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OnPolitics

  1. Government's method of eliminating redundancy is to establish a 'Department of Redundancy Department' to get rid of the redundancy.
  2. On Mon. at LinkedIn, #Obama referred to his host as 'Link In' — reminiscent of George W. Bush's 'Internets' #gaffes #bloopers #malapropisms
  3. @edmundoconnor When people take interest in their community, however mundane the level of interest, we're always happy <smile>
  4. How 'York South — Weston' riding got its name: bit.ly/nB9Inv #YSW #YorkSW #r35105 #OnPoli
  5. Demographic info on York South — Weston from Stats Canada, translated into plain English: bit.ly/q5VzhC #YSW #YorkSW #r35105 #OnPoli
  6. Best Democratic strategy: demand that Hilary challenge Obama. Hilary feels obligated to make the personal sacrifice and wins the nomination.
  7. @edmundoconnor Many political opinions are valid even if there is doubt as to whether they are correct; in general, expression is good.
  8. @edmundoconnor I applaud all political people for their service as long as they do not advocate harm or do harm to people
  9. @edmundoconnor I love all political people from all parties in all nations
  10. @edmundoconnor Congratulations on your NDP success in becoming official opposition for Canada — a significant achievement to be admired!
  11. @edmundoconnor @MichelBelzile Lan Daniel is former resident of #YSW and has compassion for the people who live there
  12. Nothing in the US Constitution supports the notion that a congressional midterm election invalidates a 4-yr presidential election. #politics
  13. Why would a voter think that politicians who trash professional colleagues in a *personal* way would treat their constituents any better?
  14. Discussing personal preference for a particular item of food or the desire to watch a football game will not get you elected. #politics
  15. The right way to do it is to have a personal twitter for friends and a political twitter for people interested in #politics #OnPoli
  16. E.g., people who care about politics don't need to know a favourite politician is eating Chinese food, golfing, or going to sleep right now
  17. One of the biggest mistakes politicians make on Twitter is mixing political tweets with personal tweets only friends would be interested in
  18. @johnboehner If voters understood, an ultimatum is not unreasonable. If voters did not understand, then compromise is reasonable. #politics
  19. @johnboehner In 2010, did US voters clearly understand that a GOP house majority would have the power to shut the government down? #politics