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But just think, she has 4 to 8 years to get comfortable working on the national level. She will be a part of a lot of foreign policy initiatives. This will give her the experience when it is time to pass the mantle.

killed him on the funding issue

I don’t think Iowa was never a “swing” state

That was a great line.

Great hit on the bama on earmarks.

Obama will only hold those people that say something bad about him accountable. Can’t believe the lies out of his mouth. It is the problem of main street getting the no money down loans that caused this problem.

How about: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Obama campaign announced the plans for merger today. Senator Obama stated that the oversight of all things political and economic would be best served under “his” oversight...

Wander if this is “O” showing his followers how it’s done in getting in someone’s face....

Disagree with the Big O on 49 of 51 issues. Wonder how I’m voting....

Same cancer got my brother-in-law last year. He was diagnosed with it in 2003, and they went in and removed it. It was in remission for about 4 years, but when it came back it came with a vengeance. We barely had time to get down to see him after finding out it had come back. There was nothing they could do this time.

Everyone must have missed the 2nd paragraph of my post. Though he did serve, it doesn’t make up for the fact that he has broken the laws, and should step aside until any and all investigations are complete.

I am definitely not sticking up for the guy. Just stating a fact from the original article where it stated that he has never really held a job. The Army is definitely a job.

Just a little truth in advertising in this post. Congressmen Rangel did serve in the US Army from 1948 to 1952, earning a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star in the Korean War. I would call that work, as I was in the military for a little while and wasn’t necessarily a cake walk.

This time served in the military though does not give him the right to take advantage of the American taxpayer and flaunt and break the laws of this country. He should step aside until the investigations are complete.

My dad was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska in the mid-1970s and I thought it was awesome. Going out to the rivers we would go rafting and fishing. During the winter my older brothers would take advantage of the ski slopes. We did a lot of cross-country skiing.

It is an absolutely beautiful state in both the summer and winter times.

After joining the military, I went back up there for Northern Warfare School, learning how to live on a glacier, navigate through glacial and fresh water rivers, and rock climbing. After getting stationed at JRTC, I went up there again twice again to coordinate with the Stryker Brigade in preparation for their training exercise in Ft. Polk, LA.

Loved it each time.

I agree partially. This may also be how the office does the initial request for travel, and will be filled out later when they complete the trip. There are no trips which cost $0.00. May be an issue if they get audited as well, as a trip to DC is well in excess of $0.00. If this is indicative of how he completes his paperwork, then I could see how he got canned.

I agree. Standard government forms require the user fill out the middle portion to ensure proper credit. If this is how he filled out paperwork and this was his tendency, then maybe this was another reason to can him. If the agency was audited and it stated this trip cost $0.00, there is no way to properly match the books.