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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 08:45 AM

    Obama the unknown

    So you don't know who he is either! But given that 60% of his 600 million dollar pot came from big donors, including many from Wall Street, that may mean you just don't know to whom THE LEADER is beholden. There are several possible Obamas: (1) the Chicago pol, and you know much of it came from there (2) the Third-World liberationist (3) the 60s-style radical , (4) the conventional-minded Harvard liberal. and (5) the Establishment front.

    So far we have seen the First, Fourth, and Last.

    —RobbySh Read RobbySh's other letters

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