Comments on: What’s the Matter with Kansas?

By: Martin Knight

Martin Knight — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:39:18 +0000

Democrats know this. It’s time we figured it out too.

First of all, who’s gearing up to run for the open seat? How many of them are there? Is he/she well known? Can he/she raise money? Has he/she started laying the groundwork for a Senate campaign?

This sort of complacency “Relax everyone! Kansas is a Red State – she’ll never win!” is the reason why the entire Congressional delegation from ND is Democrat.

Sebelius has won two statewide races. That means a majority of Kansans have proven willing to vote for her. What makes a Senate race so *much* different?

By: Achance

Achance — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:34:47 +0000

bailed out, even if we were to need it. The Democrats hate us and our Governor. The Econazis viscerally hate us. Most of you hated us before you all fell in love with Gov. Palin. We don’t fortunately need a bailout in the foreseeable future. The worry here is that the Looters look to us for both our savings and our revenues. When I hear BHO whisper sweet nothings about how he supports a pipeline for Alaska’s natural gas, I can hear the Democrat gears grinding as they try to figure out ways for the federal government to get the revenue from that gas rather than the State of Alaska.

By: gimlet

gimlet — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:21:07 +0000

Well, all of them, of course. Especially if, say, California gets bailed out.

By: Jeff Emanuel

Jeff Emanuel — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:24:46 +0000

By: Swamp_Yankee

Swamp_Yankee — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:26:24 +0000

Its like Romney or Weld being Governor of MA, but they could never win a Senate seat. State poltics is different. You can avoid social issues and focus on management. In the Senate, things such as judicial appointments and gun laws matter.

Plu,s this debocle taints her. She’s toast.

By: DaveWT4

DaveWT4 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:25:47 +0000

I’ve been harping on my brother to change his income tax withholding. Maybe the idea that the Feds might pull this will finally convince him.

By: willtenn

willtenn — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:24:49 +0000

A shame America’s Heartland Abortion Governor can not just abort that debt. That is pretty much her sole qualification to be Governor, isn’t it?

By: Achance

Achance — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:00:17 +0000

Unlike furloughs, true layoff for lack of funds will stick if you do it right. However, as I pointed out in the piece I wrote about CA, any mistake and you’ll have to eat it. More likely is that when there is a budget deal, a part of the deal will be backpay for the laid off employees.

By: IJB

IJB — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:29:19 +0000

As soon as a budget deal is passed, the CA public employees unions will go to court to get all the jobs back, and all the “furloughed” back-pay too.

I don’t have an answer on how to prevent those things from happening. But Art is pretty much exactly right that that is exactly what will happen.

By: rblack198

rblack198 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:53:19 +0000

of switching jobs. He’s out in 10 running for Gov and she’s likely running for the Senate.

By: Thomas_Hauber

Thomas_Hauber — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:46:07 +0000

You are right about California leading, but I am ashamed of how my state and its RINO governor have acted. The only decent thing Arnold has done since this budget mess started last summer was to announce the layoffs of state employees. I only hope he follows thru with his threat.

By: Praying

Praying — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:36:36 +0000

As California goes, so goes the country. I wonder how many OTHER states will try this perverted power politics?

By: barry915barry

barry915barry — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:22:01 +0000

By: Jeff Emanuel

Jeff Emanuel — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:19:18 +0000

a “shoo-in” for US Senate in 2010

By: barry915barry

barry915barry — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:17:27 +0000

This is an excellent opportunity for our brothers and sisters in Kansas to target the governorship in 2010. Lets hope she does NOT join the current administration in Washington (giving another dem a foothold for the 2010 election). I would not be surprised if she runs for the soon to be open Senate spot. The Kansas GOP needs to hammer her DAILY on her mismanagement of state funds. Talk about this in terms of it being the PEOPLES money. Heck, we have almost a 2-1 registration advantage of the Dems.