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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 08:40 AM

    Palin at Federal level

    Readerreader expostulated: " Palin strikes me as a competent state administrator, and I assume she could do the same at the federal level."

    Bad assumption! The woman is an ignorant boor, ignorant (beyond rehabilitation short of a brain transplant) and a Christian fundy extremist. (Which automatically means her decisions at the federal level would be terrible if in any position of power).

    AK governor, having lived in Alaska, isn't saying a whole lot. I'd warrant it isn't anywhere on a par with being Prime Minister of Barbados - where I also lived.

    But hey, yes there can be room for her somewhere on the federal level: mayhap chief administrator in charge of cleaning the assorted federal agencies carpets, and kitchens!

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