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2010-05-09 Home Front: Politix

May Could Be the Cruelest Month for Senate Incumbents

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Posted by Fred 2010-05-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Bennett lost his seat now.

Who's next?

I would love to see Specter thrown out.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-05-09 00:06|| 2010-05-09 00:06|| Front Page Top

#2 I heard Bennett speak on the TV re his defeat. He said he knew that some of his votes might be controversial and end his career. What struck me in his statement was the phrase: "might end his career." I realized that these officials view their jobs as "careers" -- not as temporary elected positions where they serve their country at the behest of the American people. Also implicit in his statement is that he didn't give a flip about the will of the voters.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-05-09 10:08|| 2010-05-09 10:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Utah's other senator, Orrin Hatch, was on TV commenting on Bennett's defeat and said Bennett had "earned the right to that senate seat." I think that comment speaks volumes about the sense of entitlement Hatch and other senators have.

Posted by Biff Wellington 2010-05-09 11:01|| 2010-05-09 11:01|| Front Page Top

#4 "I do think I still have a lot of ~~juice~~ BS left in me," Bennett said following his loss. "We'll see what the future may bring."

Find Florida, a palm tree lined golf course or a fishing boat PLEASE!

Posted by Besoeker 2010-05-09 11:40|| 2010-05-09 11:40|| Front Page Top

#5 She has the backing of key Democrats, including Arkansas's own former President Bill Clinton.

Talk about being Dammed with faint praise.
This statement illustrates that perfectly.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-05-09 12:30|| 2010-05-09 12:30|| Front Page Top

#6 "I do think I still have a lot of juice left in me," Bennett said following his loss. "We'll see what the future may bring."

V. interesting choice of words. "Juice" usually implies money-making, revenue-generating ability.

What are you willing to bet that Bennett decides to become yet another ex-pol multi-million $ rainmaker for

a) a lobbying firm serving Wall Street clients,

b) a hedge fund or dealmaking unit of an investment bank (cf John Edwards, Tom Daschle, Rahm E. after he left the WH and began pimping the Clinton donor list for Wasserstein Perella)

c) a "green tech" venture fund that seeks to shape legislation in order to, so to speak, juice up the ROI for its dodgy investments (cf Khosla's attempt to steer billions in California public funds toward Kleiner Perkins via his own ballot initiative a few years back)

d) some combination of a), b) and c)

Posted by lex 2010-05-09 12:36|| 2010-05-09 12:36|| Front Page Top

#7 dude will be 77 this September. Go out with grace, Bob.

Posted by Frank G 2010-05-09 12:57|| 2010-05-09 12:57|| Front Page Top

#8 The 3-term senator was targeted by Tea Party activists and other groups for supporting the first traunch of TARP. Bennett broke a promise he made to only serve two terms. He was vying for his fourth term.

MSNBC was reporting this. They must have swallowed hard to report the story. Matthews, Maddow, and Olbermann must be turning over in their figurative graves.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-05-09 20:55|| 2010-05-09 20:55|| Front Page Top

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