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On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:31:16 -0500, mark_digital© wrote:
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> It's been said what ever major event or events that are shaping our lives
> within two weeks of an election are influential to the voters. If a big
> meteor was going to hit Earth, then anyone with a background in
> astrological science probably wood get elected and other problems he may
> cause or can't repair would be sorted out later.
> Forgetting party affiliations for the moment and the extreme example I
> gave above, do you think there are any announced candidates for
> presidential office capable of handling tasks at hand and the unexpected?
> If not, is the presidential elections really a popularity contest and we
> just keep our fingers crossed?
>
> On a much smaller scale, our first afro-American governor Duval Patrick is
> in his "honeymoon stage" and he's doing a lot of thinking out loud about
> the 1 billion dollar deficit. After becoming governor he announced there
> was indeed a deficit. I'm not black and I can't pick up on subtle facial
> expressions but I will say if Duval was white he would have been pale with
> embarrassment. It's rather sad nobody gets to see the books until they
> are elected. The good news though is we learn how the previous
> administration shuffled things around, putting it off and off. What is a
> man who wants to put another 1000 police on the streets gonna do?[/color]


Interesting. I saw Patrick's announcement of the $1B deficit, also. I am
really hoping it is not just a Political ploy to reinstate fees and taxes
that have been let go. Remember what it USED to cost to transfer plates?
The past 5 years I've been living on Paradise with all the cars I have
had, and only having to pay $15 instead of $65 to transfer plates!

I am saving my comments on Patrick until this is confirmed or denied...

Now, as far as Hilary goes, I saw her little Tirade after she returned
from Iraq. She lost my vote (HA! As if she ever had it!!!) right there.
Because of WHAT she said? Hell, NO! Because of HOW she said it!

She may be another woman, but she's just another Good Ol' Boy in the CLUB
from how she acts. "Business" as usual, all I see.

I'm HOPING!!! (as a Republican-leaning Conservative) that Patrick sticks
by how he campaigned and brings some real reform, and doesn't just become
another member of the "club".