Obama's first failed appointment

[sugarpop]

WT... ???

[xoxoxoBruce]

SNL Transcripts (Saturday Night Live)

[TheMercenary]

A department of Common Sense:

(listen if you can)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ft=1&f=2100359

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

A department of Common Sense:

(listen if you can)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ft=1&f=2100359

I expect Dennis Kucinich will introduce his bill for a Department of Peace and Nonviolence again this session.

[TheMercenary]

Oh, and it will fail, as it should.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Oh, and it will fail, as it should.

On this we agree.

BTW, a Dept of Peace was first proposed right after WWW II by a senator, Jennings Randolph, for whom I worked in the 80s before he retired.

It failed then too, but his legislation did create the US Institute of Peace

And every 18-21 yr old should thank the late Sen Randolph for the right to vote. He was the driving force behind the 26th amendment for 20 years until it was finally enacted in the early 70s.

[sugarpop]

What is wrong with wanting a dept. of peace and nonviolence? Don't we have too much violence and coercion in our society?

And I LIKE Dennis Kucinich.

[TheMercenary]

yea! more layers of governmental stupid shit!

[classicman]

Just hire that guy thats doing nothing for $90,000 or whatever.

[TheMercenary]

Good idea.

[classicman]

Not really a fail, but ...

Republican Gregg withdraws from commerce post consideration

"I realize that to withdraw at this point is really unfair in many ways," the three-term New Hampshire Republican said.
"But to go forward and take this position and then find myself sitting there and not being able to do the job the way it should be done on behalf of the president, 100 percent, that would have been an even bigger mistake."
Gregg said Obama had been "incredibly gracious" during the process, and that it was "my mistake, obviously, to say yes." He added that he would "probably not" seek re-election in 2010.
Gregg would have been the third Republican to join the Democratic administration.
"Mr. Gregg approached us with interest and seemed enthusiastic," he told State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois. "But ultimately, I think, we're going to just keep on making efforts to build the kind of bipartisan consensus around important issues that I think the American people are looking for."
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs issued a statement late Thursday afternoon saying "we regret that he has had a change of heart."
"Once it became clear after his nomination that Sen. Gregg was not going to be supporting some of President Obama's key economic priorities, it became necessary for Sen. Gregg and the Obama administration to part ways."

[sugarpop]

yea, after he apparently put his name out there for the job. whatever. Obama is making a serious effort at bipartisanship, and republicans keep slapping him in the face. I believe he will keep trying though. Hopefully at some point he will get some reciprocation.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by sugarpop

republicans keep slapping him in the face.

That kind of melodramatic characterization doesn't really support the whole "bipartisan" effort, you know? It must be a little awkward to discover you're part of the problem...

[lookout123]

oooh, daaaaaayuuuuuumm.

[sugarpop]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

That kind of melodramatic characterization doesn't really support the whole "bipartisan" effort, you know? It must be a little awkward to discover you're part of the problem...

Oh? Isn't it funny how some of those republicans who didn't vote for the bill are now taking credit for a lot of the stuff IN the bill? How can they possibly whine about it being bad and then take credit for it at the same time?

And some of the governors who were against it sure aren't turning the money down. IF they think the bill is bad, and wrong, isn't it hypocritical to take the money?

Face it, they are trying to regain power because they lost their collective asses in the past two elections. John McCain has been going on TV proselytizing about how to fix the economy, when he didn't even know the economy was failing back in September, right before the complete collapse of the economy. yea, we should listen to THAT guy.