A must read -

[jillan]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=149051&mesg_id=149051

Personally, I'm not surprised.

[WheelWalker]

1. We'll see....

after all the posturing is done.

[jillan]

2. If Beau is going to run - he better get busy.

There are some reports that Joe was talking about Kaufmann to run, not Beau.

You can't blame Beau for wanting to keep things simple right now after just coming back from Iraq.

[jillan]

3. And then this follows

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x149918

[WheelWalker]

4. On the other hand,

it's easier to see the WH from a governor's chair than a senator's seat.

[PatSeg]

5. What the hell?

I don't know what to believe, though the first story did sound a bit fishy.

[gateley]

6. Don't you guys think if Beau was going to go for it, he'd have indicated that?

I remember Joe didn't play games about announcing his run (like EVERY other candidate who was in office "just happy to serve the people of... that's all I'm thinking about). Joe admitted it on Ball Maher -- low key, no razzle dazzle -- why play games? I guess I'd assume that Beau might do the same, but that's my assumption.

If he doesn't want the job, the Dem Machine better kick into gear NOW so we don't have a MA/Brown repeat.

[gateley]

7. I just read on Joe's Wiki page that Beau "announced in early 2010 that he would

not be seeking the seat" :shrug: