Virginia Governor Tim Kaine To Become Next Chairman Of Democratic Party

[Amerigo Vespucci]

DNC CHAIR TIM KAINE? Virginia Governor To Become Next Chairman Of Democratic Party

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/dnc-chair-tim-kaine-virgi_n_155128.html



WASHINGTON — Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is set to become the next chairman of the Democratic Party. Two Democratic officials said Sunday that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen the governor to take over the Democratic National Committee.

The officials spoke to The Associated Press on a condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been officially announced.

Kaine plans to work at the party part-time until 2010, when his term as governor is up and he can take over the DNC full-time.

Current DNC chairman Howard Dean plans to step down Jan. 21, the day after Obama's inauguration.

[Freddie Stubbs]

1. Another DLCer appointed by Obama!

:toast:

[wyldwolf]

2. not many are pointing that out

Of course, he isn't really DLC... :)

Some here don't consider him DLC...

(did I miss any?)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. I know he's at least in line with the DLC

which is why I voted for him only reluctantly. I was NEVER starry-eyed about him. And I was right.

At this rate, he's going to be Tony Blair instead of FDR.

[AspenRose]

3. Oh boy...

:popcorn:

[Horse with no Name]

5. and the hits to the progressive community just keep on coming. n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. It will be a long eight years for some people

[GrizzlyMan]

8. Not for me

Obama could appoint every fucking DLCer in the country to everything from county dog catcher to DNC chairman and I'd still be perceptive enough to see clearly it's infinitely better than the 8-year cabal we've just lived through that amazingly, some seem to have forgotten.

[Bluebear]

10. It's CHANGE!

[Le Taz Hot]

6. Let's see how long it takes them to scrap

the 50-state strategy and go back to putting ALL their funding into 8-12 House races and maybe 2-4 Senate races.

[dflprincess]

9. Well, if we lose the House and/or the Senate in the 2010 midterms

it will give Obama an "out" for not producing anything when he runs in 2012.