"Banana Republicans"

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Monday September 23, 2019 · 9:05 AM PDT

2019/09/23 · 09:05

I don’t need to delineate the full range of violations of democratic norms committed by Republicans over the last 30 years. Daily Kos readers are aware of many of them. For those who read the NY Times, Paul Krugman recently wrote: Republicans Don’t Believe in Democracy. An excerpt:

“ (these Republican actions) illustrate contempt for democracy and constitutional government. Elections are supposed to have consequences, conveying power to the winners. But when Democrats win an election, the modern G.O.P. does its best to negate the results, flouting norms and, if necessary, the law to carry on as if the voters hadn’t spoken.”

As much as some anti-Trumpers want to distance themselves from the despot that the President has become, the truth is the GOP has been cultivating its authoritarian impulses for decades. It’s time to use more fruitful language to describe the authoritarians in that Party: Banana Republicans.

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Monday January 05, 2009 · 6:35 PM PST

2009/01/05 · 18:35

Frankenoid just posted a diary with some good resume tips (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/5/16508/01959/920/680480). Here are some very general thoughts about resumes, based upon 10 years of big corporate HR experience, 15 years consulting, and acting as partner in an executive search firm:

Label a resume file firstname lastname resume.doc. You may have 10 different versions of your resume, but the swamped recruiter only cares about the one you send. Your name and "resume" will help them find it if they are disorganized but remember your name.

Choose one readable font (at least 10 point). There are few things worse than having to acknowledge that you can't read the fine print without glasses.

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 9:08 PM PDT

2008/08/29 · 21:08

My wife and I have 50+ years combined experience in helping companies select great candidates for executive positions - my wife as an executive recruiter and me first as a corporate HR guy, then as a consultant in performance and selection. I've been thinking about how what we have learned might transfer to selecting a President. McCain's ridiculous choice of Palin today inspired me to write this diary.

First,"past performance is the best predictor of future performance." If you read the fine print in your broker agreements you know that "past performance is no guarantee of future performance." No, but it is the best predictor of what people will do in new jobs.

Let's apply this simple principle to recent Republican presidential candidates and Democratic candidates in general:

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