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To: Sully- who wrote (77120)	1/27/2010 11:51:41 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Lowlights Ramesh Ponnuru The Corner So far, the most offensive policy proposal has been the special debt forgiveness for going into “public service” — i.e., our overpaid, under-accountable government. The most demagogic moment (so far!) came when the president claimed, falsely, that the Supreme Court had given a green light to foreign corporations to run political ads. corner.nationalreview.com

To: Sully- who wrote (77120)	1/27/2010 11:54:31 PM
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It's Not Just You, Michael John Hood The Corner I think the exasperation vibe you’re picking up from the Obamas is very real. Rather than being chastened by political defeat, or being willing to pretend persuasively that he is chastened like Clinton did after 1994, the president has chosen to exude annoyance with the existence of dissent and the misuse of the franchise by Massachusetts voters. corner.nationalreview.com

To: Sully- who wrote (77120)	1/28/2010 12:01:56 AM
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More Backhanded Nastiness Jonah Goldberg The Corner Obama says: <<< My Administration has a Civil Rights Division that is once again prosecuting civil rights violations and employment discrimination. We finally strengthened our laws to protect against crimes driven by hate. >>> corner.nationalreview.com

To: Sully- who wrote (77120)	1/28/2010 12:06:50 AM
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The Speech Kathryn Jean Lopez The Corner Was shrill and defensive and unrepentantly liberal inasmuch as he pushed harder on health care and jobs and the rest. But that was a strong rhetorical close. Perhaps he has learned belatedly that apologizing for America doesn't fly. I wonder, too, if being commander in chief has affected him. How could it not? It may not translate into the right policies, but I think there is a little bit of a different Barack Obama because of that role he plays. At least rhetorically. There's at least a little American exceptionalism salt on this speech. corner.nationalreview.com

To: Sully- who wrote (77120)	1/28/2010 12:12:22 AM
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The Many Presidents and Their SOTU Alex Castellanos The Corner There were too many Barack Obamas tonight, making too many promises to too many interests. The same president who said he wasn’t interested in relitigating the past . . . did exactly that for over an hour. The same president who yearned for less partisanship also resorted to it without hesitation, often just a few sentences afterwards, blaming his problems on his predecessor one long year into his own administration. The same president who yearned to reduce deficits also called for hundreds of billions of dollars in expanded government. The same president who said “we can't wage a perpetual campaign” just brought in his campaign manager to do exactly that. And the same president who said he understood that families have to live on a budget said his government would start doing that . . . next year. Napoleon said, “He who defends everything defends nothing.” This president defended everything tonight. I’m not sure America knows who he is. corner.nationalreview.com