Historical whataboutery comes to pb. Meanwhile, the press is united in condemning the new list -- David Cameron accused of croneyism: has this ever happened before? Heir to Blair indeed.
In their admittedly somewhat tongue in cheek predictions for 2016, Fortune Magazine has Marco Rubio winning the Republican nomination, with him selecting 43 year old South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as his running mate. Although by definition this has to be a longshot, it would nevertheless make a great deal of sense for Rubio (or indeed any other successful male GOP nominee) to pick a female number two on the ticket, not least to counter the would-be novelty of Hillary Clinton being the first of the fairer sex, if that is the appropriate term, to become POTUS. I think this is a likely proposition and those nice people at Paddy Power are offering odds of 9/4 against such a Male - Female "Gender Balance" on the Republican ticket. They restricted me to a maximum stake of £8.48 on this bet, thereby limiting my potential profit to £19.08. As ever, DYOR.
Doubt it would work - two southern Tea Party politicians would unbalance the ticket.
He needs a Christie or someone from the rustbelt to balance his weaknesses. Male/female is a more respectable proposal, although are there any sane female Republicans?
I'm certainly not expecting Nikki Haley to be Rubio's (or indeed anyone else's) actual pick. This bet is purely about the unnamed "Gender Balance". As regards your last point .... I simply don't know!
To clarify... I mean any sane female Republican politicans
*looks nervously over shoulder*
"Coming dear!"
Nikki Haley is a very sane Republican female.
How many goes did she take to get the right answer to a "yes/no" question on the Confederate Battle Flag?
After the killings in Charleston she led the movement to take it down outside the state house.
Donald Trump will start spending $2 million a week "maybe much more" for a month starting next week. Why? He's getting so much free media it's amazing. He's even on Fox News New Years Eve show counting down to midnight and the dropping of the ball in Times Square.
Paid organisers in Iowa (and maybe New Hampshire) perhaps?
Historical whataboutery comes to pb. Meanwhile, the press is united in condemning the new list -- David Cameron accused of croneyism: has this ever happened before? Heir to Blair indeed.
It's the annual 'honours system has been dragged into disrepute/new low/never been as bad' outrage bus.....but why wont anyone answer Andy Burnham's why the Tories think they can get away with whatever they like".?
Donald Trump will start spending $2 million a week "maybe much more" for a month starting next week. Why? He's getting so much free media it's amazing. He's even on Fox News New Years Eve show counting down to midnight and the dropping of the ball in Times Square.
Paid organisers in Iowa (and maybe New Hampshire) perhaps?
Sorry - I was not clear. He's spending that money purely on advertising. He's already spent money establishing the ground game.
In their admittedly somewhat tongue in cheek predictions for 2016, Fortune Magazine has Marco Rubio winning the Republican nomination, with him selecting 43 year old South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as his running mate. Although by definition this has to be a longshot, it would nevertheless make a great deal of sense for Rubio (or indeed any other successful male GOP nominee) to pick a female number two on the ticket, not least to counter the would-be novelty of Hillary Clinton being the first of the fairer sex, if that is the appropriate term, to become POTUS. I think this is a likely proposition and those nice people at Paddy Power are offering odds of 9/4 against such a Male - Female "Gender Balance" on the Republican ticket. They restricted me to a maximum stake of £8.48 on this bet, thereby limiting my potential profit to £19.08. As ever, DYOR.
Doubt it would work - two southern Tea Party politicians would unbalance the ticket.
He needs a Christie or someone from the rustbelt to balance his weaknesses. Male/female is a more respectable proposal, although are there any sane female Republicans?
I'm certainly not expecting Nikki Haley to be Rubio's (or indeed anyone else's) actual pick. This bet is purely about the unnamed "Gender Balance". As regards your last point .... I simply don't know!
To clarify... I mean any sane female Republican politicans
*looks nervously over shoulder*
"Coming dear!"
Nikki Haley is a very sane Republican female.
How many goes did she take to get the right answer to a "yes/no" question on the Confederate Battle Flag?
After the killings in Charleston she led the movement to take it down outside the state house.
She waited 48 hours to see which way the wind was blowing and then positioned herself as the leader of the winning side. Admirable politics, but not the act of a leader
Harriet Harman’s former adviser Ayesha Hazarika, has been awarded an MBE. Harman wanted her to be given a seat in the House of Lords in the August post-election honours list, but Ed Miliband insisted on elevating his adviser Spencer Livermore instead.
In their admittedly somewhat tongue in cheek predictions for 2016, Fortune Magazine has Marco Rubio winning the Republican nomination, with him selecting 43 year old South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as his running mate. Although by definition this has to be a longshot, it would nevertheless make a great deal of sense for Rubio (or indeed any other successful male GOP nominee) to pick a female number two on the ticket, not least to counter the would-be novelty of Hillary Clinton being the first of the fairer sex, if that is the appropriate term, to become POTUS. I think this is a likely proposition and those nice people at Paddy Power are offering odds of 9/4 against such a Male - Female "Gender Balance" on the Republican ticket. They restricted me to a maximum stake of £8.48 on this bet, thereby limiting my potential profit to £19.08. As ever, DYOR.
Doubt it would work - two southern Tea Party politicians would unbalance the ticket.
He needs a Christie or someone from the rustbelt to balance his weaknesses. Male/female is a more respectable proposal, although are there any sane female Republicans?
