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| Ex-Manchin aide tapped for Exalted Cyclops senate seat |
| 2010-07-16 |
| CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin is tapping former chief counsel Carte Goodwin, a member of a prominent West Virginia family, to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Democratic officials told The Associated Press on Friday. The 36-year-old Goodwin, a Charleston lawyer, would hold the seat until November. That's when the governor wants general election voters to decide who will serve the final two years of Byrd's term. The Legislature has begun a special session to consider a proposal from Manchin to allow for a fall vote. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #3 At the Press conference he said the Waxman-Markey bill as well as the Senate equivalent was flawed but he favored RockyÂ’s coal sequestration substitute. In other words heÂ’s both ManchinÂ’s placeholder and sock-puppet. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2010-07-16 15:22 |
| #2 It appears Manchin appointed him to keep the seat warm for...Manchin. Manchin is expected to run for the Senate seat and, as a popular two-term governor, he would be an early favorite. U.S. Representative Shelley Moore Capito is seen as a leading potential Republican contender. And, of course, keep the agenda moving... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-07-16 13:48 |
| #1 The big question is will he go to the mattresses to defend coal mining, or is he just another party apparatchik who would vote to ruin WV when it is demanded of him? |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-07-16 13:40 |