This guy is as....

AVGWarhawk · 11-06-08, 09:22 AM

bipartisan as a pitbull with a litter of kittens.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081105/D9492S2O0.html

Good luck to us with working accross the isle.

SteamWake · 11-06-08, 10:26 AM

Saw that ... disturbing really.

Add to that list John Kerry, Robert Kennedy Jr., and some others I cant remember.

"Lead from the center"... right... "Checks and balances"... Sigh...

Im going to **** can my 401K and stuff all my meager savings in a mattres. Ill probably have to spend it all on food now.

AVGWarhawk · 11-06-08, 10:27 AM

He has been likened to a hemmoroid and a tooth ache.

Tchocky · 11-06-08, 12:40 PM

You make it sound like WH Chief of Staff is a legislative post, rather than a position that is given to someone the President-elect knows and trusts.

That Obama pledged to work with Republicans does not make the appointment of one Democrat by another a surprise. At all.

There is no story here.

Quote:

Good luck to us with working accross the isle.

It's interesting that you judge so quickly.

AntEater · 11-06-08, 12:44 PM

So Obama picks the Clinton boys one by one.
So much for "Change"
I guess you have to sacrifice something if you want power, even if it is all you stand for

:rotfl:

Don't get me wrong, I like Obama, but I think he would've recruited a better team out of the Southside Chicago neighbourhood councils than out of the Clinton ivy league brigade.
The same people who were so eager to bomb Yugoslavia and Susan Rice who more or less is responsible for around half the bloodshed in Kongo.

Sea Demon · 11-06-08, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikhayl

First the reps complain that "one vote for Obama is one vote against Israel", and then they complain when Obama picks someone like Rahm Emanuel to assist him. Go figure.

Rahm Emanuel is not exactly a friend of Israel. He is more proof that liberals from any persuasion, background, or race are ideology driven first and foremost. National integrity and security is never a concern to these people, ideology always is. I wonder if an Obama administration will throw Israeli security under the bus. There is a view that it is very feasible unfortunately.

AVGWarhawk · 11-06-08, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

You make it sound like WH Chief of Staff is a legislative post, rather than a position that is given to someone the President-elect knows and trusts.

That Obama pledged to work with Republicans does not make the appointment of one Democrat by another a surprise. At all.

There is no story here.

Quote:

Good luck to us with working accross the isle.

It's interesting that you judge so quickly.

Is it just me or do you not read the history of this man NOT working across the isle? Quick to judge? He has been around since the Clinton Admin and he was an attack dog then.

Skybird · 11-06-08, 01:36 PM

A chief of staff is meant to cover the back of a president and keep it free from personal unloyalty, to get his demands for info, proceedings and personell being processed in time, so that the president must not waste time with figuring out questions of methodology, but can focus on the substance of issues. A chief of staff HAS to be an attack dog, at least a dog with a terrifying display of teeth and the ability to bite right through the bone - if needed. Lord Vader would be my pick for this special job. Compared to that, an experienced person like Obama'S choice, who already knows the job and is described as being well-linked in washington and in the structures of bureaucracy as well, is a harmless but still competent choice. Obama does not wish to waste time with needing to train his staff once he is in office, the transition should be smooth and fast. By what I read about the man - good choice, I say, also somebody who does not accept to be intimidated easily. When Hillary Hlionton tried to fire him because of him using tough language too often, he is said to have snapped back at her, saying that this is not up t her to decide, but the president. Bill kept him. - I would consider to keep Gates for defense. The rumour of Schwarzenegger for environment or energy also is not a bad option, I think. Hillary Clinton for health and social things, reform of the health system is an unfinished vision of her and her husband, thus she may show welcomed - and needed - enthusiasm to fight for it. Kerry for foreign policy is something I can live without. Before Kerry, better Powell.

nikimcbee · 11-06-08, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

He has been likened to a hemmoroid and a tooth ache.

ha, I saw that news quote too.:rotfl:

11-06-08, 09:22 AM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	This guy is as.... bipartisan as a pitbull with a litter of kittens. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081105/D9492S2O0.html Good luck to us with working accross the isle. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-06-08, 10:27 AM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	He has been likened to a hemmoroid and a tooth ache. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So Obama picks the Clinton boys one by one. So much for "Change" I guess you have to sacrifice something if you want power, even if it is all you stand for :rotfl: Don't get me wrong, I like Obama, but I think he would've recruited a better team out of the Southside Chicago neighbourhood councils than out of the Clinton ivy league brigade. The same people who were so eager to bomb Yugoslavia and Susan Rice who more or less is responsible for around half the bloodshed in Kongo. __________________ Last edited by AntEater; 11-06-08 at 12:48 PM.

11-06-08, 01:36 PM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,611 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	A chief of staff is meant to cover the back of a president and keep it free from personal unloyalty, to get his demands for info, proceedings and personell being processed in time, so that the president must not waste time with figuring out questions of methodology, but can focus on the substance of issues. A chief of staff HAS to be an attack dog, at least a dog with a terrifying display of teeth and the ability to bite right through the bone - if needed. Lord Vader would be my pick for this special job. Compared to that, an experienced person like Obama'S choice, who already knows the job and is described as being well-linked in washington and in the structures of bureaucracy as well, is a harmless but still competent choice. Obama does not wish to waste time with needing to train his staff once he is in office, the transition should be smooth and fast. By what I read about the man - good choice, I say, also somebody who does not accept to be intimidated easily. When Hillary Hlionton tried to fire him because of him using tough language too often, he is said to have snapped back at her, saying that this is not up t her to decide, but the president. Bill kept him. - I would consider to keep Gates for defense. The rumour of Schwarzenegger for environment or energy also is not a bad option, I think. Hillary Clinton for health and social things, reform of the health system is an unfinished vision of her and her husband, thus she may show welcomed - and needed - enthusiasm to fight for it. Kerry for foreign policy is something I can live without. Before Kerry, better Powell. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 11-06-08 at 01:37 PM.

11-06-08, 10:26 AM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Saw that ... disturbing really. Add to that list John Kerry, Robert Kennedy Jr., and some others I cant remember. "Lead from the center"... right... "Checks and balances"... Sigh... Im going to **** can my 401K and stuff all my meager savings in a mattres. Ill probably have to spend it all on food now.