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I saw him (on TV) at McCain/Palin rallies where he looked like he was finding the "red meat" quite tasteless, and beneath him (but reluctantly clapping anyway)...
Ah, pride and hubris...
In over his head.
This is not to "excuse" him.
But he knows.
And he knows he knows better.
That's always harder to swallow after the fact.
But the truth is the best lesson.
Obama isn't about broken politics. He's mending. Obama's legacy is not Bush's.
Too many are confusing the past with the future.