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At least on an interim basis, advises the Boston Globe in an editorial urging the legislature to go back to the pre-2004 succession law for Ted Kennedy's seat. But credit where it's due: the Globe called the change in the law five years ago a "naked effort to block former governor Romney from appointing a fellow Republican if Senator John Kerry were to win the presidency." At the time, the newspaper urged legislators to "scuttle this undeniably partisan bill."

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Spicy Joker| 8.28.09 @ 2:04PM

Will the Repubics have the guts to run Willie Horton ads against Michael Ducockass? Or is George W. Bush's "new tone" rule still in effect?

Pingback| 8.28.09 @ 9:05PM

Latest » The Ted Kennedy Memorial Stand-Up Routine Will Be Continued . . . links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…ACLU: Nothing quite so humorous as jokes about a woman that died in your car thanks to your own cowardice. Hey, no respect, no respect at all, you see? And our old pal Jimmy Antle has a great joke: Senator Michael Dukakis! Like the kids say, Jimmy, ROTFLMAO. Anyway, folks, we’re going to take a short intermission here, but as soon as Shecky finishes shtupping that cocktail waitresses his much-needed rest,…

Adjoran| 8.29.09 @ 12:17AM

Is Dukakis still alive?

I would have thought the unfettered growth of those eyebrows would have cracked the skull by now . . .

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