tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post5138982681202110230..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: The calm before the stormStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-52979868120734558352007-08-30T21:09:00.000-05:002007-08-30T21:09:00.000-05:00It's crossed my mind, but I think this works for n...It's crossed my mind, but I think this works for now. Maybe some day.Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-6394310173022716692007-08-30T19:47:00.000-05:002007-08-30T19:47:00.000-05:00Street Sweeper, look at all these comments! Have y...Street Sweeper, look at all these comments! Have you ever thought about opening a web forum on your website? With or without, I still enjoy your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-35586327846454187082007-08-30T14:09:00.000-05:002007-08-30T14:09:00.000-05:00Hal Daub was on KFAB this morning to purportedly t...Hal Daub was on KFAB this morning to purportedly talk about the results of his "listening tour". While it's fairly obvious he's itching to run for Senate, Hal really demonstrated his real calling...potential Mayor of Omaha...when he was asked about how to deal with the spiking issue in fire union pensions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-41855536194834086232007-08-30T13:43:00.000-05:002007-08-30T13:43:00.000-05:00Hey 42nd St: way to be sexist. How do you know Jes...Hey 42nd St: way to be sexist. How do you know Jesus was a male? Were you there? Do you have proof? Your institutional misogyny is frightening...I bet you even own stock in HALLIBURTON!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-79991970499718893322007-08-30T13:08:00.000-05:002007-08-30T13:08:00.000-05:00Holy cow. I was wondering what happened to Lex Lut...Holy cow. I was wondering what happened to Lex Luthor. Good to see he got his career back on track. <BR/><BR/>Seriously, is Pete Ricketts going to own the Cubs or what? I probably care more about that than a silly Senate seat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-26823297341171278262007-08-30T12:43:00.000-05:002007-08-30T12:43:00.000-05:00Wow. This discussion escalated quickly. I mean i...Wow. This discussion escalated quickly. I mean it really got outa hand fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-23293444106191917722007-08-30T12:27:00.000-05:002007-08-30T12:27:00.000-05:00News Flash: Jesus Christ Himself could not have sa...News Flash: Jesus Christ Himself could not have saved the Ricketts campaign. Pete's a bright, affable guy -- but you cannot run for statewide office as the son of a billionaire (SOB) in our populist, conservative state. What's next? Blaming Bill Callahan for the 2004 Huskers. You can't always make lemonade when handed a lemon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-66126165906839265252007-08-30T12:23:00.000-05:002007-08-30T12:23:00.000-05:00Been there, done that.-SSBeen there, <A HREF="http://leavenworthstreet.blogspot.com/2006/01/separated-at-birth.html" REL="nofollow">done that</A>.<BR/><BR/>-SSStreet Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-68923846464660163702007-08-30T12:20:00.000-05:002007-08-30T12:20:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, well a guy I talked to told me Ricketts l...Oh yeah, well a guy I talked to told me Ricketts lost because he looks like Lex Luthor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-24568756540478851312007-08-30T11:51:00.000-05:002007-08-30T11:51:00.000-05:00Ricketts lost because, to a person I talked with, ...Ricketts lost because, to a person I talked with, got tired of seeing him on tv. Too many ads, gobbling up too much tv time and too much of our lives. <BR/><BR/>Leave a little mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-67550492200170165682007-08-30T09:07:00.000-05:002007-08-30T09:07:00.000-05:00Miss Penguin is still generalizing, way too much! ...Miss Penguin is still generalizing, way too much! In the normal work world (not owning your own business or management), you punch a clock or work your assigned hours. As an elected official-at any level, you do not have a clock or an open or closed time. Just ask any "staffer" how many outside the office hours they work. There is rarely "comp time" available because there is too much at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-35590035245512760942007-08-30T08:45:00.000-05:002007-08-30T08:45:00.000-05:00It's not any less respectable, Legion. Thank you ...It's not any less respectable, Legion. Thank you for pointing that out.<BR/><BR/>I know a lot of people who work for the state or the city and bust their tails to do right by the peopel who are paying them. And I know plenty of campaign or non-profit workers who are lazy and spend most of their time trying to make it look like they're actually working when really they're snoozing at the desk.