Tweety: John Edwards should be Secretary of Labor
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:24 PM
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Tweety: John Edwards should be Secretary of Labor |
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Interesting and I've never thought about it before. I always thought AG, but interesting idea by Tweety.
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:25 PM
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1. That wouldn't be a bad fit, actually. |
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Astounding -- a good idea out of Matthews.
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:27 PM
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2. I proposed that on one of the DU polls |
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several days ago.
There are others with a passion to do AG. But Edwards has a passion for labor which suggest Dept of Labor would be a great fit for him
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Fri Feb-01-08 02:02 PM
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11. Secretary of Labor has no power... CLINTON and Reagan eviscerated the position |
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Which never had power to begin with thanks to Taft Hartley. The Labor Department exists to "manage" labor conflict and preserve labor peace, actually. I.e. illegalize wildcat strikes and "regulate" the right to organize which should be unrestricted. So it's a bad fit for those who believe in the unrestricted right to organize and the right to strike. Hell, our whole economy is based on the right of employers to fire people at will for not showing up to work one day.
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:28 PM
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3. No no no, he would be the best AG ever |
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Secretary of Labor doesn't have the power to prosecute. Edwards will go after corporate corruption, polluters, collusions, etc.
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:31 PM
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4. OMG - if he got that appointment, watch for CEOs flying out of windows! |
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:33 PM
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Secretary of Labor, well he would probably be the best one of those too, but he would have more impact as AG.
I'd be happy if either candidate got the nomination as long as they made Edwards AG.
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:33 PM
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5. Edwards could do far more to restore a leveling playing field wrt labor as AG. n/t |
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:34 PM
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Tweety was surprisingly gung-ho about the idea.
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:43 PM
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8. stfu tweety..you didn't give a rats ass to talk about him when he was running..now just |
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stfu..you slimy son of a botch!
i hate that little rats crap.
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Thu Jan-31-08 05:48 PM
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and then Supreme Court Justice first slot open....
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Thu Jan-31-08 06:02 PM
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Edwards' hedge fund was buying into the very mortgage corporations that were pushing foreclosures of residents of New Orleans
the guy has to walk his talk
the 3 "Hs" did not help
hair, house, hedge fund
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