http://www.statenews.com Now that the votes have been counted and the confetti has cleared, it’s time for President-elect Barack Obama to begin contemplating the people and policies that will shape his administration. Obama began to tackle the first items of business Wednesday in several hours of meetings, during which he reportedly made calls to possible cabinet members. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:55:05 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27279 When Iran nukes Israel, the blood of the Israelis will be on the hands of all the liberal Jews that stupidly voted for Obama. Its suicide! Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:02:08 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27279 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27306 Hire MEAN-FACED SHORT-HAIRED bureaucrats with DULL BUTTER KNIVES to “correct” the male appendages that have destroyed WOMYN since the dawn of time!!! TUCKER MAX FOREVER!!! http://www.tuckermax.com/ Next: Rev. GOD DAMN AMERICA lectures STUPID NAIVE WHITE PUNKS ON DOPE about “WHITEY SO CRAZY!!! TAKE HIS MONEY!!!” Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:46:01 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27306 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27332 He made great headway in asking Rahm “Fuck the Republicans” Emanuel to be his Chief of Staff. Cant wait for this “post partisan” style of government. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:19:21 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27332 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27346 Oh, my! You mean a democrat picked a…GASP…DEMOCRAT to be his chief of staff?! Say it aint so! What an unexpected and bitter partisan move. What kind of president would do such a thing? /sigh Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:49:09 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27346 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27357 Dear Sigh, No, its not suprising that a Dem would pick a Dem. Nor is that the point. The point is that he picked a Dem who has a history of being extremely partisan and anti Rep hence his commentary a while back, “F* the Republicans”. Do you see the difference or are you too busy blocking out any valid point? Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:55:12 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27357 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27358 It isn’t the Chief of Staff’s job to reach across the isle. I don’t see how Emanuel’s history is a VALID POINT concerning post partisanship. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:58:54 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27358 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27364 Here is a summary of the Chief of Staff’s Job per wikipedia: [edit] Job duties The roles of the Chief of Staff are both managerial and advisory and can include the following duties, depending on the President’s style of conducting business:4 [edit] Managerial Select key White House staff and supervise them Structure the White House staff system Control the flow of people into the Oval Office Manage the flow of information [edit] Advisory Advise the President on issues of politics, policy and management issues Protect the interests of the President Negotiate with Congress, other member of the executive branch, and extragovernmental political groups to implement the President’s agenda Nope…no reaching across the isle in there. Guess I was wrong, it isnt a valid point. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:25:10 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27364 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27367 Ya, in order to implement the President’s agenda, bipartisan or otherwise. Either way, I’d rather have a partisan left executive branch than partisan right, though I’m hoping it will be mostly centrist. There are key issues that need attention that would never pass under a republican (what does it even mean to be republican these days?) executive branch. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:53:54 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27367 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27374 Sigh, Look at voting records and actions not rhetoric. If you are truely hoping for a centrist executive branch the appointment of Rahm Emanuel is not a good indication that will become a reality. And in addressing key issues such as the financial crisis I think you need to do more research at which party blocked any real reform with respect to that issue. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:23:23 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27374 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27389 Think what you will. I’ve done the research and have more confidence in the democrats at this moment in time. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:32:50 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27389 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27399 Obama and his staff (TBD) along with the likes of Reid, Pelosi, Howard Dean, etc.. I don’t anticipate any centrist, bi-partisian policies in the near term. John Kerry’s name is popping up now too. Quite the freakshow in control of Washington. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:13:24 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27399 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27406 Hussein (aka BLEED GREEN up there), if you don’t have anything to contribute, you should just stop posting. Clearly, you never do, so please spare us. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:46:45 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27406 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27421 I am interested in who he picks because I think it will say a lot about what his priorities are going to be as President. I think that it will say a great deal about just what kind of “change” we can expect from Barack Obama. I am most interested to see which magical presidential want he will wave to give a tax cut AND free health care to 95% of America while also improving the economy by getting government spending under control. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:35:41 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27421 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27474 JVD on the election, from his blog: “Now that this is over I just want to say loudly and proudly that everyone who voted for Obama is a communist traitor undeserving of life, let alone citizenship in this country. And anyone who is white or Christian who voted for Obama is a traitor to their race and/or their religion (as the case may be).” I’m curious to see what magic “want” you’ll be waving to deprive life and liberty from those who voted contrary to their country and race, myself. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:51:34 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27474 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27475 and as for the “fuck the republicans” comment, we’ve had a vice president with a really salty vocabulary, in case you forgot him telling Sen. Leahy to go fuck himself on the Capitol floor? If that’s the best reason you can find for opposing the fellow’s being in the cabinet, I suggest you dig deeper. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:55:05 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/27475