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Re: Obama Moves to Washington This Weekend -- Political Wire

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:33:22 -0000

As I said above, Tyke, it's not my pique, but that of nearly all residents of the state. You find us *all* small and silly. That's your right.

Actually, originally the state was going to be named Columbia, but they were concerned that it would be confused with the "District of Columbia", so they went with Washington. *That* was a stupid move. Thankfully, usually the capitol of the US is referred to as "DC", thus alleviating the confusion.

Re: Franken Prevails in Recount -- Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/01/03/franken_prevails_in_recount.html — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:23:05 -0000

Time for Norman to trade in those free pinstriped suits for prison issue stripes.

Re: Franken Prevails in Recount -- Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/01/03/franken_prevails_in_recount.html — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:14:53 -0000

lol. I can be reasonably certain now when I say I am proud to have Al Franken represent me in the US Senate!

Re: Franken Prevails in Recount -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:00:14 -0000

Coleman would be well advised to save his money for lawyers to defend against the corruption charges he is facing.

Re: Ritter Will Pick Bennet for Salazar's Seat -- Political Wire

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:51:41 -0000

He was Hickenlooper's Chief of Staff, and he's the current schools chief, so he's held two appointed, working, political positions -- with direct contact with and responsibility to the public, and to the press. He's also been a practicing attorney (which Caroline, despite her law degree, has never been) and run a successful business (which Caroline has never done). Caroline has been an education advocate, but she's never worked 9 to 5 for kids and had to face a teacher's union or a lot of parents pissed off at her for policies she instituted. You can compare her all you like to better qualified people, but all you're doing is making the case against her.

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/01/02/kennedy_likely_to_be_choice.html — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:39:10 -0000

Good point. I wonder what the Senate's attitude would have been if Blago had appointed a well-respected Republican!

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:01:28 -0000

Cuomo is associated with a fairly nasty scandal from his years in the Clinton administration too. I have not seen anything with even a whiff of scandal ever attached to Caroline Kennedy's name.

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/01/02/kennedy_likely_to_be_choice.html — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:00:46 -0000

At last. Someone who knows an excellent choice and is not a Kennedy worry-wort.

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:58:53 -0000

My guess would be that Cuomo would be much more power hungry than Kennedy based on his past performance.

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:55:20 -0000

I'm not sure the elimination of possibly more qualified candidates passes the laughability test. Appointments like this generally start with the assumption that the appointing Governor will not give full consideration to anyone outside his/her own party, thus eliminating many candidates who might be the most qualified and everyone is perfectly OK with that. If the US Senate starts splitting hairs and saying that sometimes it's OK to have a judgmental partisan process and sometimes it's not, that would be a very slippery slope indeed.

Re: Ritter Will Pick Bennet for Salazar's Seat -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:39:48 -0000

Hey - where's the derogatory rant about him being appointed, but never elected for ANYTHING in his life?

You just forgot that, right? A mere oversight I guess.

Why would a "fascinating" background in law, bettering the educational system, writing a couple of excellent books on the constitution and heading up multiple charitable organizations" fall so completely and miserably short of "definitely proving commitment to bettering people's lives", when this guy's resume would, and would qualify him to be APPOINTED as a US Senator - in spite of NEVER BEING ELECTED in his life?

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/01/02/kennedy_likely_to_be_choice.html — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:54:14 -0000

I think you know what I meant. Rather than hang it up, he hides it under the mattress.

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:22:49 -0000

Turkey blood?

Re: Kennedy Likely to be Choice -- Political Wire

Tyke — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:21:15 -0000

It will give Palin cover right after she gets a law degree from one of America's best law schools, writes two great books on the constitution, and puts exceptional effort into improvements in education (with a drop out husband, a drop out daughter and a drop out possible future son in law she should begin these efforts at home).

Caroline will end up with Teddy's staff and connections. She will be very effective.

Re: Bloomberg Aide Drops Kennedy Push -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:56:39 -0000

Good find.

A day after unidentified 3rd hand sources say that Sheekey is "pulling back" we have direct quotes from Sheekey himself that clearly ratchet UP his calls for Kennedy to be appointed.

