Posted on 12/03/2008 12:17:10 PM PST by Red Steel
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle says there's no politics in her decision not to attend a National Governors Associatoin meeting next week with President-elect Barack Obama.
The Republican governor says her primary responsiblities are at home. She plans several meetings with department heads on challenges facing the local economy. The conference in Philadelphia would have taken her away Monday through Wednesday.
Lingle says, "Politics played absolutely no role" in her decision.
Obama invited all 50 governors to discuss the nation's economy. Forty are expected, including Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Obama's Hawaii campaign director, Andy Winer, accused Lingle of ignoring the meeting.
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Pretty full of himself, ain't he?
the messiah has summoned everyone... he brooks no dissent.
I have a feeling that she wants to run for higher office...
There is definitely politics involved in a President-designate turning up at a National Governor’s Meeting, and presuming to make demands of a governor, one way or the other.
Where is the criticism of the, what, nine or ten other governors, who did not attend as well? Are these other governors all Democrats? That’s the only reason for singling this one governor out, that I can see. Unless, that is, it’s due to her being governor of Hawaii.
Lingle, release the birth certificate.
All 50? What about the other 7?................
she should invite the whole Obama family to meet with her when they come to Hawaii for his grandmother’s funeral
What about the other 7?
she’s probably the most powerful woman in the country
bump for later
This one would certainly like Governor Palin to find something better to do also. Like perhaps play a game of golf with her counterpart Governor Lingle.
There’s no reason for Obama to make a stink about this unless he wants a private audience with Lingle.
You all can guess? It’s about that huge gorilla in the room that no one wants to talk about.
Obama invited all 50 governors to discuss the nation’s economy. Forty are expected, including Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Why did he leave out the other 7?
mmm hmmmm
Obama better not mess with Linda.
“Yo ho! You be dissin’ me?!”
No kidding.
Maybe she knows he's NOT President-Elect, so why waste the time?
?
“You all can guess?”
I’m going to guess and say that she knows what’s on the long form. She thinks he won’t be around much longer and that she would not be missing much from the pretentious One.
I’m also going to guess that the incident made him feel ‘insecure’ about his support.
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