Thursday, February 5th 8:00pm Dear Diary, I’ve been a little annoyed at the focus on the scandalous Senate appointments by Governor Rod Blagojevich and Governor David Paterson. Yes, it’s true that those ended terribly and cost the Democratic party as well as Kirsten Gillibrand and Roland Burris a portion of their reputations by association. But the public is completely overlooking the fact that Governor Minner of Delaware was commended on her successful and very smooth appointment of Ted Kaufman, my closest advisor and longest-serving aide from when I was a senator. But, of course, people only remember the negative. I understand why Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin has introduced the amendment to end appointments to the Senate by governors, and I think that a “special election” is certainly the most democratic way to conduct these matters. But it’s of great annoyance that the successful appointments are so often overlooked. Still, I guess it’s when people like Blagojevich and Paterson mess this up for the rest of us that we have to create these new amendments. Very frustrating. Until next time, Joe the Veep Originally posted in The Secret Diary of Joe Biden