Daily Archives: Nov. 29, 2008

Liberals feeling duped?

Nov. 29, 20086:03 a.m.

Some liberals aren’t waiting to see the entire Obama Cabinet to declare it a disappointing flashback. In the Nation, William Greider writes that Obama’s “lineup for key governing positions has opted for continuity, not change,” and even seems “designed to sustain the failing policies of George W. Bush.”
While acknowledging the remarkable economic circumstances of the moment, Grieder writes: “His victory, it appears, was a triumph for the cautious center-right politics that has described the Democratic Party for several decades. Those of us who expected more were duped, not so much by Obama but by our own wishful thinking.”

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Open thread 11/29

Nov. 29, 20086:02 a.m.

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Another prescription for GOP victory

Nov. 29, 20086:01 a.m.

Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, the GOP’s most prominent African-American and a candidate to chair the Republican National Committee, calls the reports of the death of the GOP greatly exaggerated and offers a six-point plan for victory: Return to timeless Republican principles. Organize in every state. Appeal to the forgotten middle class. Build a broader coalition. Stop the blame game. Use new communication tools.

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Obama mania getting out of hand

Nov. 29, 20086:00 a.m.

Since sounding the welcome alarm in a column about the media fawning over President-elect Barack Obama – “we seem to have crossed a cultural line into mythmaking,” he wrote – Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz has begun a feature called Obama Adulation Watch. The first two entries:
“Many women recoil at the thought of baring their arms in sleeveless dresses or blouses, but not Michelle Obama – half of the fabulously fit new first couple.” – Associated Press
“Experts: Obama Poised to Re-Brand America” — Huffington Post

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