Comments on: The best New York government money can buy http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:14:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767109 MarkH Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:00:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767109 <p>From my lowly position I can easily understand someone desiring political power and realizing they have no chance to get it. But an appointment…that would be a shortcut, at least until the next election. By then the public would have some sense of whether that person is an embarrassment or adequate or stellar. But then campaigning would absolutely be necessary and some people are better at it than others. I don’t know about the fundraising so much.</p> From my lowly position I can easily understand someone desiring political power and realizing they have no chance to get it. But an appointment…that would be a shortcut, at least until the next election. By then the public would have some sense of whether that person is an embarrassment or adequate or stellar. But then campaigning would absolutely be necessary and some people are better at it than others. I don’t know about the fundraising so much.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767098 Teddy Partridge Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:48:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767098 <p>Arnold is term-limited; his next race (in 2010) may be against Boxer for the Senate, but it’s unlikely he could get through a GOP primary to face her.</p> Arnold is term-limited; his next race (in 2010) may be against Boxer for the Senate, but it’s unlikely he could get through a GOP primary to face her.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767077 MarkH Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:38:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767077 <blockquote><p> And shed carries an authority in the state that would give her the clout to get things done. </p></blockquote> <p>Given their political situation I think Arnold will have some difficulty. Once people get to know you and see your work the lustre wears off.</p> <p>But, DiFi isn’t so charismatic. So, I think the race is neither a gimme or impossible. It would be a very interesting fight I think.</p>

And shed carries an authority in the state that would give her the clout to get things done.

Given their political situation I think Arnold will have some difficulty. Once people get to know you and see your work the lustre wears off.

But, DiFi isn’t so charismatic. So, I think the race is neither a gimme or impossible. It would be a very interesting fight I think.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767052 MarkH Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:27:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767052 <blockquote><p> Schumer gave us Mukasey. </p></blockquote> <p>I don’t know if he was warned not to, but he was gently<br /> advised to pick someone else. I guess he just didn’t realize<br /> Mukasey was tight with the Bushies or that he was weak and<br /> would slide over to the dark side once in office.</p> <p>I remember a hearing where Schumer was very angry about things<br /> Mukasey had done (or not done) and I think it was pretty much<br /> sincere anger.</p> <p>In any event here we are and the way forward demands less<br /> emotional connections to past disasters and more hard work.</p> <p>It looks like Kennedy is seriously in search of a senate seat.<br /> If she can make it there yada yada yada.</p> <p>heh</p>

Schumer gave us Mukasey.

I don’t know if he was warned not to, but he was gently
advised to pick someone else. I guess he just didn’t realize
Mukasey was tight with the Bushies or that he was weak and
would slide over to the dark side once in office.

I remember a hearing where Schumer was very angry about things
Mukasey had done (or not done) and I think it was pretty much
sincere anger.

In any event here we are and the way forward demands less
emotional connections to past disasters and more hard work.

It looks like Kennedy is seriously in search of a senate seat.
If she can make it there yada yada yada.

heh

]]> By: Julia http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767014 Julia Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:04:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767014 <p>at the risk of committing blasphemy, I’m not sure how different this is from the Palin choice. Yes, Kennedy’s better educated and smarter than Palin is. I’m still not sure what advantage she has over the candidates who have been working in politics for decades before she got involved.</p> at the risk of committing blasphemy, I’m not sure how different this is from the Palin choice. Yes, Kennedy’s better educated and smarter than Palin is. I’m still not sure what advantage she has over the candidates who have been working in politics for decades before she got involved.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767012 eCAHNomics Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:02:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767012 <p>4% of the senate going to the executive branch seems like a lot to me.</p> 4% of the senate going to the executive branch seems like a lot to me.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767010 Suzanne Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:01:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767010 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/late-late-nite-fdl-ra-ra-riot/" rel="nofollow">es has late late nite upstairs</a></p> es has late late nite upstairs

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767009 eCAHNomics Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:00:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767009 <p>No talk of that yet.</p> No talk of that yet.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767008 Teddy Partridge Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:00:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767008 <p>There are only two sitting Senators in Obama’s Cabinet, I think — Salazar and Clinton. The other vacancies are due to Obama and Biden.</p> There are only two sitting Senators in Obama’s Cabinet, I think — Salazar and Clinton. The other vacancies are due to Obama and Biden.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767006 eCAHNomics Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:59:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/19/the-best-new-york-government-money-can-buy/#comment-1767006 <p>Obama is the first prez in recent times to be so obvious about appointing ego-enhanced senators to even more exhalted positions. Those in the know would realize that most cabinets have been crafted that way, but the players have been more obscure than just picking blowhard senators.</p> Obama is the first prez in recent times to be so obvious about appointing ego-enhanced senators to even more exhalted positions. Those in the know would realize that most cabinets have been crafted that way, but the players have been more obscure than just picking blowhard senators.

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