Swampland Commenter Contest: Who Should Pick Obama's Senate Successor?

Have Sean Connery fight it out with Robert Deniro. It's the Chicago way.
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Or, hook all the potential candidates up to lie detector tests on a game show with instant results. The most honest one wins the seat (unless they are honest about being dishonest)

I dunno. But it looks like Obama chose a Sciencedebate 08 sponsor for Energy Secretary:

http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2008/12/a_nobel_laureate_physicist_and.php

Not bad. Waxman replaces Dingell, and a Nobel laureate scientist as Energy Secretary.

Who else?

coffee: almost as bad as Wilson Pickett, or Bobby "Boris" Pickett.

This is too easy
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OPRAH
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Duh

In the case of a living Senator who relinquishes his position for valid reasons, as we are dealing with now, I think they should appoint their own successor until an election is held. Obama and Clinton should choose their replacements. If the current governors who actually hold the power now had any sense, that is what they would defer to. But then, as we have seen, they don't necessarily have much sense.

Here are two options:
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1) Have a consensus of IL pols publically identify someone and have the current Governor Rod Blagojevich make the appointment.
2) If Rod Blagojevich's resignation is submitted, the newly sworn ]Governor Pat Quninn should make the pick.
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I think if you require some type of constituional amendment to hold a special election or have the state legislature (like the good old days) select the new Senator, think this would take to long.
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If these options aren't palatable, then I guess the only alternative is to hold a dance contest hosted by Tom Bergeron and allow on callers from IL area codes to select the winner by voting.

Boyfights for the Senate.

formerlyjames
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That would kind of violate the division between the executive and legislative branches though don't you think?

This is the perfect opportunity for the cutest essay contest. Gather the best and brightest and presumably innocent Illinois school children and let them make their case. Depending on how that works out, maybe they can deliver Blago's sentence too.

OK, if no one likes Mel Kiper, Jr. then how about the ultimate test.

And yall need to feel me on the Oprah thing. She could have each candidate on for a segment for like a week and a half. Turn it into like a American Idol for the Senate. Then in the end she can bring them all back and have the studio audience vote for them. Case Closed. And the city of Illinois won't have to pay a dime for a runoff election.
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Excuse me while I pat myself on the back and try to come up with a solution to global warming.

OK, if we aren't going to be serious here, I say hold a lottery. Buy a ticket for your chance to join the most exclusive and priveleged country club in the world. It would take little time and would be about as effective as what we have seen.

I say we assemble a blue-ribbon committee of Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank, let Acorn poll the voters to get their preferences and watch Sean Hannity's head explode.

Coffee: Just to hear the late Johnny Olson say one more time: "________ Come on down, you're the next contestant..."

joyomama: Bill Ayers the next Senator of the great State of Illinois.

Bob Barker makes me laugh, period.

Hasn't Jack Ryan been in the Penalty Box long enough? Or was that the name of the place he took Jeri?

This is too easy
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OPRAH
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Duh

Only if she gives a job to everyone in the audience.

I nominate Jeri Ryan!

Yeah, Chicago Oprah will give a private jet to all audience members and allow them to take turns voting on bills as they come up. There will be special consumer goods and prizes as well as scented votive candles at their desk when they vote.

Let Sarah Palin decide...

http://www.political-buzz.com/

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Oprah's the solution for global warming, too -- she gives her audience hybrids.

Mark Halperin!

Alan Keyes and Jack Ryan should draw straws.
The winner goes to the Senate. The loser goes to jail.