How about Sheldon Whitehouse for the SC?

[cali]

He's smart. He's a liberal. He's a former prosecutor. He's not too old. He'd be more difficult for the pukes to object to and filibuster (maybe). He'd bring a different perspective than someone from the bench.

What do you say?

[emulatorloo]

1. I think he would be very good.

[rocktivity]

2. With a name like Whitehouse,

there's only one job he should be shooting for!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Orsino]

10. I so want to hear the anchors: "The Whitehouse White House said today..." n/t

[Tennessee Gal]

3. I like it!

:)

[Overseas]

4. I'd like that too. //nt

[Jennicut]

5. Don't take him out of the Senate. Don' t take any good Senators out.

We need all the liberals we can get in there.

[Captain Hilts]

6. Yeah, I agree with you. What a delightful surprise he was. Right out the gate, too. nt

[Jennicut]

16. I wish he was my Senator.

But he is right next door, in Rhode Island. I am stuck with Lieberman and Dodd has been not so great lately, but we should have another good Senator with Blumenthal (another AG, like Whitehouse).

[Captain Hilts]

18. I'm next door to VA and Penn., so, I'm envious! nt

[aquart]

9. Thank you. Precisely my feeling.

[Divine Discontent]

12. yes, even though there's a smaller pool of justices, and Whitehouse is a true lib

it's prob not a good move for America as a whole, when there's got to be someone out there who's not in the Senate with his liberal priorities. Although, with Obama picking from the pool of ten, and some of them being questionable, I hope he really does this nation right and picks the most liberal of the bunch - force the GOP to embarrass themselves by trying to hold up a qualified nominee. We can march around with "GOP - Grand Obstructionist Party", and "GOP - The Party of NO"

How they are a blight on this country!

[OregonBlue]

15. Agreed. He's great. Keep him where he is!!!

[hootinholler]

7. An interesting notion. n/t

[Hannah Bell]

8. he's a rockefeller.

[cali]

11. I don't think so.

but even if he is, why should that rule him out?

[Hannah Bell]

13. i know so, rockefeller camp + blood ties. & i didn't say it ruled him out. just an fyi.

Aldrich-Rockefeller-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York

http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10009.html

[cali]

14. well could you provide the info please?

nothing in wiki about it.

[Hannah Bell]

19. i just edited the post you responded to.

[OregonBlue]

17. He is rather distantly related to Rockefellers from what I can tell. Besides, what difference does

it make. Their have been some very good and some very bad Rockefellers. Whitehouse if one of the good guys.

[Hannah Bell]

20. it's my opinion these things should be public knowledge.

your definition of "rather distant" must be different from mine.

[housewolf]

21. How 'bout we don't take anymore Dem Senators out of the Senate?

Since it seems there are no more "safe" seats in the Senate