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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (14368)	9/6/2007 8:31:29 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 224729

You won't be around to see the "devastating effects" were not so devastating. But if you think they are - have you changed your lifestyle radically in line with your beliefs? Scrapped your car? Heat your house by burning dung?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (14368)	9/6/2007 10:58:30 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224729

the older kennyrat is, the more kennyparot brain cell lost per day

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (14368)	9/6/2007 10:58:48 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224729

Knock, Knock, Knockin' On Norman's Door... Well, buzz, buzz, buzzing Norman's buzzer, anyway. With the well-heeled Democratic fundraiser (and once-and-again fugitive from justice) Norman Hsu skipping out on his court appointment in California this morning, forfeiting his $2 million bail in the process, the smart money seems to be on Hsu having already fled the country. The Hong Kong native had not surrendered his passport to the court, not because he hadn't been asked to, but because he couldn't seem to find it. On the off-chance that Hsu was still stuffing clothes in a duffle bag, I took a subway ride down to SoHo this evening and headed toward 160 Wooster Street, the address listed most frequently on the campaign disclosures documenting Hsu's bountiful political contributions over the last few years. The blinds were closed behind all 10 sets of windows at Hsu's third floor loft (pictured) and the lights didn't seem to be on. Still, having made the trek, I strolled up and hit the buzzer for Hsu's unit. After a couple of fruitless buzzings, I went into the lobby and exchanged pleasantries with the doorman behind the desk. "I'm trying to get in touch with Norman Hsu in 3C," I said. "Do you know if he's available?" Only mildly less pleasantly, he responded, "You're going to need to step outside now." He was perfectly polite about it, but unmistakably resolute, and I couldn't help but wonder whether my doorman would have my back if ever had to lam it. I'll bet Hsu is a better Christmas tipper than I... Anyway, the darkened windows and mum doorman were no surprise, I suppose, but making the trip was an i worth dotting. After all, Hsu had been hiding not just in plain sight, but in a brilliant spot light in recent years, despite being a fugitive on a felony conviction carrying a three-year sentence. Given that California has been so lax (nay, absent) in their attempts to collect Hsu as he paraded and hobnobbed across the country these last few years, spilling hundreds of thousands of dollars into the pockets of Demcoratic officials along the way, and further, given that California once again managed to drop the ball by allowing this glaring flight risk to slip through their fingers, I figured I'd pitch in a tiny modicum of effort at locating him - namely by jumping on the subway and strolling up to Hsu's very public street address, knowable to anyone with access to a web browser. That little trip, while cursory and unsuccessful tonight, is all authorities would have needed to do at any time to collar this convicted con man and bring him to justice. At $4 round-trip, I'd've thought it a bargain. I have to agree with the smart money that Hsu is likely long gone. Asked today about whether Hsu may have fled the country, California assistant attorney general Ralph Sivilla commented, "I would imagine he has the capability." I'll renew my prediction from earlier today: We'll never hear from Norman Hsu again.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (14368)	9/6/2007 11:03:14 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

