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Re: Dubya causes chaos
In a message dated Fri, 6 Sep 2002 3:41:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, Don Smith <dasmith at rotse2_physics.lsa.umich.edu> writes:
>> I have a new job. I'm now a Research Coordinator at the Annenberg Center for Public Policy
>
>Wow. Just... wow. I am *so* impressed. That sounds like *so* much more fun than
>your old job. Rock on! I look forward to hearing what you learn as it progresses!
>
(Big grin)
You know, I just got off the phone with Chris Emery a few hours ago, and I was telling him abou the job, and I said, "And you know the best thing? Don Smith said HE was impressed! So I KNOW it's great!"
Yes, this beats the pants off most of my last jobs, and it's not a temp position. I signed an offer letter and I get a Penn card and everything. And so far, I've learned volumes about stuff to which I never previously paid much attention. I've already started to recognise in myself that i'm never going to be quite as sure of my former blind, assumption/observation-based political beliefs. Politics is a funny animal, and I'm now beginning to see just how many legs and furry bits and odd ears it has.
I will say, however, that I vacillate wildly between being very intimidated by its sheer volume and presence, and poking sticks at it as a funny-looking toy.
So go on-- ask me anything about the Iowa or South Dakota elections! Even if I don't know, I bet I can come up with an important-sounding answer!
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