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Beau Biden Bows Out
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com —
... The veep-elect's son says he won't accept an appointment to replace his father in Delaware's Senate seat. ...
No Beaux
Eschaton —
No Beaux I think many believed that it was obvious that Beau Biden would be appointed to replace his Dad, but apparently he's saying no.
I Guess The Change Will Be Incremental
The Sundries Shack —
If the new administration is going to be all about “change” how come I keep seeing the same last names popping up ? Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden will not accept an appointment to the Senate to replace his father, according to knowledgeable state sources, a decision that scrambles the race to to replace the vice president-elect in the Senate next year. It seems the biggest reason he won’t take the job isn’t because it smacks of nepotism but because he’s about to deploy to Iraq for a year. Yeah, those are some real fresh faces the Democrats are bringing to the table. ...
Remainders: Vetting?
Ben Smith's Blog —
... suggests that a man at AG means a woman at State.
Howard Dean is fine with Lieberman staying, says Obama called the shots.
Good has the first 100 days of 12 presidents.
Bill Clinton lectures in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 6.
Joe Lieberman keeps a job, loses one. Only, the wrong ones.
Obama's position on Lieberman shows he puts policy above process.
His McCain '08 Bumper Sticker disappeared.
The Fix says Beau Biden won't accept a Senate appointment.
Change.gov gets less ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... to the military's 'don't ask-don't tell' policy." * Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden will not replace his Dad in the Senate. * Chuck Hagel ...
Odds And Ends, It's All Over But The Counting
Hotline On Call Part Deux —
... -- And Beau Biden, son of VP Elect Joe Biden, officially took himself out of the running today for the Senate seat his dad will vacate. ...
DE-Sen: Beau Says No
Swing State Project —
The supposed heir apparent to Joe Biden's Senate seat, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, has pulled his name from consideration for the soon-to-be-open seat, according to Chris Cillizza. ...
His Father's Seat
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Joyner doesn't approve of Beau Biden taking Joe Biden's seat, an idea that has been floated by beltway types: Appointing family members to succeed politicians who suddenly die in office is a longstanding tradition, as is capitalizing on the family name to get a leg up in running for office. The latter is at least a byproduct of popular will; the former is beyond unseemly. This ugly act of nepotism has now been scotched mercifully. What does it say about both Bidens that they even considered it? Ugh. ...
The political news of the day.
Althouse —
... power. 3. Hillary might say "no" to SOS: "The Clinton camp’s effort to downplay her interest in the post might simply reflect her need to create an alternative storyline if the deal falls apart for other reasons, including the possibility that insurmountable problems arise during the vetting process, Democrats not connected with Clinton cautioned. Another possible motivation: Pushing back against the perception that she’s at the mercy of Obama’s team." 4. No Beau. 5. Joe won't go. 6. Draft Sarah. 7. Ayers airs his ...
12/3: The GOP Comeback Begins?
Blogometer —
... that Joe Biden would be replaced by his son, Beau [Biden] , and after Beau took his name out of the running because he's now serving in Iraq, the naming of the actual replacement -- lone-time (Joe) Biden aide Ted Kaufmann -- ' ...
Come Right In, Mr. Brooks.
d r i f t g l a s s —
The American Nepotist Class
PoliGazette —
... that Joe Biden would be replaced by his son, Beau, and after Beau took his name out of the running because he’s now serving in Iraq, the naming of the actual replacement — lone-time (Joe) Biden aide Ted Kaufmann — “ ...
