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Originally Posted by alansmithee
What damage? There were some people switched on a largely inconcequencial conference. Nobody really cares, not one vote will be gained or lost over this. Were you or guy44 huge Bush supporters before hearing about this? No. This is a non-issue; for dems/Bush-haters it's just another proof of how petty, partisan, vindictive, etc. he is. To the others, it's just business as usual; either old-school cronyism or the just appointment of people who share the admin's views on the issues that may arrise from the conference's findings.
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That for me is the most telling part of your screed; why can't you understand that this conference isn't and should not be about politics? It's about technology. Myself, I'd like the best minds at the conference, not the best Republicans.
I used to work at a county courthouse. In the days before I came there, a shift in power between the parties signaled a major change in employees across the board. That was done away with when people realized how fucking stupid and childish it was; you can push paper around just fine regardless of your political affiliations. Accepting something just because it "has always been that way" is what makes you a conservative; you are either afraid of or uninterested in positive change. So long as you aren't bothered, you don't take an interest. One day this sort of thing will affect you and you will cry bloody murder, but no one will care.