[Rhodes22-list] Politics: Upping the Ante

[Ellner]

Rummy

The tundra is frozen......and you're looking at negative wind 
chills!   Merry Christmas to you and Kimberly!

Mary & Rod











At 05:15 AM 12/24/2008, you wrote:
>Brad and Bill,
>Take a break guys, it's Christmas. I'm off to the frozen tundra today, if  my
>plane is actually flying.
>
>Rummy
>
>
>In a message dated 12/23/2008 11:43:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>flybrad at gmail.com writes:
>
>Bill,
>
>Ten bucks at WalMart solved the keyboard problem. I spent  most of the
>day killing rats and taking care of minutia so I've been out of  the
>news loop and am leaving 4AM (normal wake-up time) for home.   Here's
>my quick and dirty take on things - so The One was questioned by  a
>Federal prosecutor and splits for Hawaii, Rahm leaves for Africa,  and
>Jarrett, the object of all this, is silent. This is all very  strange
>behavior for innocent people. Chicago politics as usual + sunshine  +
>national stage = long national nightmare. This story won't go  away
>because the crimes have already been committed.  Selling a Senate  seat
>is not the issue, Fitz already has the crimes of record to  prosecute.
>Blago will drag this out and so will Barry. The 38% of the  nation that
>doesn't pay taxes will hang on to their fantasy just like the  average
>eight-year old hangs on to believing in Santa Claus because  the
>alternative is just too painful.  Most of the MSM is near  bankruptcy,
>and soon enough they'll realize that short of a bailout,  actually
>printing news and doing investigation sells. I'm trying to find  the
>happy ending to this scenario but don't see it quite yet.  Barry  is
>already severely crippled and folks are waking-up.  I'm betting  this
>drags on until 2010 and so does the lackluster economy.  How's  that
>for Christmas cheer?
>
>Brad
>
>On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:23  AM, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
> >
>Brad-Iloveit!Weshouldsendallmessagesthisway--it'slikeusingthesecretdecoderringallthetime--onlyMJMwillbeabletounderstandwhatwehavetosay,andmaybeRummy.Merr
>yChristmas.BillEffross/vLittleQueenie
> >
> >  Brad Haslett wrote:
> >>
>Bill,stuckatcorporateheadquarterswithabadspacekeyonthekeyboard-maybespilledbeer-willgetnewkeyboardandrespondlater-blagotookplay-to-paytothenextlevel-the
>greatOcan'thidepastdeeds-nowinsituationforeveryone-wegetBiden-countrycontinues
>tolisteconomically-gottogocollectsomemony-timesarehardandmoneytight-somyclient
>stellme-homeydon'tplaythatgame-customerwaiteduntilwemobilizedtotellushiscashfl
>owproblems-itmaybeChristmasbutI'mnotinChristmasmood-lateifIdon'tgetshot!
> >>
> >>  Brad
> >>
> >> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Bill Effros  <bill at effros.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>  Brad,
> >>>
> >>> It just got a little tougher for Obama  to fire Fitz.
> >>>
> >>> Fitz let Obama know who "in the  administration" he taped, but he didn't
> >>> let Obama know what  they said.
> >>>
> >>> So the whole country will learn  some of the people Fitz is investigating
> >>> are part of "Team  Obama".
> >>>
> >>> There is an obvious conflict of  interest if you try to fire someone who
> >>> is investigating  you.  Ask Nixon.
> >>>
> >>> Please note, Blagojevich  was part of "Team Obama" until just a few weeks
> >>>  ago.
> >>>
> >>> Let me ask the question again..."Why did  Obama resign his Senate seat
> >>>  early?"
> >>>
> >>> (Background: this is not "traditional"  -- Hillary did not resign her
> >>> seat; Biden did not resign his  seat; Rahm Emanuel did not resign his
> >>> seat; etc.  Their  votes were needed for the "lame duck" session--in
> >>> fact, the  automaker "bail out bill" might have passed if Obama hadn't
> >>>  thrown away his vote.  The ONLY beneficiary of an early resignation  was
> >>> Governor Rod Blogojevich, who could no longer barter the  seat according
> >>> to Illinois law after 1/1/09.  So Obama  threw him a bone.)
> >>>
> >>> Bill  Effros
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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