When is Kerry going to resign as Senator?

[kher-heb]

Bob Dole resigned June 11, 1996.
Since Kerry never shows up for work anyway, what is he waiting for?

[Dookus]

1. I dunno

why should he?

When is DK resigning his house seat?

[Old and In the Way]

7. Duh, got 'em there Dookus.......

guess we'll have to consult with the hive to see how we respond to that. :-)

[arcos]

28. well, Kucinich actually bothers to VOTE... Kerry does not.... n/t

[iamjoy]

2. When Dole Resigned

Did Kansas have a Republican governor?
Does Massachusetts now have a Democratic governor?

[tritsofme]

5. I don't know about Kansas, but Mass have a puke governor now nt

[TheDonkey]

3. I fear his republican replacement.

:(

I'm in no hurry to see him resign.

[tritsofme]

4. I don't know if he will before winning.

Lieberman never stepped down running as VP.

I don't recall when Mondale McGovern or Kennedy (all incumbant senators IIRC) stepped down.

[Dookus]

Mondale

wasn't a sitting senator at the time. He was a former VP.

[tritsofme]

11. oops, duh

*hits self on head.

[sallyseven]

10. Kennedy resigned when he was elected.

We had a democratic Governor then. Kennedy's seat was not up for election. Lieberman's was. I hate Romney so I don't want Kerry to resign his seat until the last minute.

[tritsofme]

23. IIRC he resigned either in late November or early December.

That seems to be a reasonable time for him to step down.

Its really a rare situation since there have really only been a handful of presidents elected straight from the Senate.

But it would seem horribly improper for the President-elect of the United States to step into the Senate in his capacity as a Senator.

And he will be very busy working on his transition as well.

[aldian159]

34. To top it off

Lieberman actually ran for re-election as a senator in 2000 and won handily.

[BeatleBoot]

6. January 20, 2005

To be precise...probably around 11:59 am

[tritsofme]

8. It would be proper for him to step down

shortly after becoming President-elect, if he should even wait that long.

[Monte Carlo]

16. He'd wait until things in MA settle down.

You can bet that the state Democrats would do everything they could to sway Gov. Romney from making a decision he might regret.

[papau]

12. 1/20 is the announced plan - but earlier if Mass passes special election

law - removing appointment right from out GOP gov.

[tritsofme]

13. Do you happen to have link?

I haven't seen hardly anything about this from the Kerry camp.

[papau]

25. This is in Boston Globe last 3 weeks - GOP are outraged at idea of

a quick election as that just is not how it is done if you have a GOP gov!

But this is statelevel politics - not Fed - and Kerry is not involved - but I am sure he is watching and smiling!

:-)

[tritsofme]

29. Dems have veto proof majority in Mass, right?

hehe

[papau]

36. yep!

:-)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

20. Which would be great-Who Would Romney Appoint Anyway?

I can't think of too many high-profile MAss Republicans with any credibility...

[Kat45]

31. He might appoint himself. Wouldn't put it past him.

[x-g.o.p.er]

9. Why? Should Edwards?

[liberalnurse]

18. He already decided not to run....

[x-g.o.p.er]

26. Oh, well color me in a bright shade of dumbass...lol

[curse10]

32. he made an announcement several weeks ago saying he wouldn't resign

n/t

[MsDemeander]

14. He won't. It takes trust and honesty in your campaign first

If he was sure he had it sewed up he would resign. He isn't and won't.

[Dookus]

15. And can you name

any other candidate who was sure he had it sewed up 9 months before the election?

[Scott Lee]

17. Why doesnt Kerry have any faith in himself?

Or is he, as always, playing it safe?

[Dookus]

19. your question is based on a false premise

There's no need for him to resign just to please you.

[Zero Gravitas]

21. Why should he?

Should he copy ALL of Bob Dole's election strategy?

[mb7588a]

22. I'd prefer he keep his job until he is elected, TYVM.

For the sake of keeping a Dem. in office. He'll be on the floor if he's absolutely needed.

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[mountainvue]

27. So now we do as the Republicans do?

[JI7]

30. you want a Republican to take the seat ?

if kerry resigned, the republican governor would appoint a republican to take the seat.

[Kat45]

33. He's my senator, and I hope he doesn't resign

Our asshole repuke governor would appoint one of his own to the seat, might even appoint himself. There's no f'n way I want a republican claiming to represent me in the Senate. It's bad enough what we have in Washington claiming to be the choice of the people while he screws the (non-rich) people whenever possible.

[Eloriel]

35. Well, given Kerry's penchant for wanting to have it both ways

he'll probably never resign.

[ShaneGR]

37. LOL

True, if he gets the nom and wins the Presidency he'll be Pres and the Senator from Mass.

[jcgadfly]

38. And he probably won't show up to work in either place

BTW, it's good to see the rules relaxed now that Kerry is heir presumptive. I guess it means we might be able to look closely at his recent record without it being called bashing. Kerry's protectors here have done well.

This is where the Kerry supporters bring up Kyoto and Iran-Contra. I wish Kerry had positives to report from 2000-present. I can't find any.