Yet it is not to be - at least for now. Congressman Jim Langevin (D) has opted not to challenge Republican incumbent Lincoln Chafee in the 2006 election.
During the media event he organized to announce that he was not going to run he urged people to support either US Rep. Patrick Kennedy or former State Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse. Beyond that, he actually called on Secretary of State Matt Brown to drop out of the race. He said:
"Matt Brown is a nice guy but I don't believe he has the experience to serve in the U.S. Senate."
Dear readers I hope you'll pardon me if you think my reaction to this is too negative, but ... what an asshole! By what measure exactly is Langevin's experience more worthy? I mean he was Secretary of State himself, and since then he's served a whopping 4 years in the US House. Why he's a veritable Dick Lugar or Ted Stevens isn't he. Mr. Langevin, I think we should leave it to the voters of Rhode Island to decide who can best serve the interests of the people. Just because you are annoyed that Matt Brown had the nerve to question your would-be coronation doesn't make you particularly wise or learned. And expressing your irritation in this manner makes you appear to be a whiny little bitch.
Posted by armand at March 24, 2005 09:51 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics