State senator now, U.S. Senator later. That, for whatever reason, is the career track that Ed Schultz voluntarily charted for Sandra Fluke in his interview with her Thursday evening.
The MSNBC talking head asked Fluke if her decision to run for a seat in the California State Senate was a “career move” that would set her up for a long stay in public service. Fluke, clearly well-trained in the ‘artful dodge’ during political interviews already, responded that her focus was simply on the race ahead of her and her continued commitment to “effectively fight[ing] for my community.” Schultz said it should be beyond that.
“Since you won’t answer the career question, I’m going to answer it for you here tonight on ‘The Ed Show,'” Schultz began. “What I think you could do, you could go to Sacramento, work on a state level, make a difference, and someday, there’s gonna be that U.S. Senate seat calling, because Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein — nobody’s around forever. You’d be perfect for California.”
Hell, maybe. California’s elected a guy who once said “we need more welfare and fewer jobs” to be its governor. Elected him twice. 35 years apart. California’s liable to do anything.
Relevant clip of the Schultz/Fluke interview at the 5:45 mark below.
