If Stevens retires, who becomes prez pro tempore?

[The Witch]

If it's Byrd then maybe he'll be Prez if we get Bush & Cheney & Condi thru impeachment and Hastert thru Abramoff? ;-)

(Who knows if Hastert is involved with Abramoff. I'm just saying if.)

:evilgrin:

[yellowcanine]

1. For it to be Byrd Dems would have to recapture the Senate.

[GatoLover]

2. Senior member of the majority party

is prez pro tem. Byrd is senior Democrat.

[gkhouston]

3. Stevens retiring? Hell, given some of the tantrums he's been

throwing, I'm expecting the man to pop a gasket on the floor of the Senate any day now. I still think McCain's planning on being the last man standing.

[Skidmore]

4. Stevens won't retire. He likes wealth and power too much

just to hand it all over. Besides, he's got to keep the business flowing in the direction of his young'uns.

[Lexingtonian]

5. How much does it pay?

I can very reasonable about the salary.

:D

[SharonRB]

6. Was he serious last night when he said good-bye to the Senate

at the end of his rant? I haven't seen anything about it, but it sure sounded like he was saying Hasta la vista, baby.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

7. Goodbye For The Year. That's All.

[SharonRB]

9. Too bad -- it sounded like a farewell speech.

[The Witch]

16. Apparently he was asked if he was coming back & said "I don't know."

Eschaton has the scoop I believe.

[quaoar]

8. Here's some Senate trivia for ya

If Al Gore were to be elected to the Senate again, he would automatically be deputy president pro tempore.

http://www.notfah.com/wiki/Deputy_President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate

[Norquist Nemesis]

14. It would be soooooo sweet if Frist did a frog march with the SEC

and Bredesen selected Gore to replace him! :thumbsup:

[Sydnie]

10. That's a good question

Who would it be if Stevens melts into the carpet?

[ticapnews]

11. John Warner

Born: Feb 18, 1927. Next would be Single-bullet-theory boy and then Richard Lugar.

Byrd has been president pro tempore three times already

[The Witch]

15. Warner would be fine. I can live with Warner.

And no, I am no troll ;-)

[ticapnews]

17. I wouldn't want to live with the man...

but to each his/her own...

;)

[The Witch]

18. Better than my OTHER senator. n/t

[KingFlorez]

12. I think it would be Lugar

[quaoar]

13. Republican senators in order of seniority

Ted Stevens of Alaska, Pete Domenici of New Mexico, Orrin Hatch of Utah, Richard Lugar of Indiana and Thad Cochran of Mississippi.

So, if Stevens retires and the GOP keeps control of the Senate, Domenici becomes pro tem.

After Byrd, Ted Kennedy is the most senior Democrat.