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-76827337603339346142007-08-30T07:54:00.000-05:002007-08-30T07:54:00.000-05:00Just curious...how is a government job any less re...Just curious...how is a government job any less respectable than that of campaign worker or non-profit staffer? In the two latter cases people are still relying on the financial generosity of other people (donations) to cover your paychecks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-14881478800799102132007-08-29T21:59:00.000-05:002007-08-29T21:59:00.000-05:00Hey ANONYMOUS,You're right - mocking people ANONYM...Hey ANONYMOUS,<BR/><BR/>You're right - mocking people ANONYMOUSLY does help me deal with my shortcomings. I am ashamed of the cowardice I've displayed from posting here, uh, ANONYMOUSLY.<BR/><BR/>And stop stealing my jokes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-40523761410068982632007-08-29T20:35:00.000-05:002007-08-29T20:35:00.000-05:00Here's the thing Hoff, I had to find someone with ...Here's the thing Hoff, <BR/><BR/>I had to find someone with a Mullet-Fro. I'm open to suggestions, but that's not always an easy one to nail down...Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-73234193751452357932007-08-29T20:24:00.000-05:002007-08-29T20:24:00.000-05:00Hagel doesn't look a bit like me. I think you sho...Hagel doesn't look a bit like me. I think you should have used Bobby Brady's picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-85054017553618396732007-08-29T18:48:00.000-05:002007-08-29T18:48:00.000-05:00Almost all comments (except maybe one or two) wort...Almost all comments (except maybe one or two) worth of ignoring the fact that there were actually candidates running in these races, responsible for their own destinies, for whom the votes were cast.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately the responsibility for campaign success or missteps belongs to each candidate, not their manager.<BR/><BR/>Having such a vicious argument about the campaign managers rather than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-51364119328182175222007-08-29T18:36:00.000-05:002007-08-29T18:36:00.000-05:00And by the way...I get nothing, NOTHING about the ...And by the way...<BR/><BR/>I get nothing, NOTHING about the SAB???!<BR/><BR/>Geez...Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-77694063683901953632007-08-29T18:35:00.000-05:002007-08-29T18:35:00.000-05:00OK kids,Did we get all that bitterness out of our ...OK kids,<BR/><BR/>Did we get all that bitterness out of our systems? Good.<BR/><BR/>Let's all try to play nice from here on out, and at least stay away from the personal attacks.<BR/><BR/>My, this is going to be an interesting primary season...<BR/><BR/>-SSStreet Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-63522346611196434162007-08-29T18:26:00.000-05:002007-08-29T18:26:00.000-05:00bu:an exclusive transcript from your house tonight...bu:<BR/><BR/>an exclusive transcript from your house tonight:<BR/><BR/>bu's mom: Hi honey, how was your day?<BR/><BR/>bu: Great, I spent most of it blogging and had the chance to belittle people I resent for their accomplishments.<BR/><BR/>bu's mom: That's terrific, sweetheart. I'm so proud of you and your big state job -- it allows you so much creative flexibility. You know, anonymously Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-55183925926275699922007-08-29T17:25:00.000-05:002007-08-29T17:25:00.000-05:00Hey Natalie, you'll have to wait for tomorrow for ...Hey Natalie, you'll have to wait for tomorrow for any of these losers to respond. They all left their state paid jobs at 4:30 today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-72375939676466432442007-08-29T17:22:00.000-05:002007-08-29T17:22:00.000-05:00Who else is really impressed that Googler has work...Who else is really impressed that Googler has worked in Washington D.C.? Raise your hands, I mean that's amazing. Googler is clearly extremely important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-75836858940266589372007-08-29T17:20:00.000-05:002007-08-29T17:20:00.000-05:00Good point, Natalie. Most of the people criticizi...Good point, Natalie. Most of the people criticizing Moenning probably would be unemployed if it wasn't for her. (Which they probably stay awake at night trying to forget.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-21070462377549285962007-08-29T17:13:00.000-05:002007-08-29T17:13:00.000-05:00Ish.Is it really almost September, and are we real...Ish.<BR/><BR/>Is it really almost September, and are we really still sitting re-hashing last years Senate race?<BR/><BR/>What cracks me up is how you have a bunch of folks calling themselves "Republicans" while sitting over at the capital or in DC all day blogging while I'm paying their salaries.<BR/><BR/>The part I find even funnier is that these same people hide behind the anonymous nature of aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-203228419135368342007-08-29T17:00:00.000-05:002007-08-29T17:00:00.000-05:00googler and "been there:"You display such condesce...googler and "been there:"<BR/><BR/>You display such condescending ignorance. As was stated, Moenning took on the Fortenberry campaign AFTER the primary and helped Fortenberry defeat a prominent state senator who at the time was the Dems next big thing. Fortenberry easily won a race that the Democrats, state and national, poured a lot of resources into. In fact, if the GOP primary had gone a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com