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Thursday, November 27, 2008 12:00 AM

I'm grateful for Barack Obama

My sappy Thanksgiving post got more serious as I watched the Mumbai tragedy unfold.
Joan Walsh

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  • Thursday, November 27, 2008 05:55 AM

    I too, am grateful for Obama

    It is a good feeling to know that there is going to be someone at the head of the government who can think intelligently. After 8 years of idiot in chief Bush I am glad to finally have a President who is an adult. I have no problems with Gates staying for a year as long as he follows Obama's direction which I find no reason to think he won't.

    I used to think I was a liberal but with this election and reading numerous blogs I guess I am not. I shall have to go search and find out what I really am in the area of liberal, progressive, conservative etc. Right now I am simply confused!

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