Rick Thigpen
Rick Thigpen
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At a time when the governor will be promoting austerity, it would be inappropriate for him politically to, at the same time, spend a lot of money.
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He's trying to tell the people who he is. He wants to instill confidence in the coming administration, he wants to identify with the people and their concerns, and he's trying to set a tone for the way he will govern and how he will address problems.
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In many ways Booker is the opposite of James. He's a new, professional breed of urban manager.
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After 20 controversial years as mayor of the state's largest city, Sharpe James leaves office unknown to a third of the state's electorate and unacceptable to another third.
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If he can foresee paying the gift tax on that money, he can certainly foresee the need to have nothing but an arm's length relationship with her union as governor.
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Paul is a candidate with a lot of talent, enormous potential, and if he runs a good campaign, he may win. If he runs a good race and doesn't win, he will be a more prominent commodity for the future.