Election to Byrd seat will be held in 2012

Byrd will likely be succeeded in the office of Senate President pro tempore -- officially third in the line of succession to the presidency -- by Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI). Technically, the Senate elects the president pro tem, who is then installed in office by resolution. But by tradition the office goes to the longest-serving member of the majority party.

Gov Joe Manchin (D WV) will easily win this seat in 2012. He has an approval rating in 80's right now.

To me, the most fair thing would be to hold a special election shortly after Senator Byrd's death, not 2 years in the future. The Burris incident in Illinois has convinced me that's the best route rather than appointment. Let the voters have the say on who is best qualified to replace Senator Byrd.

Actually, the election could be held in November as per WV law. But because the governor will wait til after July 3 (putting it less than 2.5 years before the next election), the appointed candidate can serve until November 2012. If he appointed the replacement before July 3, that person would only serve until the election this November. More playing politics with the dates and the seat.

" The Burris incident in Illinois has convinced me that's the best route rather than appointment."
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Are you kidding me? We have Kirk and Giannoulias. Kirk is clearly dishonest about his military records. And, Giannoulias has had one of the biggest bank failure in Illinois! Burris is better than both of them, combined! I'm going to have to vote with my noise pinched! I don't know how we got here- two terrible candidates!

Why hold your nose and vote for either, they aren't deserving of a vote. Write in Senator Burris' name on the ballot. He is more than capable of being a very good Senator for Illinois. The elected offices he has served in, in the State of Illinois, includes a scandal-free record of service. By accepting Governor Blagojevich's appointment to our Senate, once again, he stepped forward, to serve the people of Illinois. He has proven himself to be a good Illinoian and one I will be very proud to write his name in, as my choice for Senator from Illinois, in this up-coming election.
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GOP TEA PARTY & FOX LIVE SPEAKS! He was a KKK member! He was born before 1964, He doesn't "qualify" for the REAL ID! He was YOU LIE! YOU LIE! We want Papers! We want his "original" Birth Certificate! He was KKK! He said no! Just Hell No! Sarah is the EVE in EEVS! Just say he was bad! Just say he was the "evil doer." Just not us! He was a KKK member! So what if he was 92 years! He repented! He repented! He said No! Just Hell No! He doesn't "Qualify" for the REAL ID! He's YOU LIE! YOU LIE! Trying to go through God's Backdoor!

BANKS SPEAKS! Hip Hip Hooray! Who's your lender? Who's your Investor? Hip Hip Hooray! Just bundle! Then sale! Just bundle then don't sell! Sell! Sell! Sell! Hip Hip Hooray! We got time on our side! We got time on our side! Hip Hip Hooray! He was KKK! He repented! He said No! Just Hell No! Hip Hip Hooray! Just bundle! Yo derivatives are my derivatives! Yo derivatives are mine! Hip Hip Hooray! Who's your Mortgage Lender? We don't know you don't know, It's the NO NO! Hip Hip Hooray! We live they wonder! Just make him fail!

Okay, Swamp, I feel ya, have a civil comment and you might get to express yourself amongst the "honey pass the Tea please." How silly of us to just "turn the page" on the Senator. How dare he! I told you it would come to this! I told you so! How silly of us to just "turn the GOP page." He delivered Clinton unto us! How silly of us to just "turn the GOP page." Staunch ally! Staunch at that! Honey pass the Tea please! Ooops what 2012! 2012! This is an outrage! Well maybe not! Honey, pass the TEA please! Governor! Oh Governor! You go big boy! You go go go!

Politicians still want to keep the vote away from the citizens as long as they can with appointments and not elections. What mass confusion West Virginia voters have in November 2012 voting for the expired term to January 2012 and a new six year term for senator. West Virginia should just look at the Illinois situation with the appointment of Burris (did he buy the seat?) His appointment was a disgrace and the people were cheated again by the politicians. What are the politicians afraid of? Maybe they are scared that the voters will finally see through all their BS and vote them out.

Kirk is clearly dishonest about his military records.
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Most voters could give a crap about that. He represented my area well for many years. The other guy is a crook. I'll take the liar over a crook anyday if that's the choice. Maybe you want Balgo's choice of Oprah? John D is correct, there is no need to wait until 2012 if the election can be done in 2010. If it's the sure thing that some former Republican posted above than what are they afaid of? The dems and Obama are going to be in the minority soon in the senate. I can't wait to hear all the crying here in November!

Wow, who unleashed Roger Morris? Did he escape from the institution again?
Did Deranged Donnie help him escape?
Don, Roland Burris is scandal-free? You do live your own little weird alternative reality world, don't you?

I thought the WV law said if there was a VACANCY more than 2.5 years before the end of the term, not a vacancy filled.

Sounds like more Dem shenanigans.

I think the West Virginians would do well to look to Illinois for an example of an exemplary individual appointed, Senator Burris, by a sitting Governor, Governor Blagojevich. That happened in spite of the lynch mob mentality, generated by the entrenched politicians, the Tribune, a U.S Attorney, on the make, and fanatical partisans, Republican-Libertarian-T.Baggers. " did he buy the seat depot jim ", come on, I've witnessed your abilities to sow more insidious innuendoes than that!! You have a had a limitless time to practice your conjuring up things against President Obama, for these past 17 months. you still look pathetic, in spite of the preposterous pose of yours!! You can say those bad Democrats and these bad Republicans, that doesn't change your snide, and silly, remarks concerning our President. You are as good an American as Senator Joe McCarty was, hallucinations and all. His excuse was DDTs, what could yours be? ODed on the Republican-Libertarian-T.Baggers' agenda!! No doubt!!
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FITZ,

I will agree with you to an extent. Burris is better than the other Illinois Senator Dick "Our Troops are Nazis" Durbin.

ODed on the Democrat-Socialist-Rearendshover agenda!! No doubt!!

" Terry ", you wear your stupidity like a badge from the Boys Scouts. At least, your are honest and consistent in your stupidity !! I admire that, about you!!
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FITZ,

IS what I said not true?

Simple Yes or No answer. NO need to pontificate

Maybe, just maybe, your name!! "Terry". Then, in all honesty, I can't vouch for that, either.
What I do know, over the years, particularly during your losing battle in the presidential election, you distort, you imply and, in some cases, you misled, with the manipulation of facts. One glaring example is your insistence that our present economic debacle is not the Cheney&Bush baby! Anyone who has a modicum of honesty and intelligence can not but agree that Bush&Cheney, with a great assist from the Republicans in our Congress, all but pushed our economy over the cliff. To think otherwise, is to be dishonest, which, of course, does mean, " not true " !! As for, our having a debate about it, that would be a waste of time, for both of us. History will speak very harshly about the bobbsey twins, Bush&Cheney, and those who were blinded by their own self-interests, that allowed those incompetents to continue on their very destructive path, by voting to reelect these most incompetent Chief Executives.
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FUTZ,

You say that I have lied about the cause of the present economic debacle not being the fault of President Bush and Vice-President Cheney, but in you wordy response you don't mention why they are responsible for this recession.

Please explain why President Bush and Vice-Presideny Bush were responsible for the recession. Let's see what your brain can do.