Positive Obama thread

nosurrender: I don't envy Michelle having to select a design!  I hated her acceptance dress, so I hope she chooses something very different.  I was looking at those designs, trying to imagine what cut would look good on her figure.  She's got great arms and is "bottom heavy."  (I don't mean that in a derogatory way--I love her feminine physique and she never tries to hide her curves.)  I noticed she wears a lot of high-waisted dresses with belts.  I guess the idea is to pull the eye to her waist.  So, with all that in mind, I think the winter white Peter Som would be flattering, although I'm not crazy about it.  It's nice, but not "wow."  I like both of the Reem Acras and the purple Tracy Reese.  And you can't go wrong with Chanel!  My favorite colors on her are purple and blue, so I kinda like the Tuleh suit.  I also like the Caroline Herrera.

That's my opinion on the most important topic of the day!  Economy-schonomy. 

Laura...thanks for that article.  But really, I can't believe it even went that far.  Well..onward and upward! 

 i love betty ford too. favorite line from yah yah sisterhood movie, my girlfriends and i use it all the time:    we are always talking about making the trip to the betty

the obama family will look fantastic on inaguaration day, no matter what they wear

just read where bush burrowed in 18 more employees...

Laurap,

This web page is a hoax. Try to lookup your own license, I will not tell you what you would find, don't want to spoil a surprise for you.

It is pretty funny though. 

Amy,

 I must have missed that smiley face then.  oh the shortcomings of the internet.

amy - i also have an incredible sense of style...rotf.. thanks for spelling it out.

ijl - glad you found it pretty funny. although i never post a link i have not visited, beware, i never add a disclaimer. the element of surprise was a large portion of the joke, imo.

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reading faux news tonight:

from fox news...

Obama Dazzles Dems and GOP with Cabinet Picks
President-elect Barack Obama has named half of his Cabinet members at record speed and earned positive reviews from both sides of the political aisle. 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/01/obama-dales-cabinet-picks/

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Actually since he has not been removed from the governor office, he is still the one to  nominate.So can you imagine a position he puts that nominee in. People will be guessing whether it was an "honest" appointment or not. And the the election comes around in 2010 and they may voted him or her out of the office.

Amy I agree that greed and corruption could happen anywhere, but it does seem to happen more often in Chicago. 4 jalied governors in 35 years is a bit of a record, you have to agree.

Actually I completely forgot that this guy was elected to replace the previous governonr who was in jail and he was supposed to clean up the government. I don't know whether I should laugh or cry. The more I hear how arrogant this guy was KNOWING that he was taped, the more I get upset. He apparently thought he was untouchable.

BTW I want to add a disclaimer, I do not think it has anything to do with Obama at all. It was more an observation on the corruption of Chicago political machine that coined the phrase "vote early and vote often".

ijl: Not being from Illinois I can't answer your question, but I hope prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is as tough on the gov. as he was on Scooter Libby.  It's outrageous what Blagojevich was planning, even while he was being investigated for other crimes.  Apparently he also tried to get Tribune journalists fired for writing bad things about him.  And he's on tape calling Obama a "motherf-----."  He wanted to put his own pals, or himself, in the Senate, not an African American or woman.  Speculation is that Emanuel was the one who blew the whistle on him.     

But hasn't it been a banner two years when it comes to corrupt, creepy politicians?  DeLay, Cunningham, Stevens, Spitzer, Foley, Craig, Jefferson, to name just a few.  If nothing else, this scandal provides more argument against governors appointing replacement congressmen.          

ijl: Yes, he takes the corruption cake.  He was daring the feds to come after him, which sure takes some dumb chutzpah! 

Here's a column by the guy who ran against Blagojevich in the primary: 

I've received dozens of calls and messages this morning. The ones who don't know me that well said, "You must be so happy." I'm not. I'm heartbroken.

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's sudden arrest of Governor Blagojevich was required to interrupt an ongoing political crime spree. According to the complaint, the Governor was in the midst of selling a seat in the United States Senate to the highest bidder, shaking down Children's Memorial Hospital, and muscling the Chicago Tribune. It is a day many have long anticipated, but wished would never happen.

Two years ago I took on Mr. Blagojevich in the Democratic Primary. It was already clear back then that he was deeply involved in the kind of pay-to-play politics that have tainted our state for too long. In January of 2006 I described how the governor had raised $2,667 per hour as governor. I described in detail how the public record already made clear that his fundraising interfered with the business of the state.

Cynics say the people of Illinois are not ready to clean up the state. Not true. Almost a quarter-of-a-million Democratic voters stood with me two years ago, and that was against an incumbent Democrat in a time when attention was focused on Republican mistakes in Washington. Since then we've elected Barack Obama President, giving courage to many that change is possible. Now, as the horrible revelations in the complaint against Governor Blagojevich sink in, change isn't just possible, it's certain.

How does it begin?

We demand his resignation and if it is not forthcoming tonight, the legislature must convene to impeach him immediately. Similarly, as the process of Senate appointment is tainted, the legislature must immediately act to stop an appointment by changing the law. There are several options ranging from establishment of a special election to denying the appointment power to a governor out on bond in a criminal case.

Fundamental change takes time. I knew two years ago that change was possible. Now it is certain. Despite the terrible embarrassment of having two governors in a row hauled away by the feds, I know we can do better. This old book must be closed now.

Meanwhile, in other news . . . It looks like the auto industry is going to get a loan.  And a car czar.  Do we need another czar?

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES WE DID!!!! Sorry Ladies but I am still celebrating! Change has arrived WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Tracey