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver also makes statements indicating that he believes Kennedy WILL be appointed, and MSNBC says that "The comments mark a significant change of position for Silver".

Sounds like these may be part of a pattern of intentional controlled leaks in an attempt by Patterson to smooth the way and to convince New York voters that a Kennedy appointment would serve NY especially well during the bail out decision making by Obama's administration.

Look for a stream of statements from several prominent politicians emphasizing this point. It is Patterson's best strategy to be able to claim he did what is by far "best for NY" if he appoints Kennedy. The groundwork needs to be out there for that to have any traction, so these stories will keep coming out until the actual appointment after Clinton is confirmed.

John Kerry chairs the committee that will screen Clinton's confirmation and says hearings will probably be the 2nd week in January. The ranking Republican has said that Bill Clinton will not be asked to testify indicating no more than weak token Republican opposition.

Patterson will appoint very quickly after Clinton's confirmation and resignation from the Senate to assure full representation for NY during the bailout negotiations and votes.

This well choreographed drama will be completed in less than 3 weeks.

Re: Bloomberg Aide Drops Kennedy Push -- Political Wire

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:27:57 -0000

There's nothing exceptional about that. I never assumed his opposition to her appointment meant he wouldn't be supportive of her if she got the job. This is not an endorsement.

Re: Blago's Hail Mary Pass -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:09:43 -0000

Now there's an angle I haven't seen anywhere.

Does Cheney have that power? He would assume so of course. What a mess THAT would make.

Yes, Cheney would definitely enjoy this sort of thing.

Re: Obama Moves to Washington This Weekend -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:05:32 -0000

Washington D.C. predates the existence of the state of Washington. Maybe copying an already well known and frequently used capital city name wasn't such a good idea. You have no claim to sole ownership of the name Washington and your pique seems kind of small and silly.

Re: Bloomberg Aide Drops Kennedy Push -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:13:19 -0000

You may not like this. From CNN Political Ticker:

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a powerful Democrat who has questioned whether Kennedy is the best choice to fill the likely vacant seat, said Wednesday he will support Kennedy should she ultimately be appointed to the post.

"I have determined there's a good possibility she will be the appointee of the governor," Silver told the New York Post. "If she is the appointee of the governor, I will certainly be supportive of her. I will work for her and will work strenuously for her election."

Re: Happy New Year! -- Political Wire

Tyke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:11:39 -0000

I wish a healthy, peaceful, happy and prosperous (or given the current economic outlook - minimal financial losses) to Teagan and all who gather here!

Re: Bloomberg Aide Drops Kennedy Push -- Political Wire

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:27:21 -0000

While I strongly object to the over the top Kennedy bashing

No more over the top than the Kennedy boosting. We're the little people, we have to be louder.

Re: Bloomberg Aide Drops Kennedy Push -- Political Wire

Tyke — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:56:46 -0000

... and in the meantime, Governor Patterson had an interview with Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell about the open Senate seat .

While I strongly object to the over the top Kennedy bashing (some of it smacks of Limbaughism in the way it has been done), I must say that Senator Danny O'Donnell would be a most interesting choice that I could support.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/in...

Re: Blago's Hail Mary Pass -- Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/12/30/blagos_hail_mary_pass.html — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:46:25 -0000

I'm not sure if Burris's case would go directly to the Supreme Court or have to work its way up, but the Blagojevich impeachment would take a matter of weeks. Obviously you have a stand, but it can't be assumed that the courts will necessarily take it as well.

Re: Blago's Hail Mary Pass -- Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/12/30/blagos_hail_mary_pass.html — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:43:37 -0000

Needless to say, if Obama were saying mre about Gaza, jgrillo would be accusing him of presumption and usurping the sitting President's prerogative.

Re: Blago's Hail Mary Pass -- Political Wire

Tyke — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:13:40 -0000

Maybe you should read up on the growing number of "rapist murders" and others on death row who have been found to have been incorrectly convicted.

Picture yourself accused and sitting waiting for your execution - when all you did was walk by a cop looking vaguely like a suspect. It has happened and continues to happen.