06-23-2008, 04:17 PM
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Originally posted by mgeary
.... I'm under the (possibly misinformed) impression that cronyism is a tacitly accepted part of Hawai'i society, or at least was accepted until fairly recently.
Your assessment is not that off as you may think. There is what is coined as the machine and there is much other good stuff to learn.
Rumors had been swirling for several months that Case, the cousin of former AOL Time Warner Chairman Steve Case, was planning to make a run for U.S. Senate. Protocol in Hawaii’s dominant political party dictates a Democrat incumbent would not challenge a fellow Democrat with more seniority because it could result in the party icing out the challenger and ending his political career. The Democrat old guard, which has controlled politics in the state for more than 40 years, would do its best to ensure this very real threat is realized.
Hawaii Politics is real fun... NOT
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It is the way... the way it is.