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06-05-2010, 01:33 PM

Deals are made at all levels of politics...from dog catcher to president.

And this certainly doesnt rise to the level of "bribery" any more so that Reagan's attempt to clear the field for his daughter's run for senator in the 80s.

Obama also made a deal with Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of NH and the Democratic governor of NH when he offered the post of Commerce Secretary to Gregg with the agreement that the Democratic governor would appoint a Republican to fill Gregg's senate seat til the next election.

A tidbit of history. Eisenhower reportedly offer Earl Warren (the governor of California) a seat on the Supreme Court if Warren convinced his delegates at the convention that year to switch their votes to Eisenhower.

06-05-2010, 01:33 PM	#7
Redux Guest Posts: n/a	Deals are made at all levels of politics...from dog catcher to president. And this certainly doesnt rise to the level of "bribery" any more so that Reagan's attempt to clear the field for his daughter's run for senator in the 80s. Obama also made a deal with Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of NH and the Democratic governor of NH when he offered the post of Commerce Secretary to Gregg with the agreement that the Democratic governor would appoint a Republican to fill Gregg's senate seat til the next election. A tidbit of history. Eisenhower reportedly offer Earl Warren (the governor of California) a seat on the Supreme Court if Warren convinced his delegates at the convention that year to switch their votes to Eisenhower. Last edited by Redux; 06-05-2010 at 01:46 PM.