A New Job for Erskine Bowles.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

Bowles sole pick for UNC job
BY ERIC FERRERI : The Herald-Sun
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Sep 29, 2005 : 11:16 pm ET

CHAPEL HILL -- Erskine Bowles is the top choice to be the next president of the 16-campus UNC system.

A search committee of the UNC system's Board of Governors announced Thursday that Bowles is its sole finalist. The full board will convene a special meeting Monday to make the choice official. If approved, Bowles would begin work Jan. 1 and earn $425,000 annually.

Bowles, of Charlotte, is a former White House chief of staff and twice-unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate with lengthy business experience.
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"This is a very important choice and he is a person of demonstrated integrity, forthrightness and courage," said William Friday, who served as the UNC system's president for 30 years before stepping down in 1986. "The man and the institution are well met."

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[Lex]

1. I wish he was our Senator instead of the idiot we have.

:cry:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

2. Which idiot, Lex?

The one he lost to the first time or the one that he lost to the second time?

:cry: for the 2002 election results
:cry: for the 2004 election campaign and results.

I wish that he was our senator too. :cry: However, I (personally) hope that this job will make him happy and that he won't go for a third attempt to be the junior senator from North Carolina.

[Lex]

3. Both idiots?

They are both suck-tacular.

[NYYFan]

4. Liddy and Burr

Two Senators were definitely can't be proud of. :puke:

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[dsc]

6. Edwards was in serious trouble in regards to reelection here

I doubt he would have beaten Dole.

[moose65]

7. You mean Burr.....

If Edwards had run for re-election last year, he would have run against Burr, not Dole. Dole was elected in 2002.

[struggle4progress]

8. Any evidence for the view Edwards was in trouble? eom

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[dsc]

9. He was below 50 in several polls

Kerry did no better here than in other states such as Virginia. Finally, when I canvased for Bowles I repeatedly heard complaints about Edwards in regards to his Presidential run.