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the-reaction.blogspot.com - 8/24/2008
Biden time
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By Libby Spencer Well, I'm glad I didn't stay up all night waiting for the big surprise announcement since Obama went with the safe pick. You can find hundreds of reactions on Memeorandum but from the places I've cruised this morning, the reaction from the progressive lefties to Biden appears to be a collective -- meh. That was my reaction. I'm not thrilled or inspired, but I'm not ...

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The Moderate Voice:  Reaction To Obama’s Biden Vice President Pick: Solid, Masterful Or Uninspired Mistake?

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Reaction To Obama’s Biden Vice President Pick: Solid, Masterful Or Uninspired Mistake?
The Moderate Voice — ... Confidence, because Biden could upstage him, will be independent, and will be better at certain things than Obama. But if Obama were overconfident, if he believed that his personality and story alone were enough, then he’d have chosen someone less threatening. –At The Reaction (owned by TMV Asst. Editor Michael Stickings) bloggers there have a variety of opinions: J. Kingston Pierce: You go, Biden! (pro-Biden) Libby Spencer: Biden Time (lukewarm) Creature: Biden (mildly positive) Carl: The ...

ridin' w/biden round blogtopia
skippy the bush kangaroo — and yes, we coined that phrase! the reaction has quite a few varied...well, reactions...pro-, luke-warm, mildly positive, mildy positive from a hillary supporter, and quite positive.

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