Left behind

They said this was an election of firsts:

As for Obama, he seemed off his game at first, perhaps because he was facing potentially awkward questions from the "left," which he has hardly ever encountered, and certainly not in front of an audience as large as the one Maddow reaches.

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"I don't blame him, however."

"... Clearly, a President Obama - we should be so lucky - will have to work long and hard to avoid extending the quagmire that already is Afghnaistan and make sure it isn't extended into Pakistan. I'm not sure, at present, he quite grasps the entire situation and how to approach it. I don't blame him, however. ..."

--typical. ugh.

He's already made it crystal-clear he wants to throw more of our troops and money and firepower into it.

very very related--

Obama outstrips McCain in defense-industry donations -- http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/obama-ou...

She'll get the memo

Barack has promised to be President Congeniality. That's why the suits at MSNBC are behind him. He's not going to actually change anything.