Posted on 06/19/2003 4:17:17 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
President Bush plans to nominate White House lawyer Brett M. Kavanaugh, an author of independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr's report on President Bill Clinton, for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Republican sources said yesterday.
hehehe!!!
I understand this picture was taken when #97 heard about this ..... ;-)
I know that we ususally try to avoid pictures or mention of the evil ones on this thread but that was just too good to pass up. I hope that I'm forgiven.
And I should give credit where credit is due ..... A Citizen Reporter is the one who associated that photo with that story ..... a stroke of genius, IMO ...... :-)
Sweetie ~~~ I am sure that Senator LIEberman, vice-Sore-Loserman, would not appreciate being called an aide to #97 .... though, in effect, he probably is .... :-)
It seems that an airbrush is the best method but that only works on photos, not real people.
It does in the Democratic party. My family has been heavily involved in doing it for at least 140 years in both rural and metropolitan areas of ohio.
Even the Republican party is more organized in Ohio than it has been at any time since Ray Bliss was in control. In our last election Rove saw to it that in effect the national party controlled all advertising down to the state Representative level here in Ohio. They controlled it by paying for it. Bush raised millions and Rowe set the rules for getting it. At the state representative level for the first time since 1928 my state rep is a Republican. Republicans had precinct workers going door to door and local calls just as I described for all Republican candidates in 2002. It was organized state wide. They did not waste resources on areas they could not win.
It just takes a strong national and state organization to lay down the law on how candidates are to behave. A party starts exercising control of candidates at their first run for office. Candidates are not allowed to play by their own rules period even when they are low level candiates.
Your point that it can't be done in small comunities completely ignores the power and discipline exercised by the Teachers Union in Iowa. Tell the NEA that they can't effect candiate cooperation and force candidates to play by party rules. They do it in every state in the nation.
Making the point that you and campaigns you have worked with failed only makes the case that parties and candidates fail. You are not making a case that it can't be done. You are making the case that it can be done. Americas defeat in Viet Nam does not prove that we lose all wars. ... Nor that people can't be motivated in Iowa. As I mentioned the Democrats do it with the Iowa Teachers every election.
There were some important lessons learned in the last election. Bob Smith and a lot of other Republicans learned that it is not nice to screw with the White House. The implementation of national discipline is also underway in California. Simon got zilch from the national and lots o money sourses were dried up. Any others dumb enough to revolt against the white house will find out the consequences.
I am anxious to see if Schwarzenegger does go on the ballot in California. Pat Buchanan predicts he will. Bush and Rowe want the Democrats to have to live with the mess they made. The runigades want the Repubicans to thake the blame for the democrats actions.
In 1968 the Democrats were dying from the Viet Nam War when Nixon came in to take all the blame for rats. I wonder if Schwarzenegger is willing to play that role for Democrats too.
In the years I did turnarounds there were always people from the existing organization telling me how it was different at this station. I had to understand this was not like the place I had just turned around. There were problems I could not solve because they could not be solved.
In every case I found the ones who had tried and failed were mot persuasive enogh, determined enough and ultimately not mean enough. to make the station go from losing money to making money. I never failed to effect a turn around.
And dont tell me volunteers are impossible to get. If Yaser Arafatt can get people to strap bombs to their bellies and blow them selves up for the muslim movement, I can get people to haul other people to the polls to vote on election day.
Precinct workers have to get some perks. At the local level there is still enough patronage to let the precinct workers have power over patronage. People who try to get people to do things for no compensation will fail. If the compenstation is good you will have to fight off applicanst for precinct worker.
Nuts andbolds organizing of politicl races is a do alble thing. All ti takes is a good suply of carrots and whips.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous - - yes.
The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and proceeded to pour the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - - your family, your partner, your health, your children, your friends, your favorite passions - - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else - - the small stuff."
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. Play another 18. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal."
"Take care of the golf balls first - - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."
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