Will John McCain be the Republican in Barack Obama's cabinet?

The Telegraph, London, UK ^ | 2008-11-12 | Toby Harnden

[rabscuttle385]

It's standard fare for a president to make a bipartisan gesture by including one member of the opposing party in his cabinet - just as it's always the case (lest we forget) that every president-elect vows to change the tone in Washington and reach out magnanimously to his vanquished opponents.

But John Podesta, the former Bill Clinton former chief of staff who's spearheading the transition for the 44th president, said today that there would be independents and Republicans in Barack Obama's cabinet and "not just at a token level".

[calcowgirl]

I’m not white! Can I be a victim?! I cry racism!

Ya forgot to say "please." LOL.

Somehow I can't picture you as a victim... but you could probably play one on TV! ;-)

[calcowgirl]

Either way...if somebody is happy, then I'm happy FOR them! :-)

LOL... so now I get it.
You just hate unhappy people. /s

[hiredhand]

eventually we'll have to eat the ponies in 'obamaville'...

Ag! Speak my fear! :-) But I've been thinking the same thing! We've got an "order of precedence" here on the farm. It's an irrefutable order of "things", in order of importance necessary to survive on this planet. It goes like this -

1. God.
2. Water
3. Protection from the elements (clothing/shelter).
4. Food.

We say that EVERYTHING here is liable to be FOOD, and that if YOU sit still long enough, we're liable to skin you and eat you too! :-)

Yep...FOOD... it's the FOURTH most important thing on the planet!

[djsherin]

PLEASE!

It’s hard to be a victim in the military, even in the magical world of cadet land.

[hiredhand]

hh’s baby girl, prolly more conservative than most on this forum...

Yep...that would be MY GIRL!...the other woman in my life...soon to be 16 yrs old, and she makes me look like an old liberal! She's da-bomb!...but so is her mom. :-)

[NFHale]

All:

Gotta go...I actually have to get some things done today on my day off....

Been fun!!! Thanks for the banter.

-Hale

[Squantos]

Friend of mine is making a motorcycle that is pretty much a Big Wheel trike ! I will get some pictures of it for ya’ll !

Pretty cool design with low seat, big wheels and regular bars that keeps yer arms high enough you’ll think they are ape hangers but look normal and very very comfortable ride......

[rabscuttle385]

It’s amazing how quickly this became such a happy conversation lol.

The contents of this thread have greatly amused me.

Now, I must drive to the grocery store to buy more coffee. Turns out that I ran out...and I need coffee to keep me alive as I write up problem sets, papers, documentation and a proposal for two projects, one lab report, and a take-home midterm.

[Squantos]

Been looking at the car parts ad’s this AM at local diner. seems to be a lot of 20 dollar alternators and water pumps etc etc out there on sale !

I think I will see what one vehicle all these cheap parts fit and get me a 300 dollar new car !

[hiredhand]

The contents of this thread have greatly amused me. Now, I must drive to the grocery store to buy more coffee. Turns out that I ran out...and I need coffee to keep me alive as I write up problem sets, papers, documentation and a proposal for two projects, one lab report, and a take-home midterm.

One of my youngsters didn't drink coffee until he started college. :-)

[hiredhand]

It was fun :-)

[hiredhand]

HA! I never thought about it that way! But now that you mention, unhappy people do annoy me. Especially those that are unhappy for no reason, or those who invent things to make them unhappy! :-)

[hiredhand]

And the flaming wreckage that was, formerly, the Meeting Hall for the local Loyal Order of the Brotherhood of Neutered Elk was STILL smoldering two days after the inferno, caused by, according to authorities, two kids playing with a half gallon of gas, a paper towel, and a rifle chambered for the .243 Winchester, while shooting at groundhogs...

Oh man! If you tried it INSIDE of a dwelling, or even too close to one, it would be a BAD scene! :-) The last time we pulled this little stunt, my wife was away but drove in JUST as it went *ka-boom*. I was "about" 40 yards away and could see the shock wave from the blast moving towards me and I thought, "Uh oh! I'm TOO CLOSE!" Then it hit me and blew my hat off and turned my shirt collar up, rung my ears, and it was UNCOMFORTABLY HOT as well! After this, I could hear the shock wave smack the side of the house 60 yards away and rattle all the windows. Every dog within a mile started barking, and of course my wife heard, and felt it sitting in the minivan she had just pulled into the driveway about 60 yards away...watching the 30 feet in diameter mushroom cloud ascend in the field behind our house. :-) My Mom and Stepdad were with her, and Mom said, "Oh my! WTH was that?!" My Stepdad saw us in the mix down the hill and said, "Cool!". My wife glared at him and was still glaring when she stepped out of the van and asked to have a "word" with me. :-)

Anyway...I'm not allowed to say "exactly" what we did, because the admin mods have pulled it twice from FR and I can take a hint! But I'll "bet" you can figure it out. Just remember.... half a gallon of gas (NOT a gallon!), a piece of paper towel, and a varmint rifle. :-) Be CAREFUL! :-)

[hiredhand]

I’m not white! Can I be a victim?! I cry racism!

NO! You're a "real" conservative! :-) You could try, but I'll bet you couldn't live with yourself afterwards! Nice try though! :-)

[hiredhand]

It’s amazing how quickly this became such a happy conversation lol.

That's because at our core we are happy people!...and I for one have thoroughly enjoyed the exchange today and thank each of you for making my day just a little better. :-)

...and with that, I'm going to watch a movie with my girls!

Later ya'll! :-)

[Gilbo_3]

ok dude, I gotta HAVE THE DETAILS of the ‘cocktail’ that you brewed...

mail me back when you got time...

heheh, sounds like good father/son fun for the fuutre...

richard...

[hiredhand]

I'll e-mail it to you. But I can just about promise you that your wife will NOT approve! :-)