commentarymagazine.com - 3/3/2009
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It’s not quite LBJ losing Walter Cronkite on the Vietnam War, but the president has lost David Brooks:
Those of us who consider ourselves moderates — moderate-conservative, in my case — are forced to confront the reality that Barack Obama is not who we thought he was. His words are ...
swampland.blogs.time.com - 3/3/2009
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swampland.blogs.time.com —
David Brooks writes today as a moderate-conservative anguished
by Barack Obama's budget. I've known David for almost...
twenty years now. We've had many wonderful conversations, publicly and privately, over those years, and I value the quality of his ...
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On Moderation
thedemocraticstrategist.org - 3/3/2009
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thedemocraticstrategist.org —
David Brooks penned a column for The New
York Times today that is destined to become a...
classic of its type. His editors seem to think so as well, titling his essay: "A Moderate Manifesto." Its main thrust is to...
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The Ultimate David Brooks Column
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Epic II [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom —
... earlier. Meanwhile, Congress demands more bank lending even as it assails lenders and threatens to let judges rewrite mortgage contracts. The powers in Congress — unrebuked by Mr. Obama — are ridiculing and punishing the very capitalists who are essential to a sustainable recovery. The result has been a capital strike, and the return of the fear from last year that we could face a far deeper downturn. This is no way to nurture a wounded economy back to health. h/t Gerry G Meanwhile, via Jennifer Rubin , David Brooks: ...
Et Tu, Brooks?
Political Punch —
... Et Tu, Brooks? March 03, 2009 9:32 AM Jennifer Rubin writing at Commentary wonders about the significance of President Obama losing moderate conservative columnist ...
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HAPPENING NOW: Obama and Biden at DOT —
CNN Political Ticker 3/3/2009
The President and Vice President are speaking at the Department of Transportation.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama and Vice President Biden are visiting the Department of Transportation to discuss infrastructure and the stimulus ...
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