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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 AM

Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama

The president-elect's advisors respond to the firestorm created by Sunday's remarks on Guantanamo, illustrating the value of criticizing Obama when he deserves it.

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  • Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:13 AM

    Jacksonian

    "Did you hear Obama had an intimate sit-down dinner with progressive/liberal journalists, pundits & bloggers Tuesday night? Yeah-- Glenn was there, and Rachel, and Keith.....Oops, make that George (Will), David (Brooks) and Bill (Kristol). Eight years of Bush/Cheney weren't enough. Now their head cheerleaders get a seat at the table with the Democratic President-elect"

    As utterly bewildering as it is vomit inducing. Have you tried that combination? It's as weird as what induces it.

    But,then again, what was Kristol doing on the Daily Show? And just as importantly, - who exactly was laughing along and applauding him?

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