Haley won't appoint a 'placeholder' to fill Senate seat

[struggle4progress]

By NBC's Mark Murray

... "I believe South Carolina will be best served by a U.S. senator who will work hard day in and day out, and put him or herself before the voters at the soonest possible time," Haley said in a statement. "Accordingly, I reject the option of a 'placeholder.'"

Given that the appointment is set to fill the seat until 2014 -- when a special election takes place -- the governor had the option of selecting someone who would hold the seat through '14, but wouldn't run for the position in the special election ...

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/10/15823530-haley-wont-appoint-a-placeholder-to-fill-senate-seat?chromedomain=nbcpolitics&lite

[Arkana]

1. "...and that is why I have chosen my Mr. Potato Head doll."

[Cha]

2. "..Work hard".. Koch party talk for There Will Be

another slave to Plutocracy coming from SC.

[Historic NY]

3. Stephen Colbert wants the job & he is leading in polling...

we know he works hard.

[PoliticalBiker]

4. One less republican

to get in the way of progress until then

[struggle4progress]

5. I think she's only saying she hopes to appoint someone who will run in 2014

[Springslips]

6. It about picking the right side.

Since the GOP is in civil war, she doesn't want to pick a member of one faction only to have the other win out--then she would suffer blowback.