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Obama's European problem
The senator may have traveled widely, but the critically important subcommittee on Europe has languished under his leadership.
By Joe Conason [2007-12-29]

  • Conason's Compliment to Obama

    So, 'Obama is not a good Senator and doesn't shine in that office like Biden once did because he is ambitious and running for president.' First, there is nothing wrong with ambition and no one runs for president who is not ambitious. Second, implicit in Conason's argument is that Obama could or would shine like Biden if only he focused his attention on being a Senator. The compliment veiled in this criticism is stronger than the criticism itself!

    David Brooks of the New York times makes the same point much more gracefully but also gives voice to why Obama is better prepared to be president, despite his credentials.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/opinion/18brooks.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

    -- Baloo.
    [Read Baloo.'s other letters]
    Sunday, December 30, 2007 06:35 AM
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