blogs.cqpolitics.com - 12/6/2008
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In the past few weeks, I've been repeatedly asked by friends and acquaintances, "Well, what do you think of Obama's first appointments?" These various inquisitions gave me a chance to organize conflicting thoughts--which was fortunate, for The Washington Post 's "Outlook" section asked me to ...
motherjones.com - 12/1/2008
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motherjones.com —
Barack Obama's national security team--at this early stage--presents
more questions than answers. His selection of Hillary Clinton...
to be secretary of state has been a much-chewed-over topic of pundit puzzlement . And with the Monday morning unveiling ...
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The Curious Retention of Robert Gates
gallup.com - 12/2/2008
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans widely approve of Barack
Obama's decisions, announced on Monday, to name Hillary Clinton...
secretary of state and to ask Robert Gates to stay on as secretary of defense. mwboj_5e_uqnvqhkyovxoq These results are based on a ...
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Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
openleft.com - 12/9/2008
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openleft.com —
Michael Tomasky writing in the Guardian about how
anyone who thought Gates was a bad pick are...
complete idiots: And people who can't see that Obama needs to reassure the political establishment by doing things like re-appointing Robert Gates at the ...
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What Would Obama Do?
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David Corn: Should Progressives Be Upset with Obama?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... thinking. But understand where the -- the vision for change comes from first and foremost. It comes from me." His job, he added, was to "make sure . . . that my team is implementing" his policies. In other words, la change, c'est moi.....
For the moment, the watchword for progressives ought to be a version of an old Reagan trope: hope, but verify....
You can read the conclusion and the entire piece here.
This item was first posted at www.davidcorn.com.
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