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Posted at 2:58pm on Mar. 18, 2008 Why I want to believe Obama

and why it would be foolish to do so

By Kevin Holtsberry

I didn't watch Obama's speech live - I am focused on his opponent these days - but I have read the transcript. And I will confess that part of me really wants to believe that Obama is the candidate for our times. A part of me really wants to see him succeed.

It isn't white guilt, but rather a hope - there is that word again - that it might truly symbolize something in this country. And there are parts of his speech that are true and beautiful and worth saying. Clearly Obama is a talented and skillful speaker and politician.

But in the end I can't support Obama and believe his election would be wrong for America. Not because of some latent racism or hyper-partisanship. Not because his pastor spews hateful rhetoric or his wife's often bizarre statements.

No, I can't support Obama because behind his lofty rhetoric and obvious political skills is just another boring big government liberal who believes that compassion and justice flow through the federal government; that there is no problem that can't be solved with a government program.

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Posted at 10:01pm on Jan. 14, 2008 The credibility Gap in Michigan

By BrandonF

Cross Posted from Conservative Superiority

FoxNews seems to be picking up the torch for McCain.  Hammering Romney but overlooking the flaws in McCain.  FNC hyped comments made by McCain's campaign surrogates that Romney is:

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Posted at 7:32pm on Nov. 6, 2007 Doubting Fred

Missing The Mark

By California Yankee

According to the Telegraph's Toby Harnden, even Fred doubts he'll be president:

Chatting off-air to a television reporter, a stunningly candid off-the-cuff quip from the Hollywood actor cemented the impression that his heart is not in the 2008 race.

Trying to encourage his studio to hurry up so an interview could start, Carl Cameron of Fox News said into his microphone: "The next president of the United States has a schedule to keep." Standing beside him, a deadpan Mr. Thompson interjected: "And so do I."

As some Thompson aides looked bemused and others cringed, a taken-aback Mr Cameron, Fox's chief political correspondent, exclaimed: "You can't do that kind of stuff!"

Harnden misses the mark here. Unlike most presidential candidates, Fred has made a major point of not insisting that his candidacy is the most important thing in the world. This little exchange is totally in character for presidential candidate Fred Thompson.

Toby Harnden overreacted. Jim Geraghty has it about right:

That exchange will fuel the Fred's-heart-isn't-really-in-it talk, but I don't think it ought to. This is the guy who jabbed Tim Russert about his weight, who told Chris Matthews "that's your opinion, Christopher," and who generally comes across as a guy who could take or leave the presidency. Cameron's comment was pretty clearly a joke in its presumptuousness, and Thompson's comment seems to be a joke to deflate that presumptuousness.

I like the Daily Telegraph a lot, but the whole tone of the article at the link has an overwheming Thompson-campaign-in-freefall tone that I think just isn't warranted by events. At least, not yet.

This exchange isn't a reason to doubt Fred.

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