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1. dpapat+11[view] [source] 2008-01-04 19:33:17
>>chengm+(OP)
I'm surprised to see this at No. 1, too.

"President Obama" (if that happens) is perhaps a transcendent enough event to make it here, but not a caucus victory speech.

FWIW, a better synthesis of politics & technology is Michael Bloomberg's take on the results http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/bloomberg-parse... particularly this comment about all the major candidates:

"I don't want to disparage anything, but let me say this: If you have complex problems, there probably are no simple cost-free solutions to them, because if there were, somebody would have solved them ... You know, the people running for office always say: 'I don't want to bring that up now. If I do, I won't get elected. But if I don't mention it and get elected, then I can do the difficult stuff.'"

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2. Xichek+t1[view] [source] 2008-01-04 20:46:15
>>dpapat+11
I love how Bloomberg is setting up his campaign ahead of time by teasing the news about maybe running. I'm really hoping he jumps in as a third candidate after the primaries and puts his personal fortune to use.

Not sure why, I just kind of like the guy. He seems like a problem solver and not a publicity solver.

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