I'm certainly not expecting Nikki Haley to be Rubio's (or indeed anyone else's) actual pick. This bet is purely about the unnamed "Gender Balance". As regards your last point .... I simply don't know!
To clarify... I mean any sane female Republican politicans
*looks nervously over shoulder*
"Coming dear!"
Nikki Haley is a very sane Republican female.
How many goes did she take to get the right answer to a "yes/no" question on the Confederate Battle Flag?
After the killings in Charleston she led the movement to take it down outside the state house.
She waited 48 hours to see which way the wind was blowing and then positioned herself as the leader of the winning side. Admirable politics, but not the act of a leader
That's the best you've got? Really????? That's pretty feeble. Of course you take the temperature of the crowd before making a move. It was a tectonic shift of opinion.
Until the Charleston killings the flag was utterly irrelevant. I used to work out of Columbia SC and drove past the flag at the state house many times. It was a non-issue.
In their admittedly somewhat tongue in cheek predictions for 2016, Fortune Magazine has Marco Rubio winning the Republican nomination, with him selecting 43 year old South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as his running mate. Although by definition this has to be a longshot, it would nevertheless make a great deal of sense for Rubio (or indeed any other successful male GOP nominee) to pick a female number two on the ticket, not least to counter the would-be novelty of Hillary Clinton being the first of the fairer sex, if that is the appropriate term, to become POTUS. I think this is a likely proposition and those nice people at Paddy Power are offering odds of 9/4 against such a Male - Female "Gender Balance" on the Republican ticket. They restricted me to a maximum stake of £8.48 on this bet, thereby limiting my potential profit to £19.08. As ever, DYOR.
Doubt it would work - two southern Tea Party politicians would unbalance the ticket.
He needs a Christie or someone from the rustbelt to balance his weaknesses. Male/female is a more respectable proposal, although are there any sane female Republicans?
I'm certainly not expecting Nikki Haley to be Rubio's (or indeed anyone else's) actual pick. This bet is purely about the unnamed "Gender Balance". As regards your last point .... I simply don't know!
To clarify... I mean any sane female Republican politicans
*looks nervously over shoulder*
"Coming dear!"
Nikki Haley is a very sane Republican female.
How many goes did she take to get the right answer to a "yes/no" question on the Confederate Battle Flag?
After the killings in Charleston she led the movement to take it down outside the state house.
She waited 48 hours to see which way the wind was blowing and then positioned herself as the leader of the winning side. Admirable politics, but not the act of a leader
That's the best you've got? Really????? That's pretty feeble. Of course you take the temperature of the crowd before making a move. It was a tectonic shift of opinion.
Until the Charleston killings the flag was utterly irrelevant. I used to work out of Columbia SC and drove past the flag at the state house many times. It was a non-issue.
Not on an issue as big as that. It's the difference between a person of merit and just another hack.
Doubt it would work - two southern Tea Party politicians would unbalance the ticket.
He needs a Christie or someone from the rustbelt to balance his weaknesses. Male/female is a more respectable proposal, although are there any sane female Republicans?
I'm certainly not expecting Nikki Haley to be Rubio's (or indeed anyone else's) actual pick. This bet is purely about the unnamed "Gender Balance". As regards your last point .... I simply don't know!
To clarify... I mean any sane female Republican politicans
*looks nervously over shoulder*
"Coming dear!"
Nikki Haley is a very sane Republican female.
How many goes did she take to get the right answer to a "yes/no" question on the Confederate Battle Flag?
After the killings in Charleston she led the movement to take it down outside the state house.
She waited 48 hours to see which way the wind was blowing and then positioned herself as the leader of the winning side. Admirable politics, but not the act of a leader
That's the best you've got? Really????? That's pretty feeble. Of course you take the temperature of the crowd before making a move. It was a tectonic shift of opinion.
Until the Charleston killings the flag was utterly irrelevant. I used to work out of Columbia SC and drove past the flag at the state house many times. It was a non-issue.
Not on an issue as big as that. It's the difference between a person of merit and just another hack.
Nonsense - the issue was not big at all: indeed it was not an issue at all until the killings. If you followed it the flag removal movement took at least 24 hours to get moving.
But if you are determined to paint Haley as a hack feel free.
Historical whataboutery comes to pb. Meanwhile, the press is united in condemning the new list -- David Cameron accused of croneyism: has this ever happened before? Heir to Blair indeed.
It's the annual 'honours system has been dragged into disrepute/new low/never been as bad' outrage bus.....but why wont anyone answer Andy Burnham's why the Tories think they can get away with whatever they like".?
Why, Andy?
Yes,it certainly seems an annual complaint - so if it is more pronounced this time it's ineffective as I haven't noticed.
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Why, Andy?
Harriet Harman’s former adviser Ayesha Hazarika, has been awarded an MBE. Harman wanted her to be given a seat in the House of Lords in the August post-election honours list, but Ed Miliband insisted on elevating his adviser Spencer Livermore instead.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/new-years-honours-almost-30-tory-party-members-or-supporters-receive-awards-amid-accusations-of-a6791366.html
Until the Charleston killings the flag was utterly irrelevant. I used to work out of Columbia SC and drove past the flag at the state house many times. It was a non-issue.
But if you are determined to paint Haley as a hack feel free.
My Mum is close friends with Fiona Fowler... Let's just say that Norman was gently teasing his civil servants...