[lbo-talk] the elite at play

[Carl Remick]

>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
><http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238>
>
>Roasting Rahm Emanuel:...
>
>5. Believing that the "hawkishness on the part of Democrats and liberals 
>will continue to grow" as we move closer to 2008, the New York Times' Bill 
>Safire suggested a possible bumper sticker if "a couple of guys from 
>Illinois" make it onto the Democratic ticket together: "Invade & Bomb with 
>Hillary & Rahm." ...
>
>3. ... [Bill] Daley on Emanuel: "He's telegenic. He's pro-stem cell 
>research. . . . So, basically, he's Ronald Reagan with a bris." ...
>
>1. Sen. Hillary Clinton said she was familiar with Emanuel's reputation as 
>abrasive and "just a little bit feminine." She said, however, that she 
>didn't much mind. "That's how Fox News describes me," she said.

I don't think this material helps settle the question of who's funnier, men 
or women.  Both sexes seem equally oh so droll here.

Carl