<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">"Wanted to spend more time with family" ;)<div><br><div><div>On Feb 3, 2009, at 5:31 PM, Ed Laurent wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">I like it! It would be interesting to summarize reasons why people withdrew or were not confirmed and plot it over time (e.g., tax evasion, employing illegal immigrants, drug use).<br><br>-Ed<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Gordon Mackenzie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gordon@metaweb.com">gordon@metaweb.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <a href="http://www.freebase.com/view/en/tom_daschle" target="_blank">http://www.freebase.com/view/en/tom_daschle</a><br> <br> We had fun earlier with the Obamabase were he was given the nod for<br> HHS and Agriculture. Then He was selected by Pres. O for HHS and we<br> captured that with position and date announced.<br> <br> Today he withdraws (as well as one other person) due to being a bad<br> citizen for non-payment of taxes.<br> <br> Is it worth while to capture all the potential cabinet members and<br> list in order of nomination and then associate the winning person with<br> the cabinet position and date of confirmation/swearing in?<br> <br> (thinking of Mr. Bork and the many others who wilted under the glaring<br> spotlight shown on those seeking a candidacy for a government/<br> legislative position).<br> <br> ~ Gordon<br> <br> <<< <a href="mailto:gordon@metaweb.com">gordon@metaweb.com</a> >>><br> <br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Data-modeling mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Data-modeling@freebase.com">Data-modeling@freebase.com</a><br> <a href="http://lists.freebase.com/mailman/listinfo/data-modeling" target="_blank">http://lists.freebase.com/mailman/listinfo/data-modeling</a><br> </blockquote></div><br> _______________________________________________<br>Data-modeling mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Data-modeling@freebase.com">Data-modeling@freebase.com</a><br>http://lists.freebase.com/mailman/listinfo/data-modeling<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>