I'm Calling It. We Have a Special Election in Az. McCain Isn't Coming Back.

[VermontKevin]

The governor gets to appoint an interim. I don't know who Doug Ducey is going to make as an interim, but whoever they are, they have a thankless job.

http://www.npr.org/2017/03/26/521550418/analyzing-obamacares-impact-in-arizona

Boycott Coldstone Creamery, fyi. He owns it.

[applegrove]

1. Harsh to think McCain might not bounce back. Vibes to the McCain

family that he does recover.

[VermontKevin]

2. That's not the vibe I'm getting. I had an aneurysm clipped, and was up and walking within

24 hours. If he had the surgery Friday, and they are saying a couple of weeks, well, then he's in bad shape.

[JI7]

4. were you around his age ?

[VermontKevin]

14. In my 50s.

[Tiggeroshii]

3. It would be good for him to have a break, honestly

He deserves some down time for him and his family

[TlalocW]

5. Might be harsh to say but

I'm ambivalent on whether or not he bounces back. McCain's career in congress has been more negative than positive for the United States. He shouldn't have survived the Keating Scandal, but he did, and he continued to inflict himself on us.

TlalocW

[VermontKevin]

16. I see it as his 6th plane crash. He's had a good run.

[brush]

17. "he continued to inflict himself on us." Sad but true, and funny at the same time.

It was only a matter of time. Since the last election didn't get him out, something else was bound to.

He stayed at the party way too long.

[Blue_Warrior]

6. Boycott coldstone?

I never got all the ineffective boycott fads that pop up from time to time.

[LeftInTX]

10. I cant even figure out how to

boycott Koch products. They own asphalt. Do I boycott roads? They make generic store brand paper products. They own oil companies, but I've never seen Koch gas stations. They own fertilizer companies, but I've never seen Koch fertilizers. I heard they were sponsors on NPR, do I boycott the program? (Actually a letter writing campaign maybe could work for their NPR and PBS support, but both medias are hurting)

Boycotting Exxon is also complicated: They make jet fuel.

[Dem2]

23. It's not that difficult

But, what the heck, my liberal boss shops at hobby lobby. People don't boycott because they want to buy everything and a slight savings and they don't give a crap who those vile business owners support or what they're doing to our country.

[VOX]

7. Actually, Ducey sold Cold Stone Creamery in 2007...

It initially was acquired by a holding company, Kahala; later, the Ontario, Canada-based Serruya family bought a controlling interest in the holding company, which still owns Cold Stone.

[Warpy]

8. Dunno, small clot under the skull but on top of the lining

and the old goat will be back in a week or two. It sounds like he banged his head on something, not that there was a significant bleed.

It would be nice if he didn't go back, though. Maybe AZ could dig up an appointment who wasn't as addled as their usual fare.

Then again, they'd probably yank J. D. Hayworth out of his media job and send him. Ugh.

[pnwmom]

9. It's an almost 2 inch clot -- not small. n/t

[MFM008]

11. He needs to retire

Period.

[jberryhill]

12. Not unless he resigns

[VermontKevin]

15. Can he be removed for incapacity?

I get that the AZ gov can put in a temp and then have a special election if he dies or resigns. But what do they do if he's incapacitated and not able to execute the duties of office?

[jberryhill]

19. Removed by whom?

Arizona provides for recall elections of its senators.

As you may remember in connection with Gabby Giffords, incapacity is not some sort of bar to retaining one's seat in Congress.

Unsurprisingly, given that election of public officials is fairly important, there are few ways to remove an elected official from office without the voters having some say in the matter.

[VermontKevin]

24. So, if McCain is too incapacitated to resign on his own, you

think there would have to be a recall election? Would a new Senator be chosen then? Or would there be a recall, interim Senator, then new election?

[mopinko]

21. remember mark kirk.

[Not Ruth]

13. Coldstone Creamery is overpriced gimmicky crap and unhealthy

I already boycott it

[brush]

18. Are they the ones who do the spreading with a spatula thing with the ice cream?

I never did get that. What, it takes out the air bubbles or something?

Gimmicky is right.

[Blue_Tires]

20. Maybe Ann Kirkpatrick gets another shot?

I went to one of her meet-and-greets last year and was very impressed

[nkpolitics1212]

22. This will be an opportunity for Arizona to have 2 Democratic US Senators in the same year.

Arizona Democrats can nominate Mark Kelly to run for the McCain seat and Phil Gordon to run against Flake.