Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey is calling on Senator John Kerry, who has made only 14 of 112 Senate votes this year, to resign.
I've seen this issue floating around the pro-Bush blogosphere for awhile, and while cute, I hope no one thinks this issue is a thing of effective substance. It's fun to kick around and needle Kerry with, but I seriously doubt anyone who might support Kerry would not support him because he was missing votes in order to campaign for President. On the other hand, it might have the effect of turning people off and making Republicans seem petty.
On the bright side, what else has a Lt. Governor got to do?
Yahoo! News - Republican Urges Kerry to Quit the Senate
Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey argued that Kerry, the state's four-term senator, has missed too many roll call votes and has done a poor job of representing his constituents. Of the 112 Senate votes this year, Kerry has voted just 14 times, according to an Associated Press tally.
"It's not fair, it's not right and the public is not being well-served," said Healey, who said she was speaking on behalf of Republican Gov. Mitt Romney. "I'm calling on John Kerry to resign so that we can fill that office with someone who is 100 percent devoted to the job of representing the people of Massachusetts." ...
