It finally sunk in and struck me that this IS MY Senator and that WAS Murray in that power pantsuit (and not Ellen Dengeres as I’d first thought).
*gulp*
Washington Sen. Patty Murray was elected to the No. 4 slot in the Senate’s Democratic leadership Tuesday as yet another sign of the growing influence of the state’s congressional delegation following last week’s election.
As conference secretary, Murray will play an insider’s role in developing the Democratic agenda for the next Congress, determining legislative priorities and implementing the party’s strategy and message.
“It’s a tremendous opportunity for our state to be at the table and to have the issues we care about on the agenda,” Murray said in an interview. “I’m very excited and gratified.”
Murray was beaming as new Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada introduced her and the other members of the Democratic leadership before dozens of reporters, television cameras and still photographers with strobes flashing and motor-drives whirring. Murray said later she had never faced more media at one time.
”I hope to bring to this leadership team a reminder of who we are,
“ [ AIEEEEE ]Murray said, singling out students with college loans, seniors trying to figure out Medicare prescription drug benefits, middle-class families without health insurance, and veterans _ particularly those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.Murray, who is in her third term, will also be chairman of the Senate Appropriations’ Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee. She will not become chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, where she has been the No. 2 Democrat. The top Democrat on that committee, Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka , decided he wanted that chairmanship.
Dear Gawd, are they even considering qualifications even a teeny bit when assigning these committees ?????????
Lord help me, that’s what, 6 heartbeats away?????
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey...JR just minded me to just think of all the pork my state’s gonna get now!!!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
(Gregoire in ‘08 yessiryoubetchatoo....)
SondraK, Lympian Slayer 
