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Honeymoans from the Left

by Alexander Cockburn

A month after he won the White House, Barack Obama is drawing a chorus of approval from conservatives who spent most of this year denouncing him as a man of the extreme left. "Reassuring," says Karl Rove of Obama's cabinet selections. Max Boot, a rabid right-wing commentator, confesses, "I am gobsmacked by these appointments, most of which could just as easily have come from a President McCain." In Murdoch's Weekly Standard, mouthpiece of the neocons, Michael Goldfarb revi ...

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Posted by: Masako
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:41 AM

The Who might comment appropriately, "I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again." Don't worry Cockburn. There's no money left for all of war adventure stuff. Poverty will either bring peace or complete destruction. Mr. Obama and his appointees may not be of your political persuasion, but they aren't stupid.

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