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The Day After
Reconciliation I wish President-elect Obama well, and hope that even his critics can concede that he waged a successful and often brilliant (if not shrewdly stealthy) campaign. It seems to me that conservatives have a golden opportunity to offer criticism and advice in a manner that many ...
 	Obama and Bush: A Contrast in Popularity
Obama and Bush: A Contrast in Popularity
gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Monday's White House meeting between President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama presents... a remarkable contrast between one of the least popular two-term presidents in modern times at the close of his administration, and ... (more) Obama and Bush: A Contrast in Popularity
Congratulations, President-Elect Obama
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Like many conservative writers, my good opinion of Barack Obama diminished somewhat over the course of the... campaign. Part of this was the inevitable hardening of the partisan arteries that takes place during a Presidential year, but part of it was ... (more) Congratulations, President-Elect Obama
Change We Can Believe In
washingtonmonthly.com — Change We Can Believe In From the Washington Post: "Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled... a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on ... (more) Change We Can Believe In
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VDH: The Day After
Little Green Footballs — Victor Davis Hanson’s election post-mortem: The Day After. It seems to me that conservatives have a golden opportunity to offer criticism and advice in a manner that many liberals did not during the last eight years. By that I mean I hope there are no conservative versions of the Nicholson Baker Knopf-published ‘novel’ Checkpoint, the creepy documentary by Gerald Range, the attempt to name a sewer plant after an American President, or the celebrity outbursts that we have witnessed with the tired ...

VDH: The Day After
Ace of Spades HQ — VDH: The Day After Looking ahead to the coming battles. Here's one bit of advice: It seems to me that conservatives have a golden opportunity to offer criticism and advice in a manner that many liberals did not during the last eight years. By that I mean I hope there are no conservative versions of the Nicholson Baker Knopf-published ‘novel’ Checkpoint, the creepy documentary by Gerald Range, the attempt to name a sewer plant after an American President, or the celebrity outbursts that we have witnessed with the tired refrain of Hitler/Nazi Bush—that all have cheapened ...

TIME TO MOVE FORWARD
Southern Appeal — ... Sen Obama will become my Commander-in-Chief. Consequently, while I expect to disagree with many of Mr. Obama’s policies I will have no tolerance for anything that smacks of Obama derangement syndrome. I am aware that the left did not afford President Bush this courtesy and their Bush=Hitler slur was disgraceful in the extreme. Nevertheless, two wrongs don’t make a right. Furthermore, we are better than that. I recommend the following articles to my fellow conservatives: One by Victor Davis Hanson and one by ...

POLITICS: The Honeymooner
Baseball Crank — ... . Victor Davis Hanson: "When I hear a partisan insider like Paul Begala urging at the 11th hour that we now rally around lame-duck Bush in his last few days, I detect a sense of apprehension that no Democrats would wish conservatives to treat Obama as they did Bush for eight years." ...

From 48 To 52: “Dorp Dead”*
Sadly, No! — Shorter Sir Victor Davis Pericles Thucydides von Goethe von Clausewitz “Not Me” Hanson the Red, OBE, VC, DSM-IV, MC5, PU, EIEIO, XYZ-PDQ, 124C41, OU812, THX1138, Last King of Scotland and Protector of Cockaigne and Llareggub: The Day After It seems to me that conservatives have a golden opportunity to offer criticism and advice in a manner that many liberals did not during the last eight years. By that I mean that we should project our past fifteen years of triumphal, ...

The Honeymooner
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... . Victor Davis Hanson: "When I hear a partisan insider like Paul Begala urging at the 11th hour that we now rally around lame-duck Bush in his last few days, I detect a sense of apprehension that no Democrats would wish conservatives to treat Obama as they did Bush for eight years." ...

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On Obama and Good Men
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Barack Obama Gifts
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Obama's Agenda & The Difference Between Tactics & Strategy
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Quiet first day for Obama after his historic win (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/5/2008
AP - Barack Obama began his first full day as president-elect with the simple pleasure of having breakfast with his daughters, the type of everyday family activity that he often said during the campaign was his greatest sacrifice.
In a Heated Race, Obama's Cool Won the DayWash Post Elections 11/6/2008
There are a lot of reasons why a guy with the improbable name of Barack Hussein Obama just won the presidency of the United States -- such as Wall Street's meltdown, a wildly unpopular president and an opponent so in love with his own maverick image ...
Elation, doubts on the day afterL.A. Times - Politics 11/6/2008
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Obama transition began before Election DayCNN.com - Politics 11/6/2008
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Omaha for Obama?WSJ.com: Washington Wire 11/7/2008
Brad Haynes reports on the election. If 364 electoral votes wasn’t an impressive-enough haul for Barack Obama , then maybe Nebraska’s Second Congressional District – Omaha and the surrounding area – will do the trick by delivering one more.  ...