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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 09:03:23 PST
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- From: Jonathan Fisher <jfisher@NETXWEST.COM>
- Subject: Re: More cabinet appointments
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- Sam:
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- > Jonathan:
- >
- > >one's real feelings come out when you look at appointments and
- > >laws that were pushed for.
- >
- > Politics is similar to chess. You don't appoint people because you
- > have personal preferences, just like you don't move pieces because
- > you like their form or shape. Everything is usually calculated to
- > satisfy certain political interests. Personal feelings, no matter
- > how strong, are usually put on hold.
- But not necessarily. Especially when one is picking out a cabinet.
- Since Clinton is going to spend a lot of time with these people, they
- had better be people that he can get along with. So if Clinton felt
- uncomfortable around women or other minorities, he wouldn't have
- selected as many of them to serve in his cabinet.
- >
- > I think I can guess which of the following explanations of Bush's
- > adventure in Somalia you are likely to choose:
- > [...]
- Based on what?
- > Sam.
- >
- Jonathan
-