spreadsheets.google.com Candidates (including Candidate PACs) Recipient (Office, State) All Receipts Hsu Only Associates Clinton, Hillary (Pres/Senate, NY) $174,000 $22,600 $151,400 Cuomo, Andrew (AG , NY) 74,100 60,100 14,000 Spitzer, Eliot (Gov, NY) 62,600 60,100 2,500 Harkin, Tom (Senate, IA) 50,600 4,600 46,000 Rendell, Ed (Gov , PA) 44,866 37,866 7,000 Kennedy, Ted (Senate, MA) 41,000 9,000 32,000 Ford, Harold (House, TN) 32,300 14,700 17,600 Obama, Barack (Pres/Senate, IL) 31,500 7,000 24,500 Granholm, Jennifer (Gov, MI) 28,000 13,400 14,600 Stabenow, Debbie (Senate, MI) 26,279 4,200 22,079 Richardson, Bill (Gov, NM) 23,000 23,000 0 Gillibrand, Kirsten (House, NY) 22,050 4,600 17,450 Kennedy, Patrick (House, RI) 21,100 6,200 14,900 Angelides, Phil (Gov , CA) 19,500 0 19,500 McCaskill, Claire (Senate, MO) 18,500 0 18,500 Liu, John (Undeclared, NY) 18,450 4,950 13,500 Weiner, Anthony (Mayor, NY) 18,250 4,250 14,000 Biden, Joe (Senate, DE) 18,000 0 18,000 Feinstein, Dianne (Senate, CA) 17,662 1,000 16,662 Rockefeller, Jay (Senate, WV) 17,000 4,000 13,000 Matsui, Doris (House , CA) 14,900 10,100 4,800 Landrieu, Mary (Senate, LA) 14,700 3,000 11,700 Cantwell, Maria (Senate, WA) 14,398 4,200 10,198 Hertzberg, Bob (Mayor, CA) 12,100 7,000 5,100 Pryor, Mark (Senate, AR) 12,000 2,500 9,500 Casey, Bob (Senate, PA) 10,950 4,200 6,750 Ma, Fiona (Assembly, CA) 10,600 3,300 7,300 Strickland, Ted (Gov , OH) 10,000 10,000 0 Newsom, Gavin (Mayor, CA) 7,950 750 7,200 Reed, Jack (Senate, RI) 7,500 2,500 5,000 Westly, Steve (Controller, CA) 7,000 7,000 0 Kerry, John (Senate, MA) 6,850 4,000 2,850 Nelson, Bill (Senate, FL) 6,200 2,500 3,700 Duckworth, Tammy (House, IL) 6,000 0 6,000 Pallone, Frank (House, NJ) 6,000 0 6,000 Brown, Jerry (AG , CA) 5,500 500 5,000 Titus, Dina (Gov , NV) 5,000 5,000 0 Quinn, Christine (Undec, NY) 4,950 4,950 0 Thompson, William (Undec, NY) 4,950 4,950 0 Culver, Chet (Gov, IA) 4,500 4,500 0 Ferrer, Fernando (Mayor, NY) 4,500 4,500 0 Honda, Mike (House, CA) 4,000 1,000 3,000 Vilsack, Thomas (Gov, IA) 3,800 2,300 1,500 Tester, Jon (Senate, MT) 3,750 0 3,750 Lampson, Nick (House, TX) 3,500 0 3,500 Webb, James (Senate, VA) 3,500 0 3,500 Murphy, Patrick (House, PA) 3,250 1,000 2,250 Brunner, Jennifer (Sec State, OH) 3,000 3,000 0 Allen, Tom (House, ME) 3,000 1,000 2,000 Sestak, Joe (House, PA) 2,750 1,000 1,750 Destefano, John (Gov , CT) 2,500 2,500 0 Franken, Al (Senate, MN) 2,300 2,300 0 Boxer, Barbara (Senate, CA) 2,000 2,000 0 Chiang, John (Controller, CA) 2,000 2,000 0 Doyle, Jim (Gov, WI) 2,000 2,000 0 Kleeb, Scott (House, NE) 2,000 0 2,000 Loebsack, David (House, IA) 2,000 2,000 0 Lynch, John (Gov , NH) 2,000 0 2,000 Reid, Harry (Senate, NV) 2,000 2,000 0 Whitehouse, Sheldon (Senate, RI) 2,000 0 2,000 Delgadillo, Rockard (City Atty, CA) 2,000 1,000 1,000 Morgenthau, Robert (DA , NY) 2,000 2,000 0 Brown, Sherrod (Senate, OH) 1,500 0 1,500 Pratcher, Tyson Anwar (House, TN) 1,250 0 1,250 Harris, Kamala (DA, CA) 1,250 1,250 0 Akaka, Daniel (Senate, HI) 1,000 0 1,000 Cahill, Timothy (Treasurer, MA) 1,000 500 500 Carter, John William (Senate, NV) 1,000 0 1,000 Corzine, Jon S (Gov , NJ) 1,000 1,000 0 Gallagher, Tom (Gov, FL) 1,000 0 1,000 Lautenberg, Frank (Senate, NJ) 1,000 1,000 0 Menendez, Robert (Senate, NJ) 1,000 0 1,000 Udall, Mark (House, CO) 1,000 1,000 0 Gerson, Alan (City Council, NY) 1,000 1,000 0 Ting, Philip (Assessor, CA) 1,000 0 1,000 Villaraigosa, Antonio (Mayor, CA) 1,000 1,000 0 Filson, Steve (House, CA) 750 0 750 Alioto-Pier, Michela (Supervisor, CA) 500 0 500 Garamendi, John (Lt. Gov , CA) 500 500 0 Sebelius, Kathleen (Gov, KS) 500 500 0 Mak, Jaynry (Supervisor, CA) 500 0 500 Sing, Lillian (Supervisor, CA) 500 0 500 Dufty, Bevan (Supervisor, CA) 100 0 100 Candidate Total (83) $1,009,005 $401,866 $607,139 State Democratic Parties, Committees, Advocates Recipient (State) All Receipts Hsu Only Associates Dem Senatorial Campaign Cmte $122,033 $43,700 $78,333 DNC Services Corp 67,550 35,000 32,550 Tennessee Dem Party (TN) 58,000 58,000 0 New York State Dem Cmte (NY) 50,000 50,000 0 New Jersey Dem Party (NJ) 49,000 49,000 0 Michigan Dem Party (MI) 35,000 35,000 0 Hope Fund 30,100 5,000 25,100 Dem Congressional Cmpgn Cmte 22,500 2,500 20,000 Cmte For A Dem Majority 22,500 5,000 17,500 Unite Our States 12,500 0 12,500 Rhode Island Dem Party (RI) 11,000 11,000 0 Yes On 82 Preschool For All (CA) 11,000 10,000 1,000 Working Families Party (NY) 10,000 10,000 0 Philly Dem Cmpgn Cmte (PA) 10,000 10,000 0 Dem Party Of Wisconsin (WI) 10,000 10,000 0 Ohioans For Fair Min. Wage (OH) 10,000 10,000 0 Personal PAC Inc (IL) 10,000 10,000 0 Searchlight Leadership Fund 7,000 2,000 5,000 Florida Dem Party (FL) 6,000 6,000 0 Dem Exec. Cmte Of Florida (FL) 5,000 5,000 0 Dem Senate Cmpgn Cmte (NY) 5,000 5,000 0 NH Senate Dem Caucus (NH) 5,000 5,000 0 No On 77 (CA) 4,000 0 4,000 25th Ward Regular Dem Org. (IL) 3,500 3,500 0 Pennsylvania Dem Party (PA) 2,000 0 2,000 PAC For A Change 2,000 2,000 0 Emily's List 1,500 1,000 500 California Dem Party (CA) 1,000 0 1,000 Illinois Dem Party (IL) 1,000 1,000 0 Dem State Central Cmte (CA) 500 500 0 Credit Suisse Securities 500 0 500 Workforce Housing - Prop J (CA) 500 0 500 Non-Candidate Total (32) $585,683 $385,200 $200,483 All Recipients All Receipts Hsu Only Associates Candidate Total (84) 1,009,005 401,866 607,139 Non-Candidate Total (32) 585,683 385,200 200,483 Total (116) $1,594,688 $787,066 $807,622