"Cocky whacko?" If nothing else, that should wake up the 'undecided' - that's exactly what is presently inhabiting the Oval Orifice, sorry, office - I keep forgetting Bill's no longer there.

Chafee was a Republican I respected and its too bad that one like him lost his seat but we still have so many of the dregs, like Cornyn, Inhof, Kyl, Graham, Chambliss, etc.

"Lincoln Chafee was one of my favorite moderates in the U.S. Senate."

Well, Paul Krugman put it best not so long ago when he wrote "Yesterday's conservative is today's moderate."

I too admired Senator Chafee. While of course it was immensely gratifying for me when the Dems took back both the House and Senate in '06, I couldn't help but lament the fact that some fine Republicans were voted out of office; e.g. Senator Chaffee and Rep. Jim Leach in the House. Hopefully the time will come when the term 'Republican moderate' no longer is a seeming oxymoron.

Robert

Robert

THE REPRISE

Go now,
Don’t look back we've drawn the line,
Move on,
Its no good to go back in time,
We’ll never choose a frozen Maverick like you,
For happy endings we won’t be fooled,
With Obama and Biden,
Our dreams will come true

(Chorus)

Sarah, Sarah,
Change is brewing in our eyes,
Sarah,Sarah,
Anytime time is a good time for goodbye!

Before you take too much of what Chaffee says seriously you should know a little about the guy. Chaffee is more radically left than Biden. Chaffee has lived a lie his whole life. He was raised a spoiled brat and turned into an embarrassment for his father. He failed in every endeavor he ever attempted on his own and when his father had him appointed to the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention he embarrassed his family with poor performance in the little office he held. . When his dad died in 1999 he was given a political favor out of pity and appointed by a Governor who mistakenly thought he was a republican to complete his dad's term in office. He did win the election for office in 2000 and served his ONLY elected term in office. Most people consider him a traitor and a liar in the state of Rhode Island. If you wish to rely on liars to provide you information you want to hear then go for it.

Contrary to what OldSarg said, Linc Chafee is pretty much revered in RI. A lot of people hated voting against him last time, but did so out of fear of adding to Republican strength in Congress.

I don't think you will find many "spoiled brats" who have earned a living as a blacksmith. And his Dad, also a decent honorable guy, was very proud of him.

OldSarg, you should be ashamed of yourself.

@Trudy
Thanks for setting record straight.

From another Chafee fan in RI, it was hard to see him have to leave office.

Don't you get it? They want you to attack Palin.

Ask DNC officials off the record. They are thinking ahead. They are thinking of Hillary in 2012...

My friends and I will allow President Obama to appoint Lincoln Chafee to any Cabinet position he wants, provided the responsibilities of that position have nothing to do with Iran, Israel, or any other country in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. The reason is no longer in the Senate is that he was insufficiently sensitive to Israel's legitimate security interests.

My friends and I will allow permit Chaffee to serve in an Obama Administration as long as he has no role at all in setting otr implementing policies as to Iran, Israel or any other country in the MPersian Gulf and Middle East. Otherwise his nomination will wither.

Oh puhleeze. You'd have to live in RI to really get it, but the names Chafee and Kennedy are a Shoo-in to any election. The fact that Linc DIDN'T win shows you exactly how inept he really is. The election, the office, the lifetime in the Senate was his to lose. And he did it handsomely didn't he??
Then, being the MAN that he is, does he take credit for his loss himself? Does he work from the inside to help straighten his party out? NOOOO!! He bails. He blames everyone except his perfect, righteous self. Then he really gets right off that high road that his Daddy, the well-respected, former Senator used to travel, and starts calling people gutter names.
Way to go Linc!!