themoderatevoice.com - 12/8/2008
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It seems that the honeymoon period of President-elect Barack Obama is over. As I previously posted, Obama’s biggest critics are not going to come from conservatives but from within the liberal base of his own party . Simply put, as a Republican I was comfortable supporting him because I ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 12/9/2008
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corner.nationalreview.com —
With the indictment of the Democratic Governor and
his purported interest in Mr. Rezko, I think Prosecutor...
Patrick Fitzgerald is just about on the verge on losing his near mythic status among the Washington-New York media. He gained it when he once ...
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That Was Then, This is Now -- II
openleft.com - 12/1/2008
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openleft.com —
Obama's retention of Gates as Secretary of Defense
signals, above all, a clear unwillingness on Obama's part...
to engage in politically difficult fights at the start of his administration. Consider what Rahm Emanuel stated would be Obama's first ...
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Avoiding The Tough Fights
mediamatters.org - 12/8/2008
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mediamatters.org —
Several media figures have recently promoted the notion
of division among supporters of President-elect Barack Obama, claiming...
that "the left" has been or should be disappointed with his Cabinet selections. But the media figures fostering this notion ...
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Media advance notion of disappointment on "the left" ...
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Sighs and Whispers
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... with a centrist to right cabinet. But we do hope that before it’s all over we can get at least one authentic progressive appointment,” said Tim Carpenter, national director of the Progressive Democrats of America.
OpenLeft blogger Chris Bowers went so far as to issue this plaintive plea: “Isn’t there ever a point when we can get an actual Democratic administration?”
Whisper. What’s left for the left? Not much. Can you say triangulate?
MIDDAY ROUNDUP
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... complains. Obama is simply learning from the Clinton administration’s mistakes, and ensuring he will not overreach, Tony Campbell surmises at The Moderate Voice. Obama may have been elected with progressives, notes ...
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