Promoting Wives Of Dead Senators

Someone is proposing letting Teddy Kennedy's widow, Vicki, take his place. And big time Senate guys, like Orrin Hatch and Chris Dodd.

I don't like the idea. Just because you're married to a senator doesn't mean you're good senator material.

Or is it just a job that any warm body can handle? Like the presidency when Bush was in there?

Can't the people of a state vote on someone? Or the governor nominate some reasonably qualified caretaker replacement? That sounds better.