With Patrick Kennedy not running for re-election a Republican may be poised to replace the last Kennedy in national politics.
Two years ago, it would have been unthinkable that both seats held by Kennedy family members could be won by Republicans.
But Scott Brown's January election to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's former Massachusetts seat paved the way, and now the GOP is hoping Rhode Island state Rep. John J. Loughlin II will give an encore performance in the race for the U.S. House seat held by Patrick J. Kennedy (pictured), the late senator's son, in Tuesday's election."What we are finding in Rhode Island is exactly what we found in Massachusetts during Scott Brown's election, and that is extreme voter unrest about the liberal, big-government, agenda that is bankrupting our nation," said Eric Fehrnstrom, the architect of Mr. Brown's win and now a strategist with the Loughlin campaign.
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By the way - in case you missed the Patrick Kennedy meltdown on the House floor we reported on last March:
Patrick Kennedy "loses it" on the House floor, as he denounces the press for covering Congressman Eric Massa rather than the current vote that was taking place in the House.
But, wait a minute ... just what was that vote? It was a kooky antiwar resolution by Dennis Kucinich that was never intended (and had no chance) to pass, which is why the press had no interest in covering it.
Will anyone really miss Patrick Kennedy?
They really should do two things to the House microphones.
1. Attach breathalyzers.
2. Cover them with spittle protectors.
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