well, like you said it was good politics.

--- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Many of us in Wyoming consider Jackson (and Teton
> County in general) to
> be parts of California! ;-{)}  He's probably owned
> the property since
> then (or before), but it's like my Dad, owning part
> of a dude ranch near
> Dubois and trying to run for office in Fremont
> County.  He'd be run out
> of town on a rail.
>
> Kendall Corbett
>
> An unreasonable man.  (But my wife says all men are)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 4:02 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] Politics
>
> well, you taught me something. i was under the
> impression that he had the wyoming residence back in
> bush ones time and the birdman was the VP.
>
> --- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Ken,
> >
> > Since my bachelor's degree was in political
> science,
> > it's bothered me
> > that Cheney used a "paper" residence to skirt the
> > Constitutional
> > requirement that the president and vice president
> be
> > from different
> > states.  It was, however, a brilliant piece of
> > political gamesmanship.
> > Dick Cheney came into the 2000 campaign with
> little
> > verifiable political
> > baggage from the Republican viewpoint, and a
> > truckload of experience in
> > Washington that George W. didn't have.  Also, if
> > something of import was
> > found, he could have been dumped with little
> > political consequence. =3D20
> >
> > That being said, if the vice presidential
> candidate
> > had come from a
> > state with more electoral clout than Wyoming (and
> a
> > different state than
> > the standard bearer), the whole "contested
> election"
> > mess might have
> > been avoided.=3D20
> >
> > The no-bid contract issue seemed to be an
> > ill-advised political move,
> > which surprised me coming out of Cheney's office.
> > I've always viewed
> > him as the consummate political professional.  If
> > the Republican ticket
> > had been reversed in 2000, I would have had no
> > problems voting for it.
> > I have more in common with Dick Cheney than the
> > liberals on the list
> > (myself included)=3D20
> > ;-{)} would be comfortable with.  I graduated from
> > the same high school
> > he did 14 years after his graduation.  We were
> both
> > student body
> > presidents of that school, too.
> >
> > Kendall
> > An unreasonable man.  (But my wife says all men
> are)
> >
> > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
> the
> > unreasonable one
> > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> > Therefore, all
> > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=3D20
> > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 12:35 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] Politics
> >
> > Kendall, i was unaware of the american company.
> > thanks
> > for bringing them to my attention.
> > i helped administer a big contract for the
> > government
> > for the 1981-1991 part of my career. no bid
> > contracts
> > are not unusual, but, i never liked them becouse
> of
> > the appearance of the whole thing. usually the
> > justifcation is that one company is out and out
> > better
> > qualified to do the job. i would think that the
> bush
> > admin would have at least let the other company
> bid
> > if
> > for no other reason than appearances. it would
> have
> > been the politically smart thing to do.
> >    i care not where bush or chany wants to call
> > home.
> > just as i mined not that the clintons moved to new
> > york so she could run for the senate. if it does
> not
> > bother the new yorkers it certainly don't bother
> me
> > and if the people of wyoming have no problem with
> > chany, then i do not either. it is a non-issue to
> > me.
> >
> > --- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > > Bobby, et al,
> > >
> > > I'm somewhat surprised to see you so clearly
> > stating
> > > the true reason for
> > > our presence in Iraq, since Bush and Cheney are
> > both
> > > from Texas. ;-{)}
> > > Cheney has maintained an "official" residence in
> > > Wyoming, but I don't
> > > think he's lived here full-time since he was in
> > > college in the '60's. =3D3D20
> > >
> > > I haven't seen Moore's movie, and I probably
> > won't,
> > > but from what I've
> > > read about it, he raises some interesting
> points.
> > > The thing that I've
> > > heard from several sources that concerns me most
> > is
> > > the awarding of a $4
> > > billion NO-BID contract to Halliburton, when
> > another
> > > US company
> > > (Schlumberger) is one of the leading competitors
> > in
> > > the market.  Here's
> > > a link to Schlumberger's web site.
> > >
> > > http://www.slb.com
> > >
> > > Another competitor to Halliburton is BJ
> Services,
> > > out of Canada, but
> > > founded in the US, and with US subsidiaries.
> > >
> > > http://www.bjservices.com/
> > >
> > >
> > > Kendall Corbett
> > >
> > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
> > the
> > > unreasonable one
> > > persists in trying to adapt the world to
> himself.
> > > Therefore, all
> > > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [log in to unmask]
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=3D3D20
> > > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:02 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] Politics
> > >
> > > Kat,
> > >
> > >
> > >     I wonder why we went to Iraq, which in my
> > > opinion diverted resources
> > > from
> > > them hunt for bin Laden. The reason we went
> there
> > is
>
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