Obama's first failed appointment - Page 3

classicman · 01-07-2009, 03:52 PM

I see what ya did thar

smoothmoniker · 01-08-2009, 03:34 AM

I think this is an odd choice for the post, but I have a very, very strong preference for allowing the commander in chief to staff his branch how he sees fit.

I think the job of the congress it to ensure that there is no gross negligence or blatant corruption in the nomination process, not to vet candidates based on ideological concerns or who they think might be a better fit for the gig. If you're going to hold someone accountable for how a job is done (and we will hold Obama accountable), you have to let them pick their people.

Shawnee123 · 01-08-2009, 10:55 AM

pwned

TheMercenary · 01-08-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

pwned

You actually have to have a job of substance to understand, I can see why you don't.

DanaC · 01-08-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

You actually have to have a job of substance to understand, I can see why you don't.

Wtf?

TheMercenary · 01-08-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Wtf?

WTF?

Cicero · 01-09-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

You actually have to have a job of substance to understand, I can see why you don't.

That will be quite enough of that.

You should be ashamed.

Flint · 01-08-2009, 11:45 AM

Oh yeah? Your face is utterly devoid of merit.

Beestie · 01-08-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Oh yeah? Your face is utterly devoid of merit.

True. Fortunately, I have other redeeming features.

Shawnee123 · 01-08-2009, 12:07 PM

You know how in cartoons dude will get hit in the head with a frying pan, and his head is all flat, then he shakes his head and makes that "blblblblblblb" noise and his head pops back out? I need a smilie like that.

Ok, I just reread the last few posts, slowly. I think I have it now.

DanaC · 01-08-2009, 08:47 PM

Did you just tell Shawnee she didn't understand something because she has no job of substance? Whose measuring the substance of jobs now, and on what scale?

TheMercenary · 01-08-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Did you just tell Shawnee she didn't understand something because she has no job of substance? Whose measuring the substance of jobs now, and on what scale?

WTF? No.

dar512 · 01-10-2009, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

WTF? No.

If you would be so kind as to state what you did mean, then.

You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.
-- Malcolm Forbes

DanaC · 01-08-2009, 08:57 PM

Oh. I misunderstood this:

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
You actually have to have a job of substance to understand, I can see why you don't.

Beestie · 01-09-2009, 02:37 AM

And all this time I thought we were discussing the merits of an important political appointment.

I'll never learn.

01-07-2009, 03:52 PM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I see what ya did thar __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-08-2009, 03:34 AM	#2
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	I think this is an odd choice for the post, but I have a very, very strong preference for allowing the commander in chief to staff his branch how he sees fit. I think the job of the congress it to ensure that there is no gross negligence or blatant corruption in the nomination process, not to vet candidates based on ideological concerns or who they think might be a better fit for the gig. If you're going to hold someone accountable for how a job is done (and we will hold Obama accountable), you have to let them pick their people. __________________ to live and die in LA

01-08-2009, 10:55 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	pwned __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-08-2009, 11:45 AM	#8
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Oh yeah? Your face is utterly devoid of merit. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-08-2009, 12:07 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	You know how in cartoons dude will get hit in the head with a frying pan, and his head is all flat, then he shakes his head and makes that "blblblblblblb" noise and his head pops back out? I need a smilie like that. Ok, I just reread the last few posts, slowly. I think I have it now. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-08-2009, 08:47 PM	#11
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Did you just tell Shawnee she didn't understand something because she has no job of substance? Whose measuring the substance of jobs now, and on what scale?

01-09-2009, 02:37 AM	#15
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	And all this time I thought we were discussing the merits of an important political appointment. I'll never learn. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

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