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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (447646)	1/14/2009 10:35:35 PM
From: TopCat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575775

"Obama's Treasury Secretary is on Ted's side, so he gets a pass." I really don't have an issue with Geithner having tax problems and I sure as hell didn't have a problem with Joe having tax problems but Ted's partisan hypocrisy is disgusting and shows what a small mind he has.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (447646)	1/15/2009 12:47:33 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575775

Obama's Treasury Secretary is on Ted's side, so he gets a pass. I am not happy about Obama's pick for Treasury Sec. but not for the reasons you are. He was part of the group that worked with Paulson to blow off the first $350 billion. For that reason alone, when his nomination was announced, I posted that I was disappointed. Why don't you read before you post! ODS! FIXED!

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (447646)	1/15/2009 10:52:50 AM
From: Road Walker	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1575775

Atheists want God stricken from inaugural oath Wed Jan 14, 7:54 pm ET WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama wants to conclude his inaugural oath with the words "so help me God," but a group of atheists is asking a federal judge to stop him. California atheist Michael Newdow sued Chief Justice John Roberts in federal court for an injunction barring the use of those words in the inaugural oath. Newdow and other atheists and agnostics also want to stop the use of prayers during the inaugural celebration. Newdow, who lost a Supreme Court battle to get the words "under God" taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance, has failed in similar challenges to the use of religious words and prayers at President George W. Bush's inaugurations. Roberts' attorney Jeffrey P. Minear filed a document in Newdow's lawsuit saying that Obama wants the words "so help me God" included in his oath of office. The Justice Department and attorneys general from all 50 states have filed motions at the federal court asking for the lawsuit to be thrown out. The oath dictated by the Constitution is 35 words long and reads: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." The National Archives says that George Washington added the words "so help me God" when he took the oath at his 1789 inaugural, and most presidents have used it since. However, some have argued that the first eyewitness account of a president using those words came at President Chester Arthur's inauguration in 1881. Named in Newdow's lawsuit are Roberts; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; and the two pastors invited to the event, the Rev. Rick Warren and the Rev. Joseph Lowery. U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton will hear arguments on Thursday.