Let the record show that I say the following without heat: I don’t think that I’ve ever met Robert Stein, and I certainly have nothing against him. But this plaintive question via (Hot Air) is a bit rich:
In Illinois, the future felon Rod Blagojevich appoints Roland Burris amid calls to retain the President’s seat for an African-American and now, with Caroline Kennedy gone, New York’s governor speaks publicly and privately about “the importance of selecting a woman to replace Mrs. Clinton.”
With the critical questions facing the Senate, when and how did substantive qualifications fall behind demographics in making choices for such high office?
The answer is “January of 2007,” which is of course the point where the Democratic Party took control of Congress. To evoke Fred Thompson / Admiral Painter, those guys don’t take a dump without reading a poll first.
Case in point:
Barack Obama Postpones Decision to Send Tax Dollars Overseas for Abortion
Continue reading Liberal shocked, shocked! to find identity politics going on in the NY Senate pick.