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Well you can knock me over with a feather! Our new president may actually have some substance behind all the hot air he\u2019s been blowing for the past several years. His admission that Tom Daschle was a bad nomination, and that it sent a bad message, is my first ray of hope (that word again!) that Obama may actually be trying to change the culture of Washington, even if his hand was forced.<\/p>\n
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Obama admitted to CNN\u2019s Anderson Cooper, \u201cI don’t want to send a message to the American people that there are two sets of standards, one for powerful people, and one for ordinary folks who are working every day and paying their taxes.\u201d In so doing, Obama has become the very first politician I can ever recall taking responsibility for anything that didn\u2019t involve self-aggrandizement. Hats off to the new prez!<\/p>\n
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Now I\u2019m not na\u00efve enough to think that Obama doesn\u2019t have an agenda, but as an American, I will pull for anyone–Democrat, Republican, or otherwise– if they are doing honest work and trying to flush Washington of the bloated and vile lifers that seem intent on spending forever at the public trough. (The Kennedys or Clintons, anyone?) If Obama remains true to his word, I\u2019m in his corner\u2026.but I\u2019m not holding my breath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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