Anyone got anything to say about the impending showdown between Schatz and Hanabusa for the Senate seat?  I do.  No and No! 

Anyone got anything to say about the impending showdown between Schatz and Hanabusa for the Senate seat?  I do.  No and No!

Yup

schatz and hanabata
dumb and dumber

Yup

Did they both vote yes for the amendments?

I vote for neither.  Garbage will get my vote on this one!

Schatz vs Hanabusa,  Isn't that when you accidentally shit your pants when you sneeze?

Schatz vs Hanabusa,  Isn't that when you accidentally shit your pants when you sneeze?

One dumbass versus another dumbass. We the people lose.

I hate the hopeless political climate in Hawaii. If only we had Texas or Oklahoma's Republican majorities.

One dumbass versus another dumbass. We the people lose.

I hate the hopeless political climate in Hawaii. If only we had Texas or Oklahoma's Republican majorities.

What if Lingle gets in the mix again?  Schatz and Hanabusa have to compete for the Dem spot.  Who will the republican be?

Yeah...........it's like choosing diarrhea or stuck doo doo...........both are crap and you don't want either one.

Yeah...........it's like choosing diarrhea or stuck doo doo...........both are crap and you don't want either one.

Perfect analogy!

Can we run a Conservative against them?   I would run but I dont want to live in DC.

I like this. I think I may use it in the future...

Yeah...........it's like choosing diarrhea or stuck doo doo...........both are crap and you don't want either one.

Might want to rephrase this one into a larger context:

Haole vs. Kepani vote. And I mean politically, not racially. If you live here and don't know what I mean you aren't paying attention.

New Guard or Old Guard?

The passing of Inouye could represent the fading of influence that the 101st/442nd has had on Hawaii since statehood. This is a BIG DEAL. Is the Haole voting populace large enough to start chipping away at the established "tradition" or not?

Schatz may not be a great candidate for a lot of specific reasons, but in general he represents a willingness to break from business as usual here in Hawaii. Doesn't mean a break, just a willingness to shift things. Which way they shift is still up for grabs - and may or may not be a good thing. Hanabusa represents an allegiance to the Old Guard ideology.

Its a whole new world, folks. Whether you liked Inouye or not he was a Titan in the Senate and the greater political ideology that he represented has more or less defined Hawaii since Statehood. It been like air: so pervasive that you don't even realize it is there until it moves.

It will be interesting to see which way things go.

Ah, possibly a new era of democrats.  Maybe next time we look at the people running for office all the "D"s not going have Japanese last names

................Schatz may not be a great candidate for a lot of specific reasons, but in general he represents a willingness to break from business as usual here in Hawaii. Doesn't mean a break, just a willingness to shift things. Which way they shift is still up for grabs - and may or may not be a good thing. Hanabusa represents an allegiance to the Old Guard ideology.................

Schatz was Chairman of the Democratic Party in Hawaii.  I don't view him as a shift, merely the latest in a long line of status quo.  The only questions is which pocket gets the $$$ now.

Schatz was Chairman of the Democratic Party in Hawaii.  I don't view him as a shift, merely the latest in a long line of status quo.  The only questions is which pocket gets the $$$ now.

Sure. It would not be a ~potential~ shift at if Big Dan was still here. You did ~not~ cross swords with Big Dan and live. Who do you think was defining 'status quo?'

Whether anyone decides to break out of the mold remains to be seen. The only thing that has changed is that it is possible now and never has been before.

Oh- the other things that shifts is that Big Dan was a good investment. If you had money and needed something done for it Big D had the clout to get it done.

That no longer exists. And that means the $$$ is likely to go elsewhere.

Agree with Big D or not this means less $$$ to Hawaii. Senators from other states have been waiting for this moment for a looooooong time.

here's another thing ti think about
all those people who say "obama is from HI and will be helping us"
look at federal funding that the relative to our population- it is very low
even with the ranking senator doing all he can to funnel money to the state
another reason not to like the pres
and one more thing to think about now that sen dan is dead

Oh- the other things that shifts is that Big Dan was a good investment. If you had money and needed something done for it Big D had the clout to get it done.

That no longer exists. And that means the $$$ is likely to go elsewhere.

Agree with Big D or not this means less $$$ to Hawaii. Senators from other states have been waiting for this moment for a looooooong time.

The old lion has died. The new lions are vying for the old lion's top spot. Whether you liked the old lion or not, none of the young ones have the clout or the guts that the old one had.... The old one wore shoes that none of the new ones could fill.

The republicans should not run more than 1 candidate against these 2. No sense splitting their votes too.