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In reply to the discussion: For Whom Do You Lobby, Madame Secretary? [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)32. You are a marvel, Hootinholler.
The new stars' appointments and their complex un-follow throughs have all the fingerprints of a Texas conman. I've got a lot of new names to put in the BFEE Rolodex.
Going for the stones they chose to turn over, such as the now-paroled Brent R. Wilkes, they gave a pass to the monster that still roams free -- the Old Boy Network of systemic revolving door corruption that results from war profiteering.
From Corporate McPravda's POV: All is fair and balanced in Bartertown, as Jerry decided to retire this term. His legacy, however, lives on. As do the machinations of the secret team.
PS: Your Journal is a must-read, second to none. Thank you for taking the time to create a record from which we can learn and move forward.
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For some, the truth is greatly overrated. For some, having a big "D" and a certain gender is enough.
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#1
Toshiba is a reminder of the relationship of money to loyalty - corporate, national, personal.
Octafish
Dec 2012
#4
Thanks for remind me, Robb. How many jobs does Westinghouse provide in the United States?
Octafish
Dec 2012
#20
watch it, Octafish, or you will be called a "hater" or something. Thanks for that. nt
antigop
Dec 2012
#6
Who? The Senator from Tata? The same people she has always worked for. K&R n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#13
When it comes to promoting the nation's interest, odd how often it coincides with one's own.
Octafish
Dec 2012
#27
Just a series of wild and random coincidences. Nobody could possibly be that clever. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#33
what good would it do to break up the soviet union if the satellites stay within the russian orbit?
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#21