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Is that it? Like keeping all

we are stardust — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:01:12 +0000

Is that it? Like keeping all or most of the Monica Goodling-vetted appointees to the DoJ; it's perplexing and irritating, I confess. More 'bipartisanship for its own sake'? Or worse? When you go to his economic and military choices, it makes one wonder, no?

An Internet X-file. ;o)

we are stardust — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:59:07 +0000

In reply to thanks for the correction,

An Internet X-file. ;o)

It does sort of become a

jollyroger — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:38:25 +0000

In reply to Niiiiiice.

It does sort of become a "tell", at some point. A presnit who doesn't exercise the low hanging fruit of administrative appointment really does not want power and should find a different line of work.

thanks for the correction,

artappraiser — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:57:36 +0000

In reply to http://www.nytimes.com/2011/0

thanks for the correction, don't know how I ended up doing that-bizzarro.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/0

we are stardust — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:32:06 +0000

In reply to Oopsie; the link went to a

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/opinion/11nocera.html?_r=1

"...who's fighting for them and who's not." Yup. Dithering...will campaign season give him some...mettle?

Niiiiiice.

we are stardust — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:12:25 +0000

In reply to We don't need no stinkin'

Niiiiiice.

Oopsie; the link went to a

we are stardust — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:10:44 +0000

In reply to Joe Nocera's column today

Oopsie; the link went to a Rubenfeld (?) column. Errrr, he mentions the Thomas Drake prosecution. Crap prosecution, brave and good Whistleblower. Sure; this administration loves a fight, Joe...

Joe is late to the

jollyroger — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:33:17 +0000

In reply to Joe Nocera's column today

Joe is late to the party--that's been a widespread meme which Prez has studiously ignored, along with any other potentially galvanizing advice. What a putz!

We don't need no stinkin'

jollyroger — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:31:08 +0000

In reply to Obama to Name Financial Regulators

We don't need no stinkin' regulators...

Joe Nocera's column today

artappraiser — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:36:42 +0000

In reply to Obama to Name Financial Regulators

Joe Nocera's column today interestingly argues that the administration should welcome the partisan fight that nominating Warren would cause and not because she would win confirmation....