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Monday, November 24, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama, honeymoon killer?

The Clintonites in his Cabinet, forgiveness for Lieberman, the creeping signs of centrism -- progressives aren't ready to panic, yet.
By Mike Madden

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  • Monday, November 24, 2008 12:38 PM

    Wow

    Give the guy a break, and all you leftists, snap out of it, for gosh sakes! The coasts may be full of far-left "progressives" but the majority of the people in this country are centrist. Why do you think people loved Clinton? Because he was able to work across party lines and get stuff done.

    The last few Democratic Presidents are:

    Obama (now)

    Clinton

    Carter

    Johnson

    Kennedy

    All of these men were CENTRIST! There's a reason McGovern and Mondale aren't on the damn list! Even Reagan had a great working partnership with Tip O'Neill.

    Politics is the art of compromise.

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