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philly.com - 1/9/2009
A leap in the dark | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/09/2009
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While watching Barack Obama deliver his audaciously ambitious speech on the economy yesterday, I was reminded of the scene in The Dark Knight when Batman decides to catapult himself from one skyscraper to another, high off the ground in a pitch-black sky, guided by the fluttering wings of his ...
The Elephant in the Room: McCain may be Obama's secret weapon | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/15/2009
philly.com - 1/15/2009
The Elephant in the Room: McCain may be Obama's secret weapon | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/15/2009
— philly.com — I have been to New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington in recent weeks. In those cities,... at least, you cannot watch the news, pass street vendors selling T-shirts, or browse magazine racks at the grocery store and not feel good about our ... (more) The Elephant in the Room: McCain may be Obama's secret ...

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philly.com - 1/12/2009
A look at the times when we liked Bush | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/11/2009
— philly.com — Jay Nordlinger > is a senior editor at National Review "No matter what you think of Bush's... policies," said a friend of mine at lunch the other day, "you have to admit that he's a decent man. I mean, that's just obvious: He's a good man. Why can't ... (more) A look at the times when we liked Bush | Philadelphia ...

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washingtonmonthly.com - 1/6/2009
Obama's leap of faith
— washingtonmonthly.com — OBAMA'S LEAP OF FAITH.... The president-elect sat down with bipartisan congressional leadership on the Hill yesterday, and... made a pitch for an economic recovery package. Despite significant Democratic majorities in both chambers, Barack Obama gave ... (more) Obama's leap of faith

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The Moderate Voice:  Quote Of The Day: Obama as Leaping Batman Or Political Bellyflopper?

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Quote Of The Day: Obama as Leaping Batman Or Political Bellyflopper?
The Moderate Voice — ... Our political Quote of the Day comes from Dick Polman, who seems Obama acting like a political Batman and wonders if the President Elect will make the leap or end up falling flat on his face: ...

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — ... that ever chewed with a tooth" and "thou art a boil, a plague-sore, an embossed carbuncle long-tongu'd babbling gossip" or even "false of heart, light of ear, bloody of hand" like Shakespeare did. Now those were the classics. And maybe if he speaks English, people won't be so deferential the way they were to His Juniorness. Which I only care about because Obama is a Democrat. But I digress. Let me return to setting unrealistic high expectations for Obama. Dick Polman: While watching Barack Obama deliver his audaciously ambitious ...

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