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Tuesday, December 2, 2008 12:00 AM

Eric Holder, Jack Quinn and the Rich pardon

It's premature to criticize Obama for his establishment-soothing appointments. But it's just as premature to heap praise on him for those appointments.

Glenn Greenwald

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:13 AM

pieceofcake
Yes! That is what I hope.

Reality is going to be increasingly hard to ignore. Obama is by all accounts a smart person who wishes to succeed, so I'm pinning my hopes on his willingness to change tacks. I think the Obama presidency can have one of 3 outcomes:
- His appointments really do work out, his critics eat crow, but are pleased with the positive outcome.
- His appointments don't work out, but he's smart enough to learn from his mistakes and listens to criticism. He tacks in time to make his first term a success.
- His appointments don't work out, but he displays G. W. Bush-like pigheadedness and his administration is a disaster.
I think the second outcome is the most likely. Therefore, despite my criticisms, I remain hopeful.
—ramoncreager Read ramoncreager's other letters

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