[Saundra Duffy]

No matter what, it's going to be better than what we had before.

Well, that's probably true but I'm still not happy with this appointment. FOR GOD'S SAKE - she's a friggin' friend of Teddy Kennedy!!!!!!!!!

[Hildy]

So friggin what, she's a FRIEND of Ted Kennedy's? Ted Kennedy shouldn't have any friends? I think you're being a little touchy about this. I am willing to give AS the benefit of the doubt until he does something that proves me wrong. So far, he's done nothing that's been different than what he said he'd do. Conservative on fiscal matters, mod to liberal on social issues. I know the social issues scare you, but like I said, it's better than the crazy lunatic we're getting rid of.

[sinkspur]

FOR GOD'S SAKE - she's a friggin' friend of Teddy Kennedy!!!!!!!!!

She's a friend of Arnold, first.

Do you know any liberals? Should we throw you over the side because you might know a liberal or two?

Ridiculous, Saundra, ridiculous.

[deport]

FOR GOD'S SAKE - she's a friggin' friend of Teddy Kennedy!!!!!!!!!

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Where does his wife Maria fit on that scope?

Sheesh......... You are good for a few laughs though

[Wolfstar]

Saundra, before going off half-cocked, you may want to re-read the article you posted. It does not say the woman is a FRIEND of Ted Kennedy, but a former employee who worked for him in the 1970's, for heaven's sake.

The language and paragraph construction used by the article's author, Weintraub, is designed precisely to get under the skin of worried conservatives such as yourself. He characterizes her appointment as "eye-popping" even though Reiss has been a Swarzenegger friend for a quarter-century and worked on his campaign for governor. Weintraub discusses her appointment first, in a heated way. Then, in the rest of the article, he all but glosses over much more conservative appointments, describing them in cool, matter-of-fact, colorless language.

His article was bait for people of your generally anti-Arnold position, and you fell for it.