Karl Rove (!) says he is "worried" about Obama "centralizing power in government in Washington"

Very true! Amazing that the Roves of this world just do not get it. As a life long Republican, I can tell you categorically that Carl Rove and his illegal machine never did represent me, do not now represent my views, nor is there ever a day in the future when Carl Rove would represent my views. Remember, this is the guy who stood by and let G. W. Bush literally wreck the reputation of our country by grossly abusing POWs, by manipulating the reports of such activities and who had no moral compass that informed them of correct behavior. Their treatment of POWs sounded exactly like what happened when Nazis abused our military in WW2.

Rove hasnow turned into another blowhard talking head.

While it is true that Rove is a criminal of historic proportions, the CIA leak barely registers on the list of crimes he committed against The United States...
I could go down the list, but I think most of you know that song already.

You've confused Karl Rove with Richard Armittrage(sic).

Yes, as long as there is a (D) after her name. I'm sure she's qualified?

Don't mind puppies, his mommy is fixing him warm milk and cookies. He'll be off to nappy time soon.

But to answer your question, no one can be temporarily appointed, Massachusetts is one of the few states where his successor must be chosen by special election, and the minimum waiting time is 145 days. The seat will remain vacant until then.

And if you stand up, your laptop will disappear, too.

As far as the banks go, it was a good idea. Many of the banks quickly paid off their debt to regain control from the government. It wasn't set up as some permanent takeover, looks like it had it's intended effect. Same can be said of cash for clunkers (though I fail to see what you think the government took over). Polluting engines were taken off the grid, and lots of work was created. We had the person who had to drain the oil and replace it with a mixture that basically turned to glass when the engine was turned over and heated, the oil was recycled, the cars were towed from the yard to a junk yard, the junk yard owners stripped off all the good re-usable parts and sold them, sounds to me like a win for all. As for health care, I expect to see the same type of success. The post office certainly hasn't put fed ex and other like companies out of business, and in many ways you can say that the current poor state of the post office was spurred by the innovation of the internet and e-mail (which you will recall was originally funded by the government).

The only thing Rove is hitting heavily lately is the bottle, judging from his hilarious appearances on Fox.