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Originally posted by botankus
Or did she unleash a threat (like locking Bill in the same room with Obama's wife and a jar of Viagra) that helped Obama make the decision?

Ompossible* as Monica Lewinsky was messing around with Bill before Sildenafil was even out. The impeachment trial occured the same year it came out.











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*Edit-A pun. Think about it.

Originally posted by botankus
I have a serious question here. I don't pay attention to much politics, but I was wondering if anyone could answer this fleeting concern for me:

Does anybody really know how Hillary got the position as Secretary of State?
Was it because Obama felt she was the right person for the job?
Was it more of the "keep your enemies closer" kind of deal?
Or did she unleash a threat (like locking Bill in the same room with Obama's wife and a jar of Viagra) that helped Obama make the decision? I'd go with the first one; Clinton is not Obama's "enemy", and it's unlikely she would threaten to be SoS when she enjoyed being in the Senate so much.

Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) will not be running for re-election in 2010

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17213.html

Originally posted by lord xyz
Wasn't Biden re elected in 08? Yes, with 65% of the vote. Biden is resigning this Thursday, the 15th.

Also, Republican Sens. Kit Bond (MO) and George Voinovich (OH) will not be running fro re-election in 2010. Both are potential pick-ups for the Democrats.

Roland Burris (D-IL) was allowed to take his Senate seat on Jan 15

Vice President Joe Biden resigned from the Senate Jan 15. He was replaced with his former chief of staff Ted Kaufman on the 16th.

Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Ken Salazar (D-CO) were confirmed to their respective Cabinet posts on Jan 20 and 21 and have resigned from the Senate.

Originally posted by Strangelove
Yes, with 65% of the vote. Biden is resigning this Thursday, the 15th.

Also, Republican Sens. Kit Bond (MO) and George Voinovich (OH) will not be running fro re-election in 2010. Both are potential pick-ups for the Democrats. No, you don't get it. Or rather, I don't.

If each senate term is 6 years, and Biden's election seat was 08, then why is the next one 10, and how is that a full term?

Originally posted by lord xyz
No, you don't get it. Or rather, I don't.

If each senate term is 6 years, and Biden's election seat was 08, then why is the next one 10, and how is that a full term? Oh, I didn't understand your question.

The reason there is a special election in 2010 is because it was Biden who was elected to a 6 year term in 2008. The Governor of Delaware is entitled to make a temporary replacement, but the Delaware Constitution requires that the state have an elected Senator after a certain time. The special election is to decide who will fill out the remainder of Biden's term.

Governor David Paterson (NY) appointed upstate Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to the vacancy left when Clinton was confirmed as Secretary of State.

Originally posted by Strangelove
Oh, I didn't understand your question.

The reason there is a special election in 2010 is because it was Biden who was elected to a 6 year term in 2008. The Governor of Delaware is entitled to make a temporary replacement, but the Delaware Constitution requires that the state have an elected Senator after a certain time. The special election is to decide who will fill out the remainder of Biden's term. Oh, who will fill out the remainder 4 years.

I get it now.

Originally posted by lord xyz
Oh, who will fill out the remainder 4 years.

I get it now. That's what the vote is for, I would assume.

Originally posted by Bardock42
That's what the vote is for, I would assume. I'm sure you do.