Favoritism Will Never Die in Politics

With Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner’s choice of Joe Biden's aide Ted Kaufman to his former senate seat proves that favoritism will never die. The government in cases like these, should always appoint the most qualified person in the state to handle the job, and that clearly was not kaufman.

Politico: By ANDY BARR | 11/24/08 10:57 PM EST

Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner’s (D) decision to appoint Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s longtime aide Ted Kaufman to the Senate has upset local Democrats who believe the move was a ham-handed attempt to engineer the election of Biden’s son, Beau, to the Senate in 2010.

By selecting Kaufman, who has said he would serve only two years before a special election is held in 2010, Minner bypassed other interested Delaware pols and ensured that Beau Biden would have a clearer opportunity to succeed his father in the Senate.

Beau Biden, the state’s attorney general, is currently serving in Iraq as part of the Delaware National Guard.
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