What could he possibly have to say that is worth anything?

Re: Ridge and all the other politicians who eventually cash in: what are their real qualifications other than influence? what if they had, before serving in public office, tried to get such jobs: how much would they have been paid if they were lucky? How much more knowledge, other than contacts and influence, have they acquired while in public office? The Fannie Mae compensation issue should be directly addressed. Did the "fired" executives get their golden parachutes because of their financial and business acumen or because of their contacts? Also, Billy Tauzin and his $2 million/year lobbying job for a pharmaceutical association after pushing through the Medicare "reform" bill that that industry makes out like a bandit with. Someone should jam the revolving door.

can you imagine the level of intelligence of the people paying a zero like tom ridge 50 grand for filling a room with his ludicrous bile? his first stop will probably be yale, an institution famous for coddling morons.

I still remember the mad rush to the hardware stores for duct tape and plastic. Most stupid exercise in futility ever. I blame the clueless media as well for parroting his advice to create those damned home emergency kits. God forbid they ask any experts for a sanity check.

It's as if they thought the Israel model was applicable, that terrorists were capable of using Scud missiles with chem-bio warheads to rain down on cities. Morons. What a waste of money and resources.

It appears to me that one gets a job in this preznit's cabinet if A; You got the goods on someone, or B; Someone (georgie) OWES you for something.
The crooks and thieves in this outfit would SHAME the robber barons of old!

The Ridge resignation was supposedly so he could afford to pay for college for his kids. What crap, at $175K you can afford college. He was just another go-along-to-get-along suckup to Bush, like the rest of Bush's appointees. We're still better off with him gone than if he stayed.

Half these guys are in bed with firms like the ones ripping off the Vet mentioned in the previous story. I live in a rural area and see this type of predatory lending all the time, and it especially pisses me off when it's a veteran getting reamed.

Ridge's kids could afford college easy if they just signed up for the Army.

The other day, I saw a story on a blog concerning a military medical unit in Rammstein, Germany that couldn't get supplies needed to properly treat our troops (more great support from Dubya Yellowstain & Rummy). This unit was appealing for private support. I thought the story was on Kos, but now I can't find it (perhaps it was another blog). Can anybody out there direct me back to this story / info? Thanks.

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5. Bunnypants in Bagdad
   
6. Outage
   
7. Filthy Lucre Watch
   
8. Playing the numbers
   
9. My letter to Countdown
   
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