AZ-PPP: "Sen. Flake (R)" not a sure thing

[Keystone Phil]

I thought it was absolutely disgusting for anyone to think that Giffords should run for the Senate after the shooting. After watching her interview from the other week, just thinking of the classless hacks that promoted such an idea is literally nauseating. I don't think she's even capable of running for re-election but we'll see.

As for "Senator Flake," it was never a sure thing but he seems to be in a decent position.

[Keystone Phil]

Regarding Giffords, a tactful but public endorsement could be a powerful tool. And yes, it's shameless. But if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. There have been a lot more shameless things done in past campaigns. Something about McCain having a black baby comes to mind.

First of all, I don't think anyone is complaining about Giffords endorsing anyone, at least not in this thread. Secondly, just because "a lot more shameless things" were done in the past doesn't mean they should be accepted. This would make sense if someone here justified the "McCain has a black baby" dirt from 2000. No one is justifying that. Just because that happened doesn't make something else acceptable.

Giffords herself said she would recover and return to Congress.  I think she and her doctor are better fit to make these decisions than any of us.  I don't see anything wrong with floating around the possibility of a Senate run, though.

No, she didn't say that. She said she'd like to focus on recovering and would like to return to Congress.

She and her doctor are absolutely the right people to make the final call on her career. That's why people shouldn't have been promoting her as a Senate candidate months ago when they didn't even know her status. The woman still can't formulate a full sentence and you don't think it's just a bit disturbing to talk up a Senate run?

[Keystone Phil]

Giffords herself said she would recover and return to Congress.  I think she and her doctor are better fit to make these decisions than any of us.  I don't see anything wrong with floating around the possibility of a Senate run, though.

No, she didn't say that. She said she'd like to focus on recovering and would like to return to Congress.

She and her doctor are absolutely the right people to make the final call on her career. That's why people shouldn't have been promoting her as a Senate candidate months ago when they didn't even know her status. The woman still can't formulate a full sentence and you don't think it's just a bit disturbing to talk up a Senate run?

She said that if she recovers, she will return.

Right. That's different than what you said in your original post.

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She can't formulate a full sentence and it's the end of 2011. She cannot possibly recover in enough time to make a properly timed decision to run for the Senate.