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War and Peace in a Complicated World
1 comment on War and Peace in a Complicated WorldIndonesians marked the occasion by unveiling a statue of the Obama Child, swaddled in T-shirt and shorts, embarking on his earthly ministry with the predestined Nobel medallion draped around his neck.
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I Still Prefer the Chicago Politician to the Obamessiah
As with any politician, Obama’s constituency is far from monolithic. But he had a large cadre of supporters who bought into the Obamessiah myth, and it was inevitable that they eventually would feel betrayed.
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The “Obama Silver-Lining Watch” and the Nobel Peace Prize
At first blush, the Nobel Prize may seem to make it harder for an Obama administration to do anything involving a projection of American military power. But there’s another way of looking at it. While…
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Honeymoon-Over Watch: Campbell Brown Cites Obama "Hypocrisy"
As I’ve said before, I expect now that Obama is safely ensconced at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the cutthroat competitiveness of the news media is going to drive more and more reporters to go after the…
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Gaza, and Obama Derangement Syndrome
Photo: Associated Press via Yahoo! News Caption: Muslim protesters wearing masks of, from left, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, take part in a rally against Israeli…
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A McCain Voter Finds Silver Linings
Differences on policy issues should not, on this day, obscure the marvel that has occurred. A man who in his early childhood could not use certain public restrooms has just been elected to the most…
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The Corner vs. the Messiahmercial
The Web Goddess and I watched the Obamavision special via DVR while snuggling together on the couch. We’re a red-and-blue couple, but in the spirit of bipartisanship, I wore a purple shirt. I started checking…
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Joe the Plumber Becomes Collateral Damage
Obama talks with Joe Wurzelbacher, who should not have had any reason to fear that his life was about to change.(Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP) The snap judgment about Wednesday night’s Presidential debate, according…
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I Prefer the Chicago Politician to the Obamessiah
From the start, my take on Obama has been that he’s a talented and charismatic politician who some day could become an important senator. For the most part I like him. I’ll be voting for…