Ted Kaufman to Fill My Seat

Tuesday, November 25th
8:30am

Dear Diary,

Governor Minner has appointed Ted Kaufman, one of my aides, to fill my seat in the Senate. And I couldn’t be happier! He was my closest advisor and served the longest time, mostly as Chief of Staff, and I certainly think he’ll do a great job carrying on my legacy. But Ted’s saying that he’s going to step down in 2010. I did mention to him that Beau might choose to run in 2010, so Ted might be doing this to appease me, which is fine. I just keep hoping that Beau will run for this position when he returns from Iraq (God willing), but Beau wants to do things his own way. Still, he’d make a great senator. Beau’s whole thing is that he doesn’t want to just get elected because of me – he wants to run on an even playing field. But if he runs in two years, then it will be on an even playing field. I Need to write myself a note to remind him of this in the next letter I send to him.

I was hoping that this appointment would bring some more publicity in for me, perhaps spark a story about my legacy in the Senate, but of course Barack is stealing all the media with his cabinet appointments. I understand that those cabinet positions are of huge importance, especially those directly affecting the economy. But doesnâ??t my position deserve some national attention?

Until next time,
Joe the Veep