[Rhodes22-list] Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif/Let the games begin.

Brad Haslett flybrad at gmail.com
Sun Nov 12 14:53:55 EST 2006 

Philip,

That's OK as long as she let's me watch!

Brad


On 11/12/06, Philip <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> She is also multi-lingual
>
> Philip
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Brad Haslett
> Sent:   Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:53 PM
> To:     The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject:        Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif/Let the
> games begin.
>
> Wally,
>
> I had to make a quick run to Little Rock and back this morning to drop my
> son off - there wasn't even enough time to visit the Double Wide Museum,
> er,
> Clinton Library.  I only have enough time to answer the first part of your
> question.  We'll get to the rest later.
>
> *Do you really think Condi is hot?*
> **
> Are you kidding?  Have you seen those legs in a short skirt?  The woman is
> smart, she knows how to make money, she's an accomplished musician, AND
> SHE
> LOVES FOOTBALL!  Hell yes she's hot!  I'll bet a good orthodontist could
> fix
> that gap for less than three grand.
>
> Brad
>
> **
>
> **
>
>
>
> On 11/12/06, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Brad,
> >
> > Do you really think Condi is hot?
> >
> > I don't expect much from the Dems but Bush deserves most of the blame
> for
> > this mess. He did lead us into this mess and the buck stops with him. I
> do
> > think any impeachment attempts would be a waste of time. We know now
> that
> > many of the reasons given for attacking Iraq were not true. The people
> > didn't welcome us, they were not close to obtaining nuke capability. We
> > were
> > also told it would take 6 months, we would not have long term presence
> and
> > so on. Most of our politicians were scared to look weak on terror so
> they
> > voted to support/fund the war.
> >
> > There are many economic indicators. Much of "middle class America" is
> > living
> > paycheck to paycheck. Savings are way down. Many people are buying homes
> > they can't afford with 100% financing using interest only loans. These
> > loans
> > have balloon payments due down the road. Home foreclosures are way up.
> > Credit card debt is huge. People drive nice cars but the bank owns them.
> > The
> > economy is doing ok because people are still buying. However we have
> > troubled auto and airline industry and we can't  make anything. I am not
> > blaming any politician for this problem. Only pointing out that some
> > numbers
> > are doing well. We all know how fast stocks can drop. All these gains
> can
> > be
> > lost in a day. Debt will take years to pay off.
> >
> > Wally
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
> > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif/Let the games
> > >begin.
> > >Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 05:24:57 -0600
> > >
> > >David,
> > >
> > >I'll bite too!
> > >
> > >Since you know about management, you probably know about the company
> > policy
> > >of not getting hummers on company property, at least that's the policy
> at
> > >my
> > >employer (I had a co-worker get fired for enjoying himself too much in
> > >first-class returning from Europe with a friendly companion).  If it
> were
> > a
> > >ballot initiative, I'd vote for it, but alas, such is not the case.
> > Clinton
> > >got impeached for something that we'd all lie about.  Except, he lied
> > under
> > >oath.  He was elected to be chief executive and commander-in-chief, not
> > to
> > >increase his potential audience of young paramours. But I digress,
> we're
> > >not
> > >talking about Slick Willy.  Impeaching Willy was a waste of time and
> > >resources, fun, but not very productive.  Of course there is talk of
> > >payback!  Politics is a contact sport!
> > >
> > >The more I think about it, the incoming Dems should investigate the
> hell
> > >out
> > >of everything.  Start with pre-war intelligence.  Most of these
> guys/gals
> > >voted for the war so what happened?  Did that dumbass academic
> > >under-achiever Bush read the intelligence report to them or did they
> read
> > >it
> > >themselves?  When Clinton, Gore, Kerry, Pelosi, et al, reached the same
> > >conclusions years earlier based on 'intelligence', were they lying or
> was
> > >Bush reading it to them at that time as well? By all means, lets
> > >investigate!
> > >
> > >Bush did run off talent.  He ran off Janet Reno because he didn't want
> > his
> > >ranch near Waco attacked.  He ran off Madeleine Albright because
> foreign
> > >leaders we're afraid to look at her and Condi is HOT!  There were
> > probably
> > >some others.
> > >
> > >He weakened the balance sheet?  Maybe yours brother, not mine.  A
> 12,000
> > >DOW
> > >has done wonders for my 401K.
> > >
> > >He did squander some alliances.  We can't count on France to watch our
> > back
> > >anymore!
> > >
> > >By all means, let's investigate everything, starting with Katrina.  As
> > long
> > >as everyone is pinned down in committee meetings and investigations,
> they
> > >can't pass legislation to get in our pockets.
> > >
> > >Bring em' on!
> > >
> > >Brad
> > >
> > >
> > >On 11/12/06, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>OK, Herb, I'll bite.
> > >>
> > >>You made a comment that an investigation of the Bush administration is
> > >>political payback, vs. fixing the things that are wrong.  I said I
> hoped
> > >>they did, in fact, do a thorough investigation after years of
> > >>mismanagement,
> > >>and that the poliitcal/media rhetoric wouldn't get in the way.  You
> > seemed
> > >>to think the term mismanagement is somehow a mischaracteriztion, and
