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		Obama Spurns Silicon Valley Vets, Names Virginia’s Secretary of Technology As CTO (techcrunch.com)
		7 points by vaksel on April 18, 2009 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

ShabbyDoo on April 18, 2009 | [–]

I doubt that the skills necessary to make stuff happen in tech land lend themselves well to being a bureaucrat. If anything, they are likely a hindrance.

zcrar70 on April 18, 2009 | [–]

> he drove the state’s partnership with Google to become sitemap compliant

It definitely doesn't sound too technical...

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