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Saturday, November 29, 2008 12:00 AM

In Barack we trust?

Obama campaigned on his personality and judgment and won. Now, like it or not, he isn't beholden to anyone.
By David Sirota

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  • Saturday, November 29, 2008 05:32 AM

    save us all

    First, let me be clear: McCain/Palin BAD! Obama? Simply a very bright man with a great sage presence and the gift of gab like a snake-oil huckster at a side show.

    We'll soon pay for the continued erosion of our engagement as a people in political life.

    Obama offers nothing new. He'll be far more articulate than the boob, George Bush, but he'll just take the comedy to a more intellectual level. If he's praying at all, it is that the American people remain the consistent dupes they have become since Ike warned us to pay attention.

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