Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Quid Pro Quo

President-elect Oboe has nominated our own Senator Salazar to be Interior secretary, which means that Governor Ritter gets to select a replacement for him. In most states, the governor defers to the party senior membership, or sometimes the departing Senator, if he's still alive to register an opinion, in return for some support or help for his own office. This is SOP, and not the least bit questionable.

In Chicago, this means a big bag of money, which, while looked upon askance, may not be too much of a problem if you already own the judges.

Which brings me to the burning question of the day: What's a Senate seat worth in Colorado?

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