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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:33 PM Original message |
Can someone explain to me why ANYONE would want to be a Governor NOW? |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, of course, they can always quit |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. LOL |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Ya know, I think that is probably one of the few rational things that Sarah Palin has done. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. And Alaska is so much the better for it. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Yes, it was obvious how she was cynically using Alaska to advance her butt |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's a JOB? |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. Maybe some people just think they can leap tall buildings in a single bound |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. Righty guvs get to cut social programs and other fun stuff. nt |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. You have a good point. Governors are going to get |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I unrec this thread because the OP is shallow and selfish. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. So you are saying that there are some people motivated by a strong desire to serve |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Well, while I think there are a few politicians at that level who |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Former CT governor, and ex felon, John Rowland was a product of a corrupt |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Right. There have been many such Governors around the |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. That's interesting. I was just doing some research into the history of Florence, Italy during the |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Some people think it's fun, like vandalism. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Another possibility |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I wasn't talking about you obviously, Bucky. You stepped up. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Civic responsibility. Just because a job is tough doesn't mean it doesn't need doing. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. But let's drill down a bit. In my long life I have seen the truth of the statement: |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Here's how I drill down: Let's say your neighbor's house is on fire... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I don't know if your analogy works, tho. If the fire was engulfing the house |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Good health coverage? n/t |
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