Obama wins Georgia

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by philcski

Really? Arkansas is traditionally one of the reddest states in the nation (Billy not included.)

it's an odd state. that's why i laugh when people plant labels. someone is liberal, or conservative, etc, etc. but many people defy labels.

arkansas has many folks who are conservative in their viewpoints on social issues such as gay marriage, abortion, but are liberal leaning otherwise. oh, wait..i mean dem-leaning. that liberal word is frowned upon around here.

[slotdirt]

Before Tuesday, there were 75 D and 25 R in the AR state house and 27-8 D vs. R in the Senate. I think R's picked up three seats the other night, but there are still at least 70 Dems in the state house.

[Danzig]

on another subject, i saw that obama chose rahm emanuel as his chief of staff. anyone know much about him?

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Danzig

on another subject, i saw that obama chose rahm emanuel as his chief of staff. anyone know much about him?

Probably the Dems version of H.R. Halderman for Nixon! He's described as a pitbull.......that will be great for reaching across the aisle.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Probably the Dems version of H.R. Halderman for Nixon! He's described as a pitbull.......that will be great for reaching across the aisle.

i was looking for something more substantive.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i was looking for something more substantive.

his nickname was Raumbo......no kidding! Try Wiki...that should do it!

[Danzig]

i read that he was blunt. i like that quality.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i was looking for something more substantive.

Hee hee. In all seriousness, Emanuel is a mixed-bag- he has a rep for being aggressive, but tends, from what I can find, to look at everything in terms of what it will mean to the Dems in the next election, so he can also be very cautious- he waited months before agreeing to bringing the contempt charges against Miers and Bolton, for example. Mostly, it sounds like he prefers the Executive Branch to the Legislative one, so I imagine he's happy to make the change. So yeah, what miraja2 said.

I love The Colbert Report, too, miraja2, but really- can you blame Emanuel for telling the freshmen not to appear on it? Heh. I give him points for actually knowing what the show is. That bit with Westmoreland and the Ten Commandments was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Hee hee. In all seriousness, Emanuel is a mixed-bag- he has a rep for being aggressive, but tends, from what I can find, to look at everything in terms of what it will mean to the Dems in the next election, so he can also be very cautious- he waited months before agreeing to bringing the contempt charges against Miers and Bolton, for example. Mostly, it sounds like he prefers the Executive Branch to the Legislative one, so I imagine he's happy to make the change. So yeah, what miraja2 said.

I love The Colbert Report, too, miraja2, but really- can you blame Emanuel for telling the freshmen not to appear on it? Heh. I give him points for actually knowing what the show is. That bit with Westmoreland and the Ten Commandments was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

I did miss your "tee hee"

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Danzig

on another subject, i saw that obama chose rahm emanuel as his chief of staff. anyone know much about him?

He is in the Clinton-mode of being fairly partisan and yet politically centrist at the same time. His experience in the White House and in Congress probably make him a good pick for the CoS job.

However, in 2007 Emanuel strongly advised the freshmen members of Congress to avoid going on the Colbert Report because they were always made to look like such morons. As a big fan of that show, I was pissed.