.

Rabid conservatives tend to bolt when the going gets rough - looking for "greener patures" as it were.

I don't see Brown sticking around in this stodgy old Senate for long - it's not in his career plan.

CK_John  (1000+ posts)      Wed Feb-03-10 10:34 PM
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12. I get the feeling Kerry will resign soon.

karynnj  (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-03-10 10:49 PM
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16. Why is that?

SoS did not say that she was quitting now, just that she would not do this for 8 years.

Kerry was in 3 places in MA this last weekend that got media attention. (A meeting with hospital and other health care people, a condolence call to the MA family that lost a daughter in Haiti, and a townhall in Lowell on jobs. He spoke there of intending to be out in the coming weeks giving attention to what the stimulus did do for MA.) Earlier in January, he was with Patrick meeting with Boston Haitians about 9 days after hip replacement surgery- even having the sense to speak to them in French, as that is the primary language of many. Doesn't sound like someone intending to resign.

He also has had a tremendous agenda as Chair of the SFRC, where he has done a very good job and has worked very well with Lugar.

karynnj  (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-03-10 10:41 PM
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15. Brown's term is up in 2012

Kerry's in 2014 and he has filed for re-election. Kerry won with 66% of the vote in 2008. Brown, against a very poor campaigner in a special election got 52%. Brown can not vote to please the tea partiers if he wants to be re-elected.

I know that there are millions of stories that say he still wants SoS and that HRC won't stay for 8 years. I would guess that that job is less attractive as time goes on - because there is less time he could serve. Not to mention, he likely would have taken a stronger role in Copenhagen.

He also is powerful in the Senate and he might be able to do more as Chair of SFRC, if we keep the Senate. Not to mention, if Obama is re-elected and Brown loses, Kerry would be leaving MA with a brand new Senator and a special election. Unless Obama convinced him that he was uniquely capable as SoS, it seems unlikely.

wisteria  (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-03-10 11:13 PM
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23. He isn't up for reelection until 2014, Brown hopefully will be out in 2012.

wisteria  (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-03-10 11:06 PM
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18. Yeah! Brown should get some old nasty Repubs desk to sit in. 

And he should do his business in the basement. Brown strikes me as a two bit con artist with little real passion for getting the people's business done. He has very little upstairs but looks good posing for pictures of all kinds.

Hmmm.

For a minute there, I thought the hysteria primitive was describing the Bostonian Billionaire.

[Specbid]

gateley  (1000+ posts)      Wed Feb-03-10 10:19 PM
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6. I bet it will be an emotional moment when Kerry carves his name in the desk drawer.

Brings a tear to my eye just thinking of it

Betcha he hurts himself and puts in for a Purple Heart.

[Carl]

Betcha he hurts himself and puts in for a Purple Heart.

He amy not carve it in..he may SEAR it in.

[JohnnyReb]

"Kennedy was partial to his own desk No. 83 because it had once been used by President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy even left it in the back row of the chamber — when his seniority would have allowed him to move it down front — because that was where his brother sat."

That's so he could  and then slip out the back for a waitress sandwich and another drink.

[The Village Idiot]

He amy not carve it in..he may SEAR it in.

He is such a creature.

[Traveshamockery]

Betcha he hurts himself and puts in for a Purple Heart.

That's so he could and then slip out the back for a waitress sandwich and another drink.

 

[jukin]

I would not touch The Swimmer's desk with class 4 hazmat suit on.

[BlueStateSaint]

He amy not carve it in..he may SEAR it in.

Damn, neighbor--if I didn't have real work to do today, I would have beaten you to that!

[dandi]

gateley  (1000+ posts)      Wed Feb-03-10 10:19 PM
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6. I bet it will be an emotional moment when Kerry carves his name in the desk drawer.

Brings a tear to my eye just thinking of it.

And when he sticks his first wad of Juicy Fruit underneath it.

I'm getting a little verklempt...*sniff*...talk amongst yourselves.

[AllosaursRus]

The Kennedys need to be OVER! If anyone actually, honestly, looks into their legacy, you won't find anything but a family propped up by their frikkin' money and the myths they created for themselves. Give me the frikkin' desk! With my trusty splittin' maul, I'll turn into what it really is......firewood!

[BEG]

I can't believe they still like Kerry.  I understand pretending to like him during the 2004 elections, I mean they had no choice.  The man has no redeeming qualities. 

[Ralph Wiggum]

I can't believe they still like Kerry.  I understand pretending to like him during the 2004 elections, I mean they had no choice.  The man has no redeeming qualities. 

Kinda like we pretended to like McCain.

[The Village Idiot]

Kinda like we pretended to like McCain.

I couldn't even pretend.

[thundley4]

shadowrider (140 posts)           Thu Feb-04-10 02:02 PM
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Brown to get Kennedy's office space
   
Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- After Scott Brown gets sworn in Thursday afternoon, he won't just be taking Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, he will also be taking over his plush office space in the Senate Russell building.

Several Senate sources tell CNN that the Senate Rules Committee, which assigns office space, decided to give Brown Kennedy's old digs as a matter of convenience.

An aide to Senate Rules Chairman Chuck Schumer says because Brown is coming in "midstream" it would be too hard to start moving senators around.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/04/brown.senate /


Amazing

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polichick   (1000+ posts)           Thu Feb-04-10 02:03 PM
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1. That's sickening. nt
   
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts)           Thu Feb-04-10 02:04 PM
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2. I thought Kerry was taking the desk?
   
And newbies don't get the plush suites.

I call bullshit.
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coffeenap   (1000+ posts)           Thu Feb-04-10 02:06 PM
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7. The desk is on the floor--this is the ENTIRE office. WTF!
   
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts)           Thu Feb-04-10 02:12 PM
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11. I call bullshit.
   
No Senate newbie is going to move into the plush office.

Senators devote lifetimes to getting those digs.

Bullshit!

Once more.    Ole John Kerry Heinz gets the nice desk, but Brown the newcomer gets the whole office.

[Ralph Wiggum]

What a bunch of idiots.

The crap that they get their panties in a bunch about just amazes me sometimes.

[The Village Idiot]

Isn't it the only office thats now vacant?

[Chris]

[DefiantSix]

Isn't it the only office thats now vacant?

Doesn't matter.  Senate offices are "awarded" on the basis of seniority.  Dead Ted's office is likely already occupied with the next most senior blood-sucking parasite, and the office that is open for Scott Brown is the one reserved for the most junior senator, the one heretofore occupied by Stuart Smalley.

[thundley4]

Doesn't matter.  Senate offices are "awarded" on the basis of seniority.  Dead Ted's office is likely already occupied with the next most senior blood-sucking parasite, and the office that is open for Scott Brown is the one reserved for the most junior senator, the one heretofore occupied by Stuart Smalley.

That is what they are upset about. Brown is moving into Dead Ted's office.  Whoever is in charge decided that shuffling offices while in session would be to distracting or messy or whatever.

[DefiantSix]

That is what they are upset about. Brown is moving into Dead Ted's office.  Whoever is in charge decided that shuffling offices while in session would be to distracting or messy or whatever.

It would probably take YEARS in a class 4 hazmat suit to clean out the dead scotch bottles and eeewwwwww gooey porn Dead Ted left there.