Sunday, December 7, 2008

Neocons, Republicans and War Criminals Rave About Obama's 'Team of Rivals.'

Neocons, Republicans and War Criminals Rave About Obama's 'Team of Rivals.'
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As Barack Obama’s opus, “Team of Rivals,” continues its rolling debut, the early reviews are in and the “critics” are full of praise for the cast:
“[T]he new administration is off to a good start.” – Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell.
“[S]uperb…the best of the Washington insiders…this will be a valedictocracy — rule by those who graduate first in their high school classes.” – David Brooks, conservative New York Times columnist
“[V]irtually perfect…” – Senator Joe Lieberman, former Democrat and John McCain’s top surrogate in the 2008 campaign.
“[R]eassuring.” – Karl Rove, “Bush’s brain.”

“I am gobsmacked by these appointments, most of which could just as easily have come from a President McCain…this all but puts an end to the 16-month timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, the unconditional summits with dictators, and other foolishness that once emanated from the Obama campaign…[Hillary] Clinton and [James] Steinberg at State should be powerful voices for ‘neo-liberalism’ which is not so different in many respects from ‘neo-conservativism.’” – Max Boot, neoconservative activist, former McCain staffer.

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