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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.

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  • Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:10 AM

    Sirota on Obama is suspect

    Since his column where he attacked Obama for calling Paul Wellstone a gadfly in a recorded conversation between Sirota and Obama yet refused to release the tape of the conversation to let others judge the context, David Sirota has shown he has it out for Obama.

    His disgusting "Dear Leader" formulation shows he still has contempt for Obama's supporters, even though they delivered the Dems from the political wilderness

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