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firedoglake.com - 12/8/2008

Obama Deputy Steve Hildebrand: Liberals Need To STFU

— firedoglake.com — by Rachel Tapley Steve Hildebrand writes a hectoring, finger wagging post aimed at Obama's liberal critics: This... is not a time for the left wing of our Party to draw conclusions about the Cabinet and White House appointments that ... (more) Obama Deputy Steve Hildebrand: Liberals Need To STFU

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crookedtimber.org - 12/2/2008

Insulting the Vatican

— crookedtimber.org — I’ve been puzzling over this post by Steve Bainbridge for a few days. Steve vigorously denounces a... suggestion by Michael Winters that Douglas Kmiec be appointed ambassador to the Vatican, saying that such an appointment would be an insult to ... (more) Insulting the Vatican

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The Middle Way
The Mahablog — I say there is a vast middle way between brainless robo-cheerleading for the Obama Administration and declaring that the Obama Administration already has sold out progressive values and will be no better than a third Clinton term. I agree with Jane H. and John A. (objecting to Steve Hildebrand) that there are reasons to express concern about some of Obama’s cabinet choices. The blogosphere in particular will, I hope, maintain some objective distance from the Obama Administration. This is not just to remind Obama of what we expect from him. ...

"Surprised" Hildebrand Responds To Critics: "I Don't Regret Any Of It"
TPM Election Central — ... picks could portend for the future direction of the administration, Hildebrand said: "You guys can do what you want. That was my opinion, not a directive." He added that the criticism of the cabinet picks was substantively off base: "I just don't see how you can generalize that the choices in his cabinet are not very far to the left," he said, citing Hillary and Tom Daschle. Among those who have hit Hildebrand hardest: Jane Hamsher, Glenn Greenwald, John Aravosis, and Matt Stoller. Steve Benen points out that Hildebrand ...