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Old 05-16-2009, 12:38 PM
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Think about it. About everything done in DC is for reasons, some for paybacks, some for wisdom, or to please those whos power is above all others and most for $$ or political gains. Even if he is the best for the job. There are other factors in the mix.
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Think about it. About everything done in DC is for reasons, some for paybacks, some for wisdom, and most for $$ or political gains. Even if he is the best for the job. There are other factors in the mix.
For some here he could put Dick Cheney in charge of torture and they wouldn't be happy.
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Yet majority rules.........

Make a poll about it.
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Viewed purely through the lens of 2012 politics, the move looks like political genius by the White House: It’s like John Edwards or John Kerry joining the Bush administration in 2001.

Read more: Obama naming Huntsman ambassador to China - Carrie Budoff Brown and Mike Allen - POLITICO.com
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