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heidler1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 03:57 PM
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Please help me encourage Obama to quickly announce that he will appoint Hillary to a be
a highly significant Secretary position in his administration. Any suggestions?
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 03:58 PM
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1. Health and Human services.
Healthcare for all is her baby.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:24 PM
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21. that's a second tier cabinet position and no powerful Senator
would give up a safe seat for it. Anyway, Howard Dean, M.D. is far more qualified. He actually implemented innovative health care programs and he he's successfully run large organizations.
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 03:59 PM
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2. He certainly can't start picking his cabinet.
It would be whacked from all sides as presumptuous.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:06 PM
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15. So, we have video of Rover saying picking Kaine as a governor

would be a horrible move and that Kaine didn't have enough experience.

What the diff does it make what they say, they don't live up to their own chatter - it is about garnering favor from the voters, offering a presidency that makes more voters happy than their presidency can, it is not about pleasing the press and/or the political bobble heads.
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Metric System Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 03:59 PM
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3. Why? I don't get the reasoning behind this.
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PM Martin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 03:59 PM
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4. How about Vice President?
:shrug:

This Joe Biden is not turning out to be so great.
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Curtland1015 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:00 PM
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5. You again? Why haven't you be ganked yet?
???
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PM Martin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:01 PM
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9. I joined three years ago. You have been here for a week.
Edited on Mon Sep-08-08 04:14 PM by PM Martin
So do not lecture me about being a "troll". I was an early supporter of Mr. Obama.
I am expressing reservations about the way he is running his campaign.
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:04 PM
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12. What are you talking about? Biden has been doing a great job
He has about the same approval as Palin does according to Rasmussen.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:26 PM
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22. Gank Off... WE don't need that negative
Stupid crap on DU.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:50 PM
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24. ....
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:01 PM
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6. No, ir would be very
presumptuous for him to do something like that and Hillary isn't jobless, she's a US Senator from NYS.
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Boz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:01 PM
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7. Would be slammed as presumtious and would just leave the door open for Intern cracks.
Edited on Mon Sep-08-08 04:02 PM by Boz
Besides why pillage the Senate.
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crankychatter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:01 PM
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8. we have a bottleneck in the Senate... I don't get what's un-useful about being a US Senator? nt
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:02 PM
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10. Um, doesn't Hillary get a say in this?
She'd have more power in the Senate, so why do you assume she'd jump for a Cabinet spot?
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bornskeptic Donating Member (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:04 PM
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11. Senate Majority Leader
is a much better position for her than any cabinet position.
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BlueIdaho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:05 PM
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13. Maybe we should see what Hillary wants to do first... nt.
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Bad Thoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:05 PM
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14. How about Homeland Security?
It's far down the line of succession, but it is one of the defining security posts in the cabinet. She would definitely be in the spotlight.
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Sensitivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:07 PM
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16. Why? She refuses to do things she knows could really help. Keeping options open
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glancingthefuture Donating Member (266 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 12:57 PM
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27. what has she refused to do?
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connecticut yankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:07 PM
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17. I'd love to see her
on the Supreme Court.
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:14 PM
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18. No
Ummm.....No.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:20 PM
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19. FFS.
:eyes:
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justiceischeap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:21 PM
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20. Senator of NY -- we need a friendly congress whether we win or lose. (eom)
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phiddle Donating Member (749 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 04:47 PM
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23. A bad idea in many ways
1. Naming cabinet secretaries now gives too many targets and is a distraction. The focus should be on Obama-Biden vs McCain-Palin, NOT on others.
2. We need as many Senators as possible--hopefully we'll get to 60 without holy Joe. The success of an Obama administration may depend on having a filibuster-proof Senate. To risk any seat is nuts.
3. She might well reject it--senator is a higher profile position than cabinet secretary.
4. Senator plays to her strengths--policy wonkishness, and not her weaknesses, like administration.
5. It's unnecessary--we're already winning back the Hillary voters big time as they do NOT like Palin.
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heidler1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 12:55 PM
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25. How would you feel about a comment from Obama saying: I wish Hillary was available to serve
on my cabinet if I'm elected? My objective is a sincere reciprocal pat on the back from each of them for each of them.

Their mutual support seems rather empty to me.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 12:57 PM
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26. i like the idea of supreme court for her. n/t
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