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truedelphi

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39. I believe she has far more fun, and gets far more satisfaction
Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:44 PM
Jul 2013

Monetarily from handling so many aspects of the California gubernatorial process. She decides who runs for that office.



It was also very important to her personally for Bustamante, her hand picked Governor candidate, to lose, as only by his losing was she assured of completing her work on getting the PG & E/Enron ripoffs to remain in the coffers of the rich. Like the coffers of her own husband, Richard Blum. (That ripoff was worth 60 billion dollars to PG & E.)

I suspect that the couple would have been losers in terms of capital gains if Bustamante actually had won against Schwarzenegger.

There is only one individual who doesn't have to kowtow to Di Fi in order to run for an office. And that would be Jerry Brown, who has enough political capital of his own to do without her.

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In the game of chess ... GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #1
Actually in the game of chess, pawns become queens, who then truedelphi Jul 2013 #2
Turning the tables.... think Jul 2013 #4
If they make it to the other end of the board. zeemike Jul 2013 #10
But this isn't a game of chess 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #5
Does that apply to BobbyBoring Jul 2013 #7
And threat of blackmail also intimidates our government officials and makes them useless... cascadiance Jul 2013 #3
Excellent point. truedelphi Jul 2013 #32
Charles and Bill K? gateley Jul 2013 #6
I wish DiFi would realize it's time for her to retire. Cleita Jul 2013 #8
Once her husband has sold off most of the country's priceless post offices... RufusTFirefly Jul 2013 #9
i didn't know about that aspect of her life. truedelphi Jul 2013 #24
Soitenly RufusTFirefly Jul 2013 #28
With the limited resources left to us, it is sad that we let the 1% waste so much,. of our world. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #11
This is the Big Picture marions ghost Jul 2013 #14
Glad at least one person gets it! Civilization2 Jul 2013 #18
a lot of people get this NoMoreWarNow Jul 2013 #35
IMO, a lot of the anti-Snowden propaganda is to keep people from asking the dreaded question: winter is coming Jul 2013 #12
I think the real question is "What do we need it FOR?" Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #21
What I think we need to be doing is to massively protest foe COMPLETE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (CCFR) Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #13
Thank You Truedelphi - Said Very Well - I Think You Are Right cantbeserious Jul 2013 #15
Little Sister Octafish Jul 2013 #16
Feinstein's days are numbered in Congress. xtraxritical Jul 2013 #17
Sure you will. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #27
Now I wish she'd run in the Gray Davis recall election... cascadiance Jul 2013 #29
I believe she has far more fun, and gets far more satisfaction truedelphi Jul 2013 #39
Yes, she wanted Schwarzenegger to win... Susan Kennedy was on her and his staffs... cascadiance Jul 2013 #40
K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #19
This sounds like a paranoid John Birch rant, blaming government for everything. Coyotl Jul 2013 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author marions ghost Jul 2013 #23
Quote from Bill Casey, an actual CIA director, in the first speech he ever gave to new CIA recurits: truedelphi Jul 2013 #25
It is a rant railsback Jul 2013 #26
Yes like I stated in the OP, there are simply no historical records in existence truedelphi Jul 2013 #33
Equating the mentality of those 'governments' to the U.S. is absurd. railsback Jul 2013 #41
Agree.....hook, line and sinker. nt snappyturtle Jul 2013 #22
Sorry, you can only reference The Precious in gun threads Bake Jul 2013 #30
Oh yeah - Well, truedelphi Jul 2013 #34
And mine agrees! Bake Jul 2013 #37
I am glad you agree, and relieved. If it came down to a duel, I truedelphi Jul 2013 #38
K&R Hydra Jul 2013 #31
Yep. We do face the loss of truedelphi Jul 2013 #36
K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #42
Thanks, WIlly T. n/t truedelphi Jul 2013 #43
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