From Chris Bowers at MyDD:
- Arizona: Jim Pederson
- Maryland: Ben Cardin, and Kweisi Mfume
- Minnesota: Amy Klobuchar, Patty Wetterling, and several others
- Missouri: Claire McCaskill
- Montana: John Morrison and Jon Tester
- Nevada: Jack Carter
- Ohio: Sherrod Brown and Paul Hackett
- Pennsylvania: Bob Casey Jr. and Chuck Pennacchio
- Rhode Island: Sheldon Whitehouse and Matt Brown
- Tennessee: Harold Ford Jr. and Rosalind Kurita
Taken all together, I agree this is a strong field of candidates. I have some serious issues with Bob Casey’s positions on gay rights, stem-cell research, pharmacies and contraceptives, and reproductive rights. I want to beat Rick Santorum as much as anybody, but Jesus H. Christ. All I can say is: “Go Chuck Pennacchio, go!”
As for Corzine, appointing Springsteen to the Senate would be fabulous, in my opinion. The Boss has been speaking up for working folks his whole life, and he’d take the job seriously. But I’d rather he make another heartrending CD. I just hope Corzine chooses someone with the balls to stand up to George W. Bush.
I wonder whether Trent Lott will retire. Maybe he thinks he can become majority leader again if Bill Frist gets indicted.