Re: The Final US Election Thread
This interview seems quite revealing:
Mr. Obama: Yeah. I’ve been spending a lot of time reading Lincoln. There is a wisdom there and a humility about his approach to government, even before he was president, that I just find very helpful.
Kroft: Put a lot of his political enemies in his cabinet.
Mr. Obama: He did.
Kroft: Is that something you’re considering?
Mr. Obama: Well, I tell you what, I find him a very wise man.
Re: The Final US Election Thread
Well, if they make Hillary Clinton SecState, I seriously hope they've got some managerial talent to back her up, 'cause so far Sen. Clinton has been a disaster at running organizations. Let's just say that the Assistant Secretary had better be sharp as a knife.
Re: The Final US Election Thread
Obama "could stop using email".
I find this somehow reassuring. Whatever kind of president Obama may turn out to be, he is not a LOLer.The paper quotes aides saying that his e-mails, sometimes sent as late as 0100 or 0300, were "generally crisp, properly spelled and free of symbols or emoticons".
Re: The Final US Election Thread
State, even more than most of the other bureacratic monoliths of our government, seems to do what it intends to do without much reference for the SecState.Originally Posted by Lemur
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Re: The Final US Election Thread
The tubes are safe, convicted felon Ted Stevens has lost his Senate reelection bid.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews
And apparently Eric Holder will be tapped for Attorney General.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews
As a former judge and top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, Holder has extensive experience with the criminal justice system. He is widely known within the city's legal community and for his philanthropic work on behalf of troubled juveniles detained at the Oak Hill facility. In recent years he defended corporations as a partner at the Covington & Burling law firm, and he took an active role in the presidential campaign after befriending Obama at a dinner party.
Over the course of his career, Holder has won praise from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, though his selection is likely to revive questions about his inability to prevent a last-minute pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich, who won relief from President Bill Clinton during his final day in office in 2001.
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You say "attorney Eric Holder," I say "notorious space smuggler and outlaw refinery operator Lando Calrissian."
Re: The Final US Election Thread
You say "attorney Eric Holder," I say "notorious space smuggler and outlaw refinery operator Lando Calrissian."
Got any pics of Holder shilling for Colt .45?
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Re: The Final US Election Thread
I've changed my opinion on Hillary as Secretary of State. It means that she will be a White House mouthpiece - not her own creature.
It will also mean that her Senate Seat will be up for grabs in 2 years. Until then, we will have a an unelected Senator appointed by an unelected Governor in the State of NY. Weeeeee
I'd bet Cuomo the younger runs for her seat. Maybe Rudy would run for the GOP?
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