Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Political Lessons Learned

Barack Obama - Yes, you can.

Bill Clinton - Villifying the other side with a smile doesn't work when the other side is also a Democrat.

Hillary Clinton - Nothing's inevitable.

John McCain - Vet first.

Sarah Palin - Insist your own people help handle you.

Mitt Romney - Play to your strengths (economy) instead of where you perceive there to be a niche (social conservative).

Rudy Giuliani - Never put all your eggs in one basket when that basket is eighth in line for counting.

John Edwards - If you're cheating on your cancer-stricken wife, don't freakin' run for president!

George W. Bush - Don't spend more than you bring in.

Mike Huckabee - Maybe if you announced Chuck Norris would be your VP in February...

Bill Richardson - Endorsing a front-runner can get you a Cabinet seat.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Caroline Kennedy, royal senator

New York sure doesn't think much of itself. First they get Hillary Clinton as their senator, a woman who never lived there, but she's a celebrity. Now Caroline Kennedy wants her seat. Beyond her name, why should it be her? I think New York's missing an opportunity. Maria Shriver should buy a pad in New York and get the seat. It fits the profile of the best of both worlds.

1. She's a Kennedy.
2. She's the First Lady of California.

Now, granted, Clinton turned out to be a decent senator for the state. I guess. New York is still one of the highest taxed states with one of the biggest budget deficits, but that's more of a governor thing. (What hath Patterson and Spitzer wrought?)

It's an example of how America has its own form of aristocracy. Name recognition is king in politics.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Bernie Madoff - Anti-American

$50 billion gone.

One could argue he has done more to damage the economy than the September 11 attacks.
It's certainly bigger than the Enron implosion.

I also think of it this way: that's a lot of tax revenue to vanish in a time when the US government is bailing out this company and that company for $200 billion here, $300 billion there.