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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (302403)	4/23/2009 10:14:26 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793926

I wonder if moderate Democrats and Independents will stay on board for this crap or the Democratic party is going to position itself as the party of Soros and Moveon and basically shoot themselves in the foot. We can only hope. O'Reilly is taking the view that if Obama pushes this it's all over for him as he'll lose the center, which he depended on to be elected. As you say, we can only hope. Off to Seattle shortly to fetch the World Traveler home. She said Customs gave her a through going over. I suspect it's because she visited or transited countries such as the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Croatia.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (302403)	4/23/2009 11:34:57 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793926

This will tear the country in two I'm afraid. It won't come to that. We are a shrill minority here. Latest Gallup shows Obama more popular than ever. The "we're sorry" tour was popular with the majority. Our outrage is based on what may happen. The public will have to see major FA and domestic changes that affect them before getting off him.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (302403)	4/23/2009 11:38:18 AM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793926

HORRIFIED "After having served most of my adult life in the CIA's Clandestine Service and having led many important counterterrorism missions, I can say that the rank and file is truly horrified by President Obama's naive decision making," Gary Berntsen writes at www.realclearpolitics.com. "Apologists for Obama's misguided decision may counter by highlighting the president's announcement that no CIA employees who participated in the interrogation program will be prosecuted. Surely President Obama understood that taking such action would have accelerated retirement of many senior officers already eligible to depart and would have also caused a significant number of resignations," Mr. Berntsen said. He added: "President Obama's handling of the classified Bush-era interrogation memorandums displays a lack of maturity. More dangerously, it displays a lack of understanding of what could lie ahead for the nation. Like all presidents in the modern age, Obama is likely to face events in the years ahead that will be heartrending. To prepare for these challenges and to minimize the impact on the nation, he must avoid rewarding our enemy and build consensus within the national security establishment. "Unfortunately, with the release of these memos, the hope that President Obama would conduct himself in foreign affairs as a moderate pragmatist has all but evaporated."