Excuses wearing thin for Obama, media pals

Chicago Sun Times by Steve Huntly | Oct. 20, 2009 (Opinion)

Have you heard the news? President Obama inherited an economic mess from the Bush administration.

You say that's hardly news? But it's been the message sounded over and over by the White House. Top Obama adviser David Axelrod said on one of the Sunday news shows, "He walked in the door, we had the worst economy since the Great Depression." In San Francisco, Obama talked of being "busy with our mop." White House heavy hitter Rahm Emanuel used the ... Full Story »

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Paul Belle-Isle
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 by Paul Belle-Isle - Oct. 20, 2009

This is not journalism. It is an opinion piece whose central thesis is that, 10 months after taking office, President Obama should have undone the damage it took the Bush Administration and the GOP eight years to achieve. It cherry picks facts and is rife with the persecution syndrome that has been at the fore since movement conservatiism was kicked to the curb in the last election. The author is clearly writing for those who already share his position, and is unlikely to win any converts.

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