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>>>>As it happens, I agree with you about Hillary's status as junior Senator from New York. That was opportunism in the extreme. You don't even know where she is from any more. Technically she is from Illinois, and she lost our primary by better than a 2 to 1 margin on Tuesday.
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>>>But of course, it's New York that has the incredibly loose residency requirement. This is nothing new. I remember a Tom Lehrer line from the 60's: "I'm from Massachusetts, the only state with 3 senators." (For those who aren't old enough to remember, the reference is to Bobby Kennedy, who was a senator from New York.)
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>>>If New Yorkers cared about being represented by New Yorkers, they'd change the rules.
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>>Who would want to be represented by New Yorkers? <g>
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>>Yes, I remember Bobby, and yes, that was exactly the same thing. NY had a Senate seat open and the Kennedys grabbed it.
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>Do you realize the gap between JFK's assassination and RFK's was less time than we have been in Iraq?