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Rumors abound throughout the news media that Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is poised to appoint Cindy McCain to fill the remainder of John McCain’s senate term in the event he expires prior to the 2023 expiration of his term. Paul Mirengoff has
I’m not sure I approve of several generations of parasites.
Exactly this. I have a different set of priorities in life. Outrage for me was standing with 3 other officers on a call looking at rope burns around the necks of a 6 and a 4 year-old. Then watching an officer roll up their sleeves so he could count the cigarette burns on their arms. Some of what goes on in DC, especially the preening does not affect me. Most of these people on both sides of the aisle are shameless self seekers.
She knew enough. She would have been able to hire a person to do the wiring, while maintaining the books, and customer relationships.
You mentioned drama. Isn’t that politics?
I’d be much happier if the seat went to Meghan, who then passed it along to Ben Domenech.
I’m ABJA on the appointment. Anyone But Joe Arpaio.
This is disgusting. I will make it a point to vote against any Republican in the future who tries to play this nepotism game.
We are not the Roman Republic where you needed to be a Patrician of the Claudia, Aemilia, Cornelia, Antonia or Junia families to be a magistrate.
Nepotism is when a person appoints a relative to a position. If the electorate votes that relative in office, it’s not nepotism.
I think we’re talking both scenarios. The Frank and Lisa Murkowski appointment was nepotism. Her subsequent re-elections technically are not, unless you go by the fruit of the tree argument (incumbency not earned).
The same would apply to the McCain instance if it happens.
More hyperbole. We’re not the Roman Republic (or Empire). But human nature being what it is, we’ll never escape some form of dynastical impulse in our politics or business.
The few times these things happen are not a threat to our Republic.