Carney's been wooed by several of the presidential campaigns, but has no plans to endorse anytime soon.
His personal choice, though, would be a ticket featuring independent-minded Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"It's kind of where I think government should be. More independent, less partisan-oriented, just wanting to do the right thing," said Carney.
As for the impact of Clinton on his re-election, Carney says he's not worried.
"Certainly we are not Hillary Clinton," he said. "We don't govern like she does."
Wow, we certainly have a turkey on our hands here, as Carney endorses a ticket containing two non-Democrats for President. This passage brings to mind the bylaws of the Pennsylvania State Democratic Party (PDF), where I serve on the state committee:
[Section 2A]: No person shall be eligible to serve as a member or officer of any Democratic committee as provided in Section 1 of this rule who: (…)
[Section 2A (3)] by voice, vote, financial support or otherwise has, within two years, supported a candidate in a general or special election opposed to the duly nominated candidate of the Democratic Party in that election, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this Section.(…)
[Section 2C] Those Democratic candidates who cross-file for an office in which cross filing is permitted by law and Democratic candidates running as write-ins and those persons supporting such candidates are exempt from paragraph (a) of this Section.
Through this statement, Chris Carney has now rendered himself ineligible to hold Democratic Party office in Pennsylvania for the next two years. If he sits on the state committee, which I do not believe he does, I will introduce a motion at the next state committee meeting to have him removed from the committee.
