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xyboymil (404 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:26 AM Original message |
Breaking: Secretary of Transportation resigns... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. 'Nother man overboard! nt |
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Blaq Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 12:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. And Karzai's brother is linked to Afghan drug lords! |
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No DUplicitous DUpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
2. Shaping up to be quite a Friday! |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. "More time with my family..." etc. etc. etc. |
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xyboymil (404 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Exactly...Another failed Repuke "spending time w/family".. |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. when did Mineta become a repuke??? |
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SharonRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
49. Exactly! |
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SharonRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 03:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
48. Actually, Mineta is a Democrat |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 12:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
52. He's a donk, not a puke. n/t |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 01:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
62. "spending time with family" is also euphemism for |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. He's a democrat, the only holdover from Clinton. |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Mineta is a Democrat |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Mineta is a Democrat, not a Republican |
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Stand and Fight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Actually.... I believe he's a Democrat. n/t |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:55 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. oh, oops! |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. There actually was a Secretary of Transportation? |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
67. my q too---we still have abandoned rail lines, no HOV lanes, no buses |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 01:13 AM Response to Reply #67 |
75. Oh, but you fool yourself in such thinking |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. he will show up someplace else making even more money |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. When the going gets tough, the Secretary of Transportation gets going ... |
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unda cova brutha (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
25. why do you call him an a$$hole? |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 12:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. He allowed himself to be the token Democrat in the junta's |
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disndat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 08:53 AM Response to Reply #29 |
55. A sellout |
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petgoat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:57 AM Response to Reply #55 |
61. He told the 9/11 Commission a story completely out of line |
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dogfacedboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:22 AM Response to Reply #29 |
77. Could've been trying to get things done. |
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Bushwick Bill (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
10. Don't ever forget this. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:48 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Must be getting too close to the truth.... |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:27 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. on Frontline... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 08:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
56. If he ordered the planes shot down, he did the right thing. |
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petgoat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:53 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Yes and no. |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 08:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. good point about the nuke plant since BushCo wants us to "know" they're |
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pauldp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 12:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. I thought the same thing. |
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petgoat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
38. Wow. |
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Eugene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
11. AP: Transportation Secretary Mineta To Step Down |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
14. Wonder if it has anything to do w/ this |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. OK now that is weird...Corsi is dissing bush? |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. exactly ! |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I am so confused at this point I can't even keep track! |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 08:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
69. dittoes re: Corsi dissing NAFTA superhwy; re: Coulter ad near article, did |
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obreaslan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
16. Couldn't take being part of the CORRUPTION SANDWICH..... |
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Sadie5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
17. Surprised me when he was appointed |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:28 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. because the * admin could give a shit about transportation? |
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corporatemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
18. Mineta was part of Menudo. He passed the age limit... |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. run, Norm, run!! you'll be happy you did! |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
30. I have a bad feeling about this |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
31. Hmm. I wonder... |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 08:57 PM Response to Reply #31 |
70. in CT, one of the big garbage co. heads was charged for ties to mafia & |
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IndependentVoice (330 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. so how many people are left from his original cabinet? |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 12:29 AM Response to Reply #32 |
54. Including Mineta, three. n/t |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
71. there's Dickhead, Condi, Rummy, and ??? |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
34. Will he get a Medal of Freedom to keep his mouth shut about 9-11? |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
35. Any scandals at the DOT coming up? |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
36. Norman Mineta was Secretary of Commerce in the Clinton Administration |
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petgoat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 01:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I hope he stays out of small aircraft. |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:10 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Mineta was one the first to get to the WH Bunker on 9-11 |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Me, too - and I hope once he catches up on his sleep and |
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petgoat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. "I would love to know what he saw and heard that morning" |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Petgoat, you are "da bomb" - thank you! |
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Snaggletooth (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 06:37 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. According to Mineta, Cheney was already there when he arrived. |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 09:24 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. According to this account in the Washington Post |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Thanks for the links, petgoat - I'm bookmarking this thread |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
72. I'm bookmarking this, too,in my 911 folder. I am again MIHOP/LIHOPping |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
44. If I remember correctly, I believe it was Norm Minetta that helped Al Gore |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
45. Geez, not every resignation is for political reasons. |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
46. Plagued by Back Problems...... Must be from having to bend over |
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disndat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 08:57 AM Response to Reply #46 |
57. Right on |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
47. Only Rum and Chao will remain from Dubya's original cabinet |
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Riverman (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
53. Always a Repug Light Former San Jose Mayor, lobbyist, small time |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
58. there goes my impeachment plans |
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petgoat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:55 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. If the Dems sweep the House in November, Pelosi will be |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:10 PM Response to Reply #60 |
73. wow, I had not thought of THAT-too bad for repukes their lies are known |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 01:30 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. This just leaves the more entertaining possibility |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
64. MINETA HAS BEEN OUT THERE TOUTING THE SUPERHIGHWAY!! |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. A few days ago Du thought I was full of shit on this |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 08:29 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Well, I only read a few of the DU posts on this topic. Instead I got |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:12 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. allocate funds for the NAFTA superhwy? No problem, repukes will just |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 09:11 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. I agree but why in the world would West Coast Senator and Reps |
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TheVirginian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
76. I find it hilarious |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #76 |
78. the revolving door is standard, you mean---leave gov post to work for corp |
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