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Endorsements? What about a reality check of the Rhetorical Wonder? Don't hold your breath.
Do Media Give Obama A Pass On His Plans?
By DAVID IGNATIUS | Posted Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:30 PM PT
"Why is the press going so easy on Barack Obama?" asks a prominent Democratic Party strategist, echoing a criticism frequently made by the Clinton campaign.
It's a fair question, and now that Obama appears to be the front-runner in terms of his delegate count, he deserves a closer look, especially from people like me who have written positively about him.
The reason to look closely now, quite simply, is to avoid buyer's remorse later.
Obama is a phenomenon in American politics — a candidate who has ignited an enthusiasm among young people that I haven't seen in decades.
He promises a nation in which, as his supporters chant, "race doesn't matter."
And for a world that is dangerously alienated from American leadership, he offers a new face that could dispel negative assumptions about America — and in that sense boost the nation's standing and security.
But these are symbolic qualities.
What Obama would actually do as president remains a mystery in too many areas. Before he completes what increasingly looks like a march to the Democratic nomination, Obama needs to clarify more clearly what lies behind the beguiling banner marked "change."
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