Ahead warp factor two, Mr. Sulu.
Related: Kirk Replaces Kennedy
Oh, wrong Kirk.
"In Kennedy’s towering shadow, Senator Kirk discreetly toils; Appointee offers studious approach" by Joseph Williams, Globe Staff | November 1, 2009
WASHINGTON - His colleagues milled around on the floor, back-slapping and schmoozing....
He received a standing ovation at his first caucus luncheon, has renewed old friendships among Republicans, and drawn support from senior Democrats, including Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, during his first floor speech last week. Along with Dodd, an old friend, Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts has taken Kirk under his wing....
Those names aren't going to help him.
Kirk has been assigned to two important Senate committees: Homeland Security, which oversees domestic security issues, and Armed Services, which deals with military issues, including the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.... At a Homeland Security committee meeting recently, he called for rapid delivery of the swine flu vaccine to protect college students traveling during the holidays....
Kirk has voted 30 times, including on bills to amend Medicaid payments to doctors and approve a Defense Department spending plan....
So he helped pass that bloated budget of empire, 'eh?
