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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.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 07:54 AM

    My Cynicism Runs Deep

    Apologies to all Obama (and Bush) justifiers--I'm pathologically cynical.

    For instance--did anyone else note Bush's statement/answer about how he inherited a recession and he's leaving with a recession, like that was a badge of honor.

    He failed to remember the budget had a surplus left by Clinton (oh, that was because Clinton gutted the defense budget, I hear).

    Will the real Obama come forth, I'm worn out and jaded from too much teeth-chattering fear and snarling from the Bush era.

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