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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
Keywords: None
Views: 1547
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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

The same bankers and Wall Street speculators who own Obama own McCain. Why would either of them bite their masters' hands during the campaign?

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2008-11-11   17:57:49 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#17. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#16)

The same bankers and Wall Street speculators who own Obama own McCain. Why would either of them bite their masters' hands during the campaign?

Not "the same" ...

Wall Street mega bank-rolled Obama's campaign.

www.guardian.co.uk/world/...gn-donations-goldmansachs

"Bankers and academics at top of donor list" 11/08/08

...Barack Obama owes Wall Street bankers a debt of gratitude for generous campaign donations as he ponders how to cope with a financial crisis that poses challenges over government aid and regulation for the banking industry.

Staff at banks, Silicon Valley technology companies and universities topped the list of contributors to Obama's record treasure chest of $640m (£406m).

...Top fundraisers for Obama included the chairman of Swiss bank UBS's American arm, Robert Wolf, who generated more than $500,000 for the campaign. Bankers typically gave more to Obama than to his rival, John McCain. Those linked to Goldman Sachs, for example, only gave $228,695 to the Republican. A Goldman Sachs spokeswoman declined to comment.

In Silicon Valley, people linked to Microsoft and Google contributed a combined $1.4m to Obama's campaign while McCain, a self-confessed technophobe, secured virtually nothing from this potentially reach seam of funding. The LA Times said the Republican received just $20,000 from Google staff...

scrapper2  posted on  2008-11-11 18:10:30 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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