> > that
> > >>the president has made decsions appropriately within the context of
> his
> > >>political platform.
> > >>
> > >>When politicians talk, I think they are many steps removed from the
> > >>reality
> > >>of every situation they discuss as they try to simplify, spin, or
> twist
> > >>what
> > >>is almost always a complex situation.  Then the media get ahold of it
> > and
> > >>it's even further removed from reality.  That's why I think the
> rhetoric
> > >>is
> > >>dumb -- because it never does a fair job of explaining what's really
> > going
> > >>on.  It gets in the way of the kind of reasoned debate that -- well --
> > >>managers would be expected to undertake in running a business.
> > >>
> > >>I don't know much about politics, but I know a little bit about
> > >>management.
> > >>I think the president was elected and paid to be a chief executive and
> > >>commander in chief.  At least one of those jobs is about
> > management.  The
> > >>list of bad management decisions he made seems pretty long, in my
> > opinion
> > >>(and it sounds like maybe yours too?).  He dangerously weakened the
> > >>balance
> > >>sheet.  He squandered alliances and resources.  He drove away
> > talent.  He
> > >>embarked on a war with no plan to succeed based on weak intelligence
> and
> > >>emotional decisions.  He put weak managers in place.  He surrounded
> > >>himself
> > >>with people who think like him.  He ran the place like a damn family
> > >>business.  None of that can be explained away by a political platform.
> > >>
> > >>I truly hope a change of course in Washington can put a spotlight on
> as
> > >>much
> > >>bad decision making as possible, to head off any more stacking of the
> > >>deck,
> > >>and to take advantage of a CYA window for a bilateral Congress to try
> to
> > >>set
> > >>some things right.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Dave B
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>On 11/11/06, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > "dumb rhetoric" - would that be things like "6 years of
> mismanagement
> > >> > (with two more to go).
> > >> > I think the thing that galls me the most when I see things like
> that
> > is
> > >> > the fact that after 4 years, he not only got to keep his job, he
> got
> > it
> > >>by
> > >> > more votes and a larger margin than the first time around.
> > >> >
> > >> > Guys, the one you didn't want being in charge does NOT amount to
> > >> > "mismanagement".
> > >> >
> > >> > The guy who won doing things the way he said he was going to,
> > although
> > >>it
> > >> > may be unheard of in politics these days, is NOT mismanagement.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Herb Parsons
> > >> >
> > >> > S/V O'Jure
> > >> > 1976 O'Day 25
> > >> > Lake Grapevine, N TX
> > >> >
> > >> > S/V Reve de Papa
> > >> > 1971 Coronado 35
> > >> > Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast
> > >> >
> > >> > >>> dwbrad at gmail.com 11/11/2006 12:30:14 pm >>>
> > >> > Hmm.  It seems to me that 6 years of mismanagement (with two more
> to
> > >>go)
> > >> > warrants an evaluation.  I sure hope they start now in what is sure
> > to
> > >>be
> > >> > a
> > >> > long process of "unstacking the deck."  It sure would be nice if
> they
> > >> > could
> > >> > keep the dumb rhetoric to a minimum while doing it, but that's
> > probably
> > >> > too
> > >> > much to hope for, and to me not all that important.
> > >> >
> > >> > Dave B.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On 11/11/06, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > That's his version of "bi-partisanship" and "returning civility
> to
> > >>the
> > >> > > Congress".
> > >> > >
> > >> > > So, instead of working on "fixing all those wrongs" they say, the
> > >>Dems
> > >> > are
> > >> > > going to concentrate on a little payback for Clinton.
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Herb Parsons
> > >> > >
> > >> > > S/V O'Jure
> > >> > > 1976 O'Day 25
> > >> > > Lake Grapevine, N TX
> > >> > >
> > >> > > S/V Reve de Papa
> > >> > > 1971 Coronado 35
> > >> > > Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast
> > >> > >
> > >> > > >>> R22RumRunner at aol.com 11/10/2006 7:32:15 pm >>>
> > >> > >
> > >> > > LOS ANGELES - The Democratic  congressman who will investigate
> the
> > >>Bush
> > >> > > administration's running of the  government says there are so
> many
> > >>areas
> > >> > > of
> > >> > > possible wrongdoing, his biggest  problem will be deciding which
> > ones
> > >>to
> > >> > > pursue.
> > >> > > There's the response to Hurricane  Katrina, government
> contracting
> > in
> > >> > Iraq
> > >> > > and on homeland security, political  interference in regulatory
> > >> > decisions
> > >> > > by the
> > >> > > Environmental Protection Agency and  the Food and Drug
> > >>Administration,
> > >> > and
> > >> > > allegations of war profiteering, Rep.  Henry Waxman, D-Calif.,
> told
> > >>the
> > >> > > Los
> > >> > > Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
> > >> > > "I'm going to have an interesting  time because the Government
> > Reform
> > >> > > Committee has jurisdiction over everything,"  Waxman said Friday,
> > >>three
> > >> > > days after
> > >> > > his party's capture of Congress put him in  line to chair the
> > panel.
> > >> > "The
> > >> > > most
> > >> > > difficult thing will be to pick and  choose."
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> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > David Bradley
> > >> > +1.206.225.7793
> > >> > dwbrad at gmail.com
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> > >>dwbrad at gmail.com
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