Is Governor McDonnell trying to play Manchurian Candidate?

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Thursday January 28, 2010 · 12:12 AM PST

2010/01/28 · 00:12

Finally got a chance to see the State of the Union Address - and I was absolutely terrified. I mean, when did the President change from Obama to this guy McDonnell?

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Is Governor McDonnell already running for 2012?

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Is Governor McDonnell already running for 2012?

Yes

52 votes

19 votes

What did you see?

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“Let’s not obviate democracy” - Rep Frank to Eric Schmidt

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Sunday February 01, 2009 · 3:13 PM PST

2009/02/01 · 15:13

Crossposted from Political Gastronomica

This morning I watched This Week on ABC as I always do on Sunday mornings, and while I was getting annoyed at the standard back-and-forth about the Repug point-of-view ("We love tax cuts, let the free market sort it out. And Dems never saw a program they did not like.") and the Democratic point-of-view ("Tax cuts do not fund roads. Tax cuts do not put firemen to work. Tax cuts are bad."), what really blew my mind was what seemed to be a complete lack of understanding of what the world of technology actually is. And then, Rep. Barney Frank did something that blew my mind, as if transparency being requested was going to hurt the bedrock of democracy.

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Transparency helps democracy, not obviates it

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Transparency helps democracy, not obviates it

Yes

27 votes

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What's "obviate" mean?

4 votes

Mayor Bloomberg, would you consider "Secretary of National Infrastructure"?

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Friday October 31, 2008 · 3:29 PM PDT

2008/10/31 · 15:29

Cross posted on Political Gastronomica

A friend and I were talking about Mayor Mike Bloomberg's efforts for a third term in New York, and I was surprised to hear a refrain from him about how Mayor Mike could be better applied to the needs of our country, in a position other than the Mayor of New York. The following letter is provided as a thought piece - in case some of Mayor Bloomberg's political people are reading:

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How could Mike Bloomberg best help America?

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How could Mike Bloomberg best help America?

Become Secretary of National Infrastructure

20 votes

Become Mayor of New York again

2 votes

Become a philanthropist

9 votes

Start another company

2 votes

Become a successful lobbyist

0 votes

Enjoy the fruits of his success by lounging by the sea

9 votes

Who knows? Who cares.

12 votes

Choice for our future: strong leader, strong cabinet please.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 8:48 AM PDT

2008/10/29 · 08:48

Cross-posted on Political Gastronomica

In 2000, after the debacle in the Supreme Court (can you tell where I am biased?), I was in London with my new company and was reading a copy of the USA Today around the time of the Inauguration. In the article, the reporter was describing the makeup of the “new” President’s Cabinet.

For some reason, I have always misremembered the opening paragraph within the article - in my mind, I always interpreted it to be “would you rather have a strong cabinet with a weak leader or a weak cabinet with a strong leader?” especially since he seemed to be hiring the same people that had brought the recession upon us at that time. When I read that article, I always said - “I want a strong cabinet with a strong leader!” which I was reminded of watching this weekend’s Real Time with Bill Maher.

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 12:44 PM PDT

2008/10/17 · 12:44

Spent the past few days talking with friends (I, personally, am heading down to Florida to help in the effort), but one of the arguments I have had with one of my Repug friends has been the (suggestion) of the cap removal on income taxed on behalf of Social Security.

Again, I am not an expert on these matters, but again, we need a basic argument that says these statements are not true or are fabrications. I lay out the logic presented to me - and ask if you could explain how this is true or not true.

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I agree we shoul dremove the cap on Social Security

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I agree we shoul dremove the cap on Social Security

Yes, wholehartedly - those rich guys have to pay their share

55 votes

Yes, not so enthusiasticly - I also am going to have to pay more

11 votes

Neutral - not sure of the details yet

3 votes

No, kind of - isn't there another way of resolving this, like cutting other programs

1 vote

No, absolutely not - I think increasing taxes are an anathema on American society

9 votes

Repugs say Dems are the reason for Fannie/Freddie failure?

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Tuesday October 07, 2008 · 7:05 AM PDT

2008/10/07 · 07:05

Today, while waiting for the markets to open, I watched a couple of videos that were on YouTube, and a particular duo of them were incredibly impactful - using what could be perceived as nicely, sliced content setting up the argument that Democrats are the cause of the financial contagion. This does not make sense to me.

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 8:28 PM PDT

2008/09/26 · 20:28

Cross posted on Political Gastronomica:

Watching the debate has been a roller coaster ride for me - both from being outside of the country and seeing how people are responding to the election and the financial crisis. But the thing that has been the scariest has been watching the tactics of the two campaigns and seeing which is winning out in the press.

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Which character showed up the most to the debate?

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Which character showed up the most to the debate?

Hall of Presidents "John McSame"

0 votes

Fiesty maverick "John McCain"

1 vote

Presidential Statesman "Barack Obama"

53 votes

Law Professor "Barack Obama"

6 votes

Neither - was just another moment of blah...

3 votes

Do three Repub losses foretell a Blue Wave in 2008?

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Thursday May 15, 2008 · 9:22 AM PDT

2008/05/15 · 09:22

Reading today's NYTimes article on the Repub loss in Mississippi this week seems to have Repubs worried that they will not win and the Democrats are poised to grow their lead int he House and Senate. But something seems amiss here. All we have to do is take our crystal ball (Oh great google search, can you help us?) and look at what was happening just two years ago.

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Saturday May 10, 2008 · 6:37 PM PDT

2008/05/10 · 18:37

Crossposted at Political Gastronomica

I was sitting in the Qantas/American Airlines Lounge in Honolulu listening to the continual drone of CNN and the discussion of the diminishing lead in superdelegates she has (as of this post, she is down to a +2 lead). I watched Senator Obama as he stumped in Oregon, I watched Senator Clinton as she painted the end of the race and how the party will "come together and put a Democrat in the White House".

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Friday March 28, 2008 · 11:12 AM PDT

2008/03/28 · 11:12

Crossposted on Political Gastronomica

It is interesting that Senator Obama came to Cooper Union yesterday, especially since the event itself was not even on the schedule until Monday (four days ago, according to a source) and I later heard that he considered giving the speech on Wall Street instead of Cooper Union, but I think the choice of venue was apt after the obvious parallels I insinuated from the previous post.

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Tuesday March 25, 2008 · 12:32 PM PDT

2008/03/25 · 12:32

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Last night, as I finished my work at Cooper, I took a walk over to the Great Hall to listen to Dr. Fred Shapiro introduce Morley Winograd and Michael Hais discuss their new book, "Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube and the Future of American Politics" with a talk asking the question, "Is there a Lincoln or FDR in the 2008 Presidential Race?"

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Tuesday March 11, 2008 · 6:53 PM PDT

2008/03/11 · 18:53

Crossposted from Political Gastronomica

As I went for my snack of cashews this evening, I took a glance at the newest Rolling Stone and saw the cover that graces this post. Underneath the "A New Hope" title, I saw the subtitle that I had been waiting for, "The Machinery of Hope", covering the process story that I wondered if it would ever see the light of day.

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Have social networks really impacted the 2008 Election?

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Have social networks really impacted the 2008 Election?

Absolutely - how else would I know about the rallies?

25 votes

Kind of - I like getting my Facebook event notifications

3 votes

Maybe - my friend told me about an event that she got on her twitter-feed

0 votes

Nah - not really, my brother who's in the campaign called me to events

1 vote

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