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wordpress.redstate.com - 12/8/2008
The Audacity of Patience
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The hard left, I must say, has shown remarkable patience in light of the middle ground the Obama Administration-In-Waiting has cautiously taken since election day. Oh, there’s been some grumbling about all the Clintonistas the O-Team is stocking the executive branch with, The ...
motherjones.com - 12/1/2008
The Curious Retention of Robert Gates
— 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 ... (more) The Curious Retention of Robert Gates

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Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
gallup.com - 12/2/2008
Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
— 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 ... (more) Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/4/2008
No Transition From Nonesense
— talkingpointsmemo.com — Congressional Quarterly bemoans Obama's broken promise of a bipartisan cabinet since he's only appointed one Republican to... one of the top three positions in government -- State, Defense and Treasury ... Now that President-elect Barack Obama's ... (more) No Transition From Nonesense

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Stones Cry Out — ... * The Audacity of Patience on RedState, noting status quo in cabinet appointments, the Bush tax cuts, but mostly the closing (or not) of Gitmo. ...

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