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Daily Kos — ... Polman: 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 batsuit. Thanks to movie magic, Batman naturally landed without a scratch. In all likelihood, Obama won’t be that lucky. David Ignatius: Obama makes Presidenting look easy. And it's because he's, like, a real person. ...

Gee, I'm glad the primaries are over
Corrente — Pravda on the Potomac's David Ignatius: Barack Obama's aides like to tell the story about his reaction to the monotonous, self-important speeches at his first session of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2005. After hearing his colleagues drone on, Obama passed to a staff member a note that read: "SHOOT. ME. NOW." What, no manufactured outrage? Read more…