Obama:""This campaign was about building relationships among people that last beyond election day,"????

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"Barack represents a thousand different answers to what young people were looking for," he says. "

Who he is, his background, the issues he's worked on, his vision, his style." Riemer and other strategists developed a campaign climate that kept volunteers coming back.

 Field organizers around the country built comfy offices that became rec centers for young people.To veteran activists used to running campaigns on a shoestring,

 Obama for America's volunteer-driven strategy wasn't rocket science, but it was breaking news to the establishment.

 "We didn't all drop what we were doing and change our lives just because we liked Obama. We wanted to move the country forward."

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091123/mendez_berry

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/02/citigroup-bank-of-america_n_341949.html

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/the-lost-generation/

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/opinion/05collins.html?_r=1

Main Entry: ¹hoard 

Pronunciation: \ˈhȯrd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English hord, from Old English; akin to Gothic huzd treasure, Old English hȳdan to hide

Date: before 12th century

: a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away

US and the IOWA HealthSCARE

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No illusions there about how the magic of the marketplace solves all problems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/opinion/31krugman.html?ref=global-home

At last: Voila the Bushoe !

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“This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog.”

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President Bush and called him a dog became a huge celebrity in the Arab world and beyond on Monday, with many supporters exalting him for what they called a courageous act in the face of American arrogance about the warShoe-Hurling Iraqi Becomes a Folk Hero - NYTimes.com.Podcast: An Account of the Shoe-Throwing Incident - Baghdad Bureau Blog - NYTimes.com

Wafa Khayat, 48, a doctor in the West Bank town of Nablus, called the attack "a message to Bush and all the U.S. policy makers that they have to stop killing and humiliating people."

Lieocracy,Democracy & other foibles

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Never write when you can speak; never speak when you can nod; and never nod when you can wink.But when it comes to that Senate seat, his real crime may be forgetting the old truism. Blagojevich Nation: Should We Really Be So Shocked? | The New York Observer

Chicago Tails:Blagoceviche or the latest Illinois fishstew

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We have seen a lot of political hubris, scratch-my-back politics and sheer stupidity over the years.
But nothing could prepare us for the charges brought Tuesday against Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois.In recent weeks the governor plotted to sell off the United States Senate seat just vacated by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.
Editorial - The Strange Tale of Gov. Blagojevich - NYTimes.com
The surreal aspects of the case begin with the fallout from the bankruptcy of the Tribune company. The company, which owns the Chicago Cubs, was looking to raise money by selling the team’s home, Wrigley Field, and seeking the assistance of state government in the process.
Blagojevich had a condition for giving the help: the newspaper had to fire a group of editorial writers and editors who had been critical of him.
In these troubled times for newspapers, it’s cheering, in a way, that the Governor thought that a mere editorial page mattered so much, but his manner of showing his respect seems to owe too much to local custom.It is Obama’s good fortune that the Governor seems to be pretty irritated with Obama’s lack of attention to Blagojevich’s needs. In a soon-to-be famous observation on the tapes, the Governor on Obama’s team: “They’re not willing to give me anything except appreciation. Fuck them.”The New Yorker

Origin of Ceviche:

One hypothesis suggests that ceviche got its name from the Quechua word "siwichi." However, it is more likely that the name is a cognate of the Spanish word "escabeche" (marinade), derived from the Arabic term "sikbaj." Another hypothesis suggests that its name comes from the word Cebo, the name given to the corvina fish.

Ceviche is marinated in a citrus-based mixture, with lemons and limes being the most commonly used. In addition to adding flavor, the citric acid causes the proteins in the seafood to become denatured, which pickles or "cooks" the fish without heat. Traditional style ceviche was marinated up to 3 hours. Modern style ceviche usually has a very short marinating period. With the appropriate fish, it can marinate in the time it takes to mix the ingredients, serve, and carry the ceviche to the table.

• Denaturation (food) -- intentional adulteration of food or drink rendering it unfit for consumption while remaining suitable for other uses

Wall Street and Etc:Quote Unquote | Red Is the New Black

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Mr. Greenspan said that he had found “a flaw in the model that I perceived is the critical functioning structure that defines how the world works.”
He said that the current crisis had “turned out to be much broader than anything that I could have imagined.”
Mr. Greenspan said that a necessary condition for the crisis to end will be a stabilization in home prices but he said that was not likely to occur for “many months in the future.”
Mr. Greenspan, who headed the nation’s central bank for 18.5 years, said that he and others who believed lending institutions would do a good job of protecting their shareholders are in a “state of shocked disbelief.”Greenspan Faces Questioning on Financial Crisis - NYTimes.com


George Washington- supported plans to build a strong central government by funding the national debt, implementing an effective tax system, and creating a national bank. Washington avoided the temptation of war and began a decade of peace with Britain via the Jay Treaty in 1795; he used his prestige to get it ratified over intense opposition from the Jeffersonians. Although never officially joining the Federalist Party, he supported its programs and was its inspirational leader. Washington's farewell address was a primer on republican virtue and a stern warning against partisanship, sectionalism and involvement in foreign wars. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians.^[7][8] Washington died in 1799, and in his funeral oration, Henry Lee said that of all Americans, he was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."^[9] Washington has been consistently ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.