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SecretMethod70 · 11-06-2008, 06:21 AM

If Blago is smart, he'll appoint himself. He has no shot at getting re-elected - for anything - and this would allow him to retire from politics as a United States Senator, and that would help him earn more money on the lecture circuit. Appointing himself would also be exactly the kind of sleazy move I'd expect from him.

If he's kinda smart, but mostly not, he'll try to appoint Lisa Madigan. He's delusional enough to think he has a chance at winning another gubernatorial race, and Lisa Madigan is someone who could likely slaughter him in a Democratic primary. As it stands, I'd love to see Lisa Madigan as senator, but I'd love it more to see her as governor. She's the one shot that the Democrats have of retaining the governorship, and I think she'd do an excellent job.

Rahm would be an interesting pick, but it looks like he has other prospects for his future.

Jesse Jackson Jr. would be an excellent choice. If you don't know about him, he is WAY more level-headed and intelligent than his father. I'd be proud to have him as my senator.

And now for my personal favorite ideas, despite being massive long-shots:

Senator Jan Schakowsky would give us a great senator from a great representative, and it would open up the ninth district seat for a relatively easy run by Dan Seals if he wants to try for it. He'd have the advantage of being hand-picked by the well-liked former congresswoman. Of course, that's the problem. Schakowsky is so secure in her House seat, she has little reason to risk giving that up for an uncertain re-election in 2010.

Finally, my favorite idea, and admittedly unlikely, Senator Dan Seals. Obama personally likes Dan and campaigned for him in 2006, before that race garnered national attention. Dick Durbin, our other senator who is extremely well-liked, has also taken a personal interest in getting Dan Seals into elected office. In this 2008 election, he gave a disproportionate amount of time and money to help Dan, and it took his daughter dying to prevent him from doing some last-minute campaigning with Dan. Finally, Dan is rather similar to the senator he would be replacing. While they have disagreements about some details when it comes to economic issues, they think similarly in the large majority of topics. It makes sense to replace Obama with someone who is both competent and who will represent Illinois in much the same manner that Obama has. It doesn't hurt that Dan has a proven ability to energize a grassroots movement, even if it wasn't successful, and would have a reasonable shot at winning re-election in 2010.

That's my professional, totally biased, and still depressed over losing opinion.

11-06-2008, 06:21 AM	#12 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	If Blago is smart, he'll appoint himself. He has no shot at getting re-elected - for anything - and this would allow him to retire from politics as a United States Senator, and that would help him earn more money on the lecture circuit. Appointing himself would also be exactly the kind of sleazy move I'd expect from him. If he's kinda smart, but mostly not, he'll try to appoint Lisa Madigan. He's delusional enough to think he has a chance at winning another gubernatorial race, and Lisa Madigan is someone who could likely slaughter him in a Democratic primary. As it stands, I'd love to see Lisa Madigan as senator, but I'd love it more to see her as governor. She's the one shot that the Democrats have of retaining the governorship, and I think she'd do an excellent job. Rahm would be an interesting pick, but it looks like he has other prospects for his future. Jesse Jackson Jr. would be an excellent choice. If you don't know about him, he is WAY more level-headed and intelligent than his father. I'd be proud to have him as my senator. And now for my personal favorite ideas, despite being massive long-shots: Senator Jan Schakowsky would give us a great senator from a great representative, and it would open up the ninth district seat for a relatively easy run by Dan Seals if he wants to try for it. He'd have the advantage of being hand-picked by the well-liked former congresswoman. Of course, that's the problem. Schakowsky is so secure in her House seat, she has little reason to risk giving that up for an uncertain re-election in 2010. Finally, my favorite idea, and admittedly unlikely, Senator Dan Seals. Obama personally likes Dan and campaigned for him in 2006, before that race garnered national attention. Dick Durbin, our other senator who is extremely well-liked, has also taken a personal interest in getting Dan Seals into elected office. In this 2008 election, he gave a disproportionate amount of time and money to help Dan, and it took his daughter dying to prevent him from doing some last-minute campaigning with Dan. Finally, Dan is rather similar to the senator he would be replacing. While they have disagreements about some details when it comes to economic issues, they think similarly in the large majority of topics. It makes sense to replace Obama with someone who is both competent and who will represent Illinois in much the same manner that Obama has. It doesn't hurt that Dan has a proven ability to energize a grassroots movement, even if it wasn't successful, and would have a reasonable shot at winning re-election in 2010. That's my professional, totally biased, and still depressed over losing opinion. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 11-06-2008 at 07:49 AM..