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Thread #101088   Message #2266164
Posted By: Amos
19-Feb-08 - 09:01 AM
Thread Name: BS: Popular Views on Obama
Subject: RE: BS: Popular Views on Obama
I would love to see Obama overturn expectations for Ohio, not to mention Texas. Schadenfreude, I guess.

The NYT today had a very droll OpEd on Obama Come Down syndrome, when hope-junkies find themselves needing more and more doses of hope... it was funny, yes, but as the essay itself says, even after the morning after, a thin still note persists; this man is making some kind of difference. Humorously enough, one of the columnists in the Times this morning wondered whether we should worry about Obam's degree of self-confidence. At least his self-confidence has not degenerated into arrogance, as it did so early in Bush' campaign, and he has won his case so far without having to buy judges from the Supreme Court.

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