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Fri Jan-07-11 08:48 PM
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Who was your dream pick for Chief of Staff? |
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Howard Dean approves of William Daley.
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3. I didn't have one. Obama should be able to pick someone he is comfortable with. |
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But, when he does populate his administration with people whose whole career is so athwart the good of most Americans, it is time to object. There are plenty of experienced, talented people to draw from that aren't members of the oligarchy.
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Fri Jan-07-11 08:53 PM
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4. Anyone but a Wall Street mega-bank executive. |
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Edited on Fri Jan-07-11 08:53 PM by Marr
That's asking a lot, I know.
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Fri Jan-07-11 09:08 PM
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12. Howard Zinn. Walter Reuther. Sidney Hillman. Eugene Debs. |
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All dead, though.
Of course, that could be a plus. It's hard to buy a dead guy.
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Fri Jan-07-11 09:13 PM
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13. Seems like a good use for Russ Feingold |
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Fri Jan-07-11 09:14 PM
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14. Sean Penn - at least he's a democrat. nt |
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Fri Jan-07-11 09:16 PM
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16. Out of over 200 Million plus people in the US - just about anyone else (nt) |
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Fri Jan-07-11 09:22 PM
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Fri Jan-07-11 09:38 PM
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19. Dead. And he'd never be able to file a legit I-9 form. |
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Fri Jan-07-11 09:42 PM
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21. We live in a world of zombie banks, why not ? |
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Fri Jan-07-11 09:41 PM
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20. Senator Bernie Sanders. |
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Fri Jan-07-11 09:47 PM
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Senator Sanders just where he is. The President's Chief of Staff cannot introduce legislation or argue for/against legislation. Why in the world would you want Senator Sanders to be demoted to Chief of Staff????? Give me a break!
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Not to in any way suggest he hasn't had accomplishments as a senator, but as one of a very few people in the senate who puts people before corporations, he's not going to change any minds there. He'd be more effective as a c.o.s. because as the "gatekeeper", he will see to it that cooporations and bankers are not the only ones with a seat at the table. This is an area that we have a big problem, obviously, and it doesn't take a 60 vote majority to curtail corruption in the capacity that he could as cos.
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Sat Jan-08-11 12:45 PM
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Take one of the more liberal Senators, with a very good record of accomplishment, and demote him to Chief of Staff.
I learned this today. Seems appropriate here: WABOBS
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Sat Jan-08-11 01:24 PM
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33. When he spoke for 9 hours straight last month to an empty room but kept... |
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addressing "Mr President" (the president of the senate), you mean to tell me you didn't wish he was addressing that speech directly to the Potus? If Bernie Sanders was COS, over the past 2 years, we'd have our stinkin public option. Or probably much better.
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Sat Jan-08-11 01:41 PM
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34. I simply believe he is FAR more effective |
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as Senator Sanders than he would be as Chief of Staff.
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35. Then we will have to agree to disagree. You must live in VT where he is doing all kinds of stuff |
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that is in the best interests of vermonteers (is that what you are called!?)
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Sat Jan-08-11 06:27 PM
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36. Well, agreeing to disagree |
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is what it is all about, really. :toast: And no, actually, i don't live in VT. I do live in New England, though.
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He is a hard hitting no nonsense type that is needed in the WH. He can connect with average Americans much better than someone from Goldman Sachs.
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Fri Jan-07-11 10:03 PM
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27. Why not Alan Grayson ? |
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Would he do it? Is he qualified?
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Sat Jan-08-11 01:47 AM
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29. Jessica Alba, but she is my dream pick for pretty much everything |
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Sat Jan-08-11 12:47 PM
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He could leak hourly updates of the President's Secret Agenda.
Plus, he's just so dreamy.
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