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Obama Advisers To Public: Temper Expectations
Obama Advisers To Public: Temper Expectations
President-elect Barack Obama and his inner circle fear that some voters expect him to turn around the economy, wind down the war in Iraq and, perhaps, cure cancer -- all by the Fourth of July. They know they must manage and lower those expectations, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports.
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Aren't you the Christ?
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Wait … So, Obama’s Not ‘Christ’? And Now We Shouldn’t Expect All Those Promised Miracles From Him?
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Obama Advisers To Public: Temper Expectations by Mike Flannery - (CBS2 Chicago) CHICAGO (CBS) ― President-elect Barack Obama and his inner circle fear that some voters expect him to turn around the economy, wind down the war in Iraq and, perhaps, cure cancer — all by the Fourth of July. They know they must manage and lower those expectations, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports. A top economic advisor to Obama had a glum warning for the rest of us Thursday morning: Neither the job market nor the stock ...

Obama Advisers To Public: Temper Expectations
USS NeverdockHe lied. "CHICAGO (CBS) ― President-elect Barack Obama and his inner circle fear that some voters expect him to turn around the economy, wind down the war in Iraq and, perhaps, cure cancer -- all by the Fourth of July. They know they must manage and lower those expectations, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports. "

Robert Reich Returns to Dampen Expectations
Moonbattery — ... Slick Willy's Secretary of Labor, who has been working as a garden gnome for last few years, has reemerged as a member of the Moonbat Messiah's transition team. Here's Robert Reich performing a crucial task — throwing a wet blanket on the absurd expectations that a sophomoric Marxist with virtually no experience or qualifications will be able to turn around the economy, rather than send it into a steeper dive as the stock market has predicted by ...

Obama Advisers Already Lowering Expectations for President-in-Training
JammieWearingFool — Looks like the handlers for the affirmative action Messiah realize the guy is probably in over his head . In fact, has anyone even seen him the past week or so? Why not step up and show some leadership, Barry? President-elect Barack Obama and his inner circle fear that some voters expect him to turn around the economy, wind down the war in Iraq and, perhaps, cure cancer -- all by the Fourth of July. They know they must manage and lower those expectations, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports. A top economic advisor to Obama had a glum warning for the rest of us ...

Hah: Obama Advisers Urge Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
Ace of Spades HQ — Hah: Obama Advisers Urge Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations Change. A top economic advisor to Obama had a glum warning for the rest of us Thursday morning: Neither the job market nor the stock market will be turning around any time soon. "This might be a long haul," said Robert Reich, who was President Bill Clinton's secretary of labor. "2009 is going to be a very hard year. Some economists say we won't be out of this for two years, others are saying it may be three, or four, maybe five years." Now on Obama's transition team, Reich worries about what happens after the new ...

Obama To The Nation: No We Can’t
Say Anything — More lowering the bar from the Obama camp: President-elect Barack Obama and his inner circle fear that some voters expect him to turn around the economy, wind down the war in Iraq and, perhaps, cure cancer—all by the Fourth of July. They know they must manage and lower those expectations, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports. . . . Now on Obama’s transition team, Reich worries about what happens after the new president is sworn in Jan. 20. “We all have to be very ...

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