http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2008/11/07/more-musical-committee-chairs.aspxToday Robert Byrd announced that he will indeed resign as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, as I suggested yesterday; he will be succeeded by the relatively youthful Daniel Inouye, a mere 84 years old. That takes Inouye off the chair of theenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2008/11/07/more-musical-committee-chairs.aspx#186627Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:55:11 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:186627LorenzoJennifer<p>&quot;All politics is local&quot; said Tip and it's fair to speculate how John Kerry will be replaced in the US Senate if he, as expected, takes a Cabinet post or ambassadorial appointment (France). &nbsp;Kerry, freshly re-elected earlier this week, will be sworn in with all other senators on January 3, 2009. &nbsp;Barack Obama will be sworn in as President on January 20. &nbsp;When will Kerry resign should he receive a presidential appointment? &nbsp;Will his departure occur during his present term (which expires on January 2) or his new 6-year term (which begins on January 3)? &nbsp;Or would he await Congressional &nbsp;confirmation of his new post and resign at that time? &nbsp;We need an answer here - - -pronto, Tonto - - - as the trash-and-bash mad scramble to replace JFK will make the above-referenced musical chairs look like a walk in the park.</p> <img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=186627" width="1" height="1">http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2008/11/07/more-musical-committee-chairs.aspx#186481Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:14:53 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:186481Michael Pahre<p>Yes, but who then will chair Foreign Relations?</p> <img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=186481" width="1" height="1">