Comments on: Musical Chairs http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1495 Just another Firedoglake weblog Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:56:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mauimom http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1495/comment-page-1#comment-10950 Mauimom Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:13:27 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1495#comment-10950 <p>Inouye is HORRIBLE!!! The reason he + Toobz are such great friends is that their joint goal in life is getting more swag for their states.</p> <p>Inouye is NOT a “we’re all in this together” guy. Rather, “my, me, mine, and get-the-f*** out of my way at the trough.”</p> <p>Despite this, Hawaii is #49 in education, right down there with those beacons of intellectualism, AL & MS. Perhaps that’s WHY they keep electing this toad.</p> Inouye is HORRIBLE!!! The reason he + Toobz are such great friends is that their joint goal in life is getting more swag for their states.

Inouye is NOT a “we’re all in this together” guy. Rather, “my, me, mine, and get-the-f*** out of my way at the trough.”

Despite this, Hawaii is #49 in education, right down there with those beacons of intellectualism, AL & MS. Perhaps that’s WHY they keep electing this toad.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1495/comment-page-1#comment-10940 cinnamonape Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:45:56 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1495#comment-10940 <p>Why are they pulling Byrd? Age? Then what is the rationale for putting Inouye as head of appropriations, then?</p> <p>I suspect that Inouye won’t have much association with Senator Stevens much longer though. 20% of Alaskas votes remained to be counted and the vast majority were coming from the heavily Democratic districts in the state.</p> <p>My druthers would be that Dodd stay in banking, with Kerry as Chair of Foreign Relations. Getting Rockefeller out of Intelligence would be a good thing, as much as I dislike the oily DiFi.</p> <p>It’ll be interesting to see who the Republicans have left over to fill their matching committee posts.</p> Why are they pulling Byrd? Age? Then what is the rationale for putting Inouye as head of appropriations, then?

I suspect that Inouye won’t have much association with Senator Stevens much longer though. 20% of Alaskas votes remained to be counted and the vast majority were coming from the heavily Democratic districts in the state.

My druthers would be that Dodd stay in banking, with Kerry as Chair of Foreign Relations. Getting Rockefeller out of Intelligence would be a good thing, as much as I dislike the oily DiFi.

It’ll be interesting to see who the Republicans have left over to fill their matching committee posts.

]]> By: dakine01 http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1495/comment-page-1#comment-10907 dakine01 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:35:38 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1495#comment-10907 <p>Do we really want Toobz Ted Steven’s BFF as Appropriations chair? He’s not much younger than Byrd AND with his supporting of his BFF, he hasn’t done many more favors for the Ds than Short Ride.</p> <p>And I think it might wind up making the Ds look bad in the long run as Inouye is probably a similar pork-meister as Toobz.</p> <p>Just not a good idea IMNSVHO</p> Do we really want Toobz Ted Steven’s BFF as Appropriations chair? He’s not much younger than Byrd AND with his supporting of his BFF, he hasn’t done many more favors for the Ds than Short Ride.

And I think it might wind up making the Ds look bad in the long run as Inouye is probably a similar pork-meister as Toobz.

Just not a good idea IMNSVHO

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