[Rhodes22-list] Politics: Upping the Ante

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Mary,
Stepping out of the airport in Madison reminded us why we don't like winter  
any more. Our flights home were canceled so we drove home yesterday. I hate  
holiday travel and this trip was no different.
It's good to be home.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 12/24/2008 9:23:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ellner at pressenter.com writes:

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'slikeusingthesecretdecoderrin
gallthetime--onlyMJMwillbeabletounderstandwhatwehavetosay,andmaybeRummy.Merr
>yChristmas.BillEffross/vLittleQueenie
>  >
> >  Brad Haslett wrote:
>  >>
>Bill,stuckatcorporateheadquarterswithabadspacekeyonthekeyboard-maybespilledbe
er-willgetnewkeyboardandrespondlater-blagotookplay-to-paytothenextlevel-the
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>  >>
> >>  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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