Thursday, 3 January 2008
Beshear Throws a Bone to the Liberals
« A New Years Resolution for the Herald Leader | Main | Iowa Caucas »Beshear has appointed former state representative, Eleanor Jordan, as executive director of the Commission on Women.
Jordan is by far the most liberal appointment Beshear has made to date. For those who don't know, Eleanor Jordan served two terms during the late 90's as a house rep from Louisville. During that time she recorded one of the most liberal voting records in the state house. In fact her record was so liberal that Anne Northup trounced her in the 2000 congressional race. Think about that. How liberal do you have to be to get crushed in the most liberal congressional district in the state?
After the election, I knew there would be a lot of cronies appointed by Beshear. But, I have been surprised by how few leading liberals he has appointed to prominent positions. Especially since it was the liberals who rallied to his banner once Miller dropped out of the race.
I guess this is the political bone he is throwing back to them. But I must say it is a meager bone. I didn't even know there was a Commission on Women until this appointment.
