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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 07:46 AM

    Shocking words from David Brooks

    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/politicalwrap_11-28.html

    PBS NewsHour
    Originally Aired: November 28, 2008

    Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks examine President-elect Barack Obama's new economic team [...]

    DAVID BROOKS: And the only thing I would say is enjoy these moments. I went back and read some of the pieces, including by me, that were written in 2001 about the Bush team. And they were all about what a star Paul O'Neill was and how Dick Cheney was so flexible.

    And sometimes we get these things so wrong [...]

    - - David Brooks, on "PBS NewsHour", Friday 11/28/2008

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