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Obama's impressive new OLC chief

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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 01:48 PM

    karr

    ha, fair point. But then i think anyone who is a member of any political party is a sucker and a partisan.

    Anyway, in all seriousness (well not all) my initial point meant to convey that it doesn't prove all that much if someone is haranguing (sp?) a member of the opposite party. If John Yoo comes out with an eloquent piece against an Obama power grab - even if Mr Yoo is correct (meaning i agree with him!) it doesn't prove he's against excess presidential power, it merely proves he's against it when a Dem does it.

    Now maybe that's not the case with Ms Johnsen, but until proved otherwise, it's safer to bet she's gonna support whatever fakakta decision Obama makes.

    Oh, let's all get off Israel/Gaza in this string, there's plenty of other strings to endlessly discuss that great big goat-f&ck.

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