I do not want John Kerry, Chris Dodd, or Bill Richardson to be SoS, actually. I suppose it would be Dodd if I HAD to pick among them, but Republicans would hate Dodd and he's been under fire lately for his ties to Fanny and Freddie, among other things.
My parents (white momma, black poppa) had a cross burned on their lawn in the 70s in Wayland, Massachusetts... sooooo even that overt brand of racism was never really confined to the South!
The rumors regarding Robert Kennedy? Yeah, um, would like someone with an actual background in science, yo. He's a great guy and all but...no. As for Arnie as Secretary of DOE? Considering he's hoping CA will cut the K-12 + community college budget by over $2 billion and the UC and CSU budget by $132 million? NotSoMuch with the education there if you can't afford the fees.
Um I think Obama might surprise us with all the vajayjays he is going to put in high places. And the boring white dudes, like my personal favorite John Kerry.
I have boners for Democratic Senators with long chins, sue me!
I would actually REALLY like to see someone with a background in science at Energy. What about Rush Holt or Bill Foster or Jerry McNerney? Or for bipartisanship, there's always Vern Ehlers, one of the rare birds known as environmentalist Republicans.
(Note: I'd only heard of Foster before I started researching this comment. Yes, I am a dork.)
@RocktheDebit: For some reason when I saw the name Bill, I thought you were going to say Bill Nye the science guy and I got really excited that he was being considered. Sorry, was a kid in the 90's I will forever love him
I was standing in line to pay at borders today, and the people in line behind me were having a rather loud conversation about how it doesn't matter that Obama was elected because there's no way that he won't be assassinated before inauguration day.
Wait a minute - automatically register eligible citizen to vote? What about those people who are eligible but prefer not to participate in the voting system as a personal/political choice?
I don't mean to be one of those "but what about the outlier!!" kind of a gal, but seriously, we want to practice democracy not be strong armed into it.
@Ratinski: Speaking as a native New Jerseyan, no. And racism has many pockets in the Garden State. We have some incredibly diverse cities and towns, but there are parts of NJ where not a single person of color can be found. Those are the parts where people openly sell Confederate memorabilia. Hell, there are even country music radio stations in NJ. Country music! Horrifying stuff.
@Kilotwat: Considering that a KKK stronghold was Indiana, I'd say "Of course not." We just get blamed because of slavery. Jim Crow was all over, not just in ye olde Confederacy.
Can someone explain to me how Arnie got elected in the first place and did everyone read about the former white house butler I think I cried for an hour after reading that
@MrsMac: There was a large cadre of star fuckers who voted, and then got screwed, and now the populace holds its breath until 2010 when he can FINALLY be voted out.
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Since Obama's been elected, a hate-crime --like burning a cross on a supporters lawn-- can be considered a veiled threat on the President-Elects life?
It's true!
Keep hatin' racists. The Secret Service is watching!
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(Note: I'd only heard of Foster before I started researching this comment. Yes, I am a dork.)
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LMAO! and SHUDDER!