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YRABNNRM
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« on: March 19, 2008, 03:58:16 PM »
...what would you say are Joe Lieberman's odds to be SecDef?

I'd say he has a pretty good shot. Agree?
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2008, 03:59:08 PM »
Yes.
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2008, 04:01:32 PM »
Quote from: Bob Loblaw on March 19, 2008, 03:58:16 PM
...what would you say are Joe Lieberman's odds to be SecDef?

I'd say he has a pretty good shot. Agree?

It'd be a better move than Secretary of State or U-N Ambassador.  But I don't see it happening.  I think McCain will tap a General or a different pol.  

I am pretty confident Mac will put one, maybe even two, Democrats in his cabinet.  But none in top positions.  I look for him to make Lugar the Secretary of State.
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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2008, 04:04:11 PM »

If McCain is smart, he won't tap Joementum for anything, but rather keep him in the state and block any potential further-left Senator from taking over his empty seat.  If for some reason Joe gets voted out, then he can tap him for a position within the Administration.
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« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2008, 04:06:47 PM »
Quote from: MODU on March 19, 2008, 04:04:11 PM

If McCain is smart, he won't tap Joementum for anything, but rather keep him in the state and block any potential further-left Senator from taking over his empty seat.  If for some reason Joe gets voted out, then he can tap him for a position within the Administration.

Connecticut has a GOP governor.
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« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2008, 04:07:20 PM »
Quote from: MODU on March 19, 2008, 04:04:11 PM

If McCain is smart, he won't tap Joementum for anything, but rather keep him in the state and block any potential further-left Senator from taking over his empty seat.  If for some reason Joe gets voted out, then he can tap him for a position within the Administration.

What's CT's laws on replacing a senator? Rell is Governor and would presumably put a Republican in Lieberman's old seat, unless CT has a similar law to AZ.

That would really be Lieberman's way of saying "fcuk you" to the party that dumped him.
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« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2008, 04:12:31 PM »
McCain should keep Gates as SecDef.
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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2008, 04:27:41 PM »
Quote from: Bob Loblaw on March 19, 2008, 04:07:20 PM
Quote from: MODU on March 19, 2008, 04:04:11 PM

If McCain is smart, he won't tap Joementum for anything, but rather keep him in the state and block any potential further-left Senator from taking over his empty seat.  If for some reason Joe gets voted out, then he can tap him for a position within the Administration.

What's CT's laws on replacing a senator? Rell is Governor and would presumably put a Republican in Lieberman's old seat, unless CT has a similar law to AZ.

That would really be Lieberman's way of saying "fcuk you" to the party that dumped him.

One interesting factor is that the veto-proof Democratic legislature can't really force a bill down Rell's throat requiring that Lieberman's seat be filled by someone in the same party (like Massachusetts did in 2004), since Lieberman technically isn't a Democrat.
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« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2008, 06:56:13 PM »
This may not make some Democrats or left leaning individual happy, but I think Gates should stay on if McCain wins.  He's been a much better Defense Secretary than Rumsfeld.  He's allowed the flag officers to run the show.  He hasn't meddled with troop deployments.
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« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2008, 06:57:51 PM »
Actually, it would be reasonable to think that there might not be much of a shake-up at all.
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« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2008, 07:08:43 PM »
I never really considered Gates staying on but I suppose it's possible.
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« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2008, 07:20:28 PM »
I agree that Robert Gates should be kept as Secretary of Defense.  He's been exceptional in the short year and a half he's been on the job.  He has been far better than Ronald Dumsfeld (to quote James Carville).
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« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2008, 07:25:32 PM »
I would love to see Lieberman as part of a McCain administration, in some major capacity.

Perhaps shift Gates to State and put Lieberman in Defense.
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« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2008, 07:35:59 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Moderate, SoFA on March 19, 2008, 04:27:41 PM
Quote from: Bob Loblaw on March 19, 2008, 04:07:20 PM
Quote from: MODU on March 19, 2008, 04:04:11 PM

If McCain is smart, he won't tap Joementum for anything, but rather keep him in the state and block any potential further-left Senator from taking over his empty seat.  If for some reason Joe gets voted out, then he can tap him for a position within the Administration.

What's CT's laws on replacing a senator? Rell is Governor and would presumably put a Republican in Lieberman's old seat, unless CT has a similar law to AZ.

That would really be Lieberman's way of saying "fcuk you" to the party that dumped him.

One interesting factor is that the veto-proof Democratic legislature can't really force a bill down Rell's throat requiring that Lieberman's seat be filled by someone in the same party (like Massachusetts did in 2004), since Lieberman technically isn't a Democrat.

He's still a registered Democrat.
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