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Title: Lindsey Graham on Rahm Emanuel: "This is a wise choice by President-elect Obama"
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URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081106/ts_nm/us_usa_election1
Published: Nov 11, 2008
Author: Reuters
Post Date: 2008-11-11 12:22:52 by Jethro Tull
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Comments: 26

But then there were these words, from Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina and John McCain's frequent traveling companion in the just-completed presidential campaign:

"This is a wise choice by President-elect Obama."

Graham, praising Emanuel for "great political skills," continued:

I worked closely with him during the presidential debate negotiations which were completed in record time. When we hit a rough spot, he always looked for a path forward. I consider Rahm to be a friend and colleague. He's tough but fair. Honest, direct, and candid. These qualities will serve President-elect Obama well.

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The Obama presidency - BACK TO THE FUTURE.

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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

The Obama presidency - BACK TO THE FUTURE.

Tell me one more time about the two party system with distinct ideologies...

Or tell me about how the jews own and operate the entire system, whichever your desire.

Cynicom posted on 2008-11-11 12:25:40 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply

#4. To: Cynicom (#1)

More proof that the outcome of this Presidential election didn't matter a damn. Whoever became President, the PTB would be just as happy, whether they call themselves Democrats or Republicans.

Rupert_Pupkin posted on 2008-11-11 13:43:23 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply

#5. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#4)

And that is the charm, beauty and flexibility of the system in assimilating, neutralizing and absorbing and incorporating disparate elements to ensure that drastic swings are shockabsorbed through the system.

Like Bush, Obama will find his most effective measures are implemented via EO's. It's going to be hard for the GOP to oppose those since Bush was rather liberal with his use not only of those but of signing statements too.

It's going to be fun. The GOP will now rail against the "Marxism" of Obama, and his "abuse" of executive authority. That Unitary Presidency can cut both ways.

swarthyguy posted on 2008-11-11 13:48:15 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply

#8. To: swarthyguy (#5)

It's going to be fun. The GOP will now rail against the "Marxism" of Obama, and his "abuse" of executive authority. That Unitary Presidency can cut both ways.

This happens every time there's a changing of the party guard. What the GOP defends in its own guys it criticizes in the Democrats, and vice-versa. In fact, we saw it in the campaign. McCain called Obama a "socialist," all the while he and Obama were in the Senate voting the same way for the same trillion dollar taxpayer gift to Wall Street.

Rupert_Pupkin posted on 2008-11-11 14:06:58 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply

#9. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#8)

he and Obama were in the Senate voting the same way for the same trillion dollar taxpayer gift to Wall Street.

IMO, McCain should have triangulated and come out against the Pelosi/Bush/Paulson bailout.

Go bombastic and tablethumping like, vellychek, differentiate, rail against WallStFatcats, cut the legs out from under Obama and his "change" mantra, bill would've prolly passed anyway, but he'd could stood out like BillyJack.

Hey, it's politics, you wanna win or what?

swarthyguy posted on 2008-11-11 14:09:40 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply

#13. To: swarthyguy (#9) (Edited)

IMO, McCain should have triangulated and come out against the Pelosi/Bush/Paulson bailout.
Go bombastic and tablethumping like, vellychek, differentiate, rail against WallStFatcats, cut the legs out from under Obama and his "change" mantra, bill would've prolly passed anyway, but he'd could stood out like BillyJack

I was so pissed off by the bailout that I was willing to become a single issue voter and support whatever candidate came out against it. I suspect a lot of other Americans would have done the same.

McCain could have played to his free market rightwing base by opposing the bailout, and Obama could have played to his liberal anti-corporate welfare base. That is, if either had any core principles and weren't owned by Wall Street.

Rupert_Pupkin posted on 2008-11-11 17:36:18 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply

#14. To: Rupert_Pupkin, swarthyguy (#13)

Furthermore, McCain could have broadcast an ad showing that Wall Street represented Obama's second largest donor base after trial lawyers. What are the 2 least favorite professional groups in America - lawyers and bankers - hello, John McCain, did you want to win the election or were you content to merely function as the GOP's throw away Pres candidate and bask in that 15 minutes of glory?

"The securities and investment industry is Obama's second-largest source of bundlers, after lawyers, and at least 56 individuals have raised at least $8.9 million for his campaign. Bundlers in the larger finance, insurance and real estate sector have collected at least $13.4 million for Obama, making it his most generous sector."

scrapper2 posted on 2008-11-11 17:47:45 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply

#15. To: scrapper2 (#14)

What could McCain say about lawyers and bankers--especially bankers--that wouldn't have sounded hypocritical? He (just like Obama) voted to pi$$ away other people's money and give it to the bankers. I don't think he can vote to give them billions upon billions of dollars and then bad mouth them. Oh, he could but then some more people might start wondering and we can't have that.

James Deffenbach posted on 2008-11-11 17:55:56 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply

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