[7UENf0w7]

I love how you try to deflect withering criticism by declaring that the criticism proves Obama isn't coated in teflon.

[aburva.org]

An additional 6% over the previous administration. "Withering". Yeah.

[snova]

This is the sort of corruption which really pisses me off. Yes, everyone has done this since at least Reagan but that doesn't make it any better.

[Gymngatagaica]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpu...ion-posts.html

This just proves the liberal media is in love with Obama and won't say anything bad about him.

Not many people would consider Jake Tapper part of the "liberal media"; he's been notably willing to criticize Obama for quite a while now.

[Saispapedlimi]

Not many people would consider Jake Tapper part of the "liberal media"; he's been notably willing to criticize Obama for quite a while now.

What, and ABC News hasn't fired him? The liberal media is really slipping up.

[Qnnoshxj]

Change FAIL.

I have to say, I'm not one to believe in Pols. But I did think he'd be at least marginally better on something like this. Instead... worse. Sweet. Well, let's look at the alternative... Yep, folks, we're screwed.

-Arrian

[mbaueee]

"liberal = unwilling to criticize Obama in 2008" is more accurate.

I'm not a liberal? Should I be or or

[DoctorGordanBens]

If I had to speculate wildly, I'd guess that Obama's relative newness to the political scene meant he had a shortage of trusted political allies from which to appoint administration posts. As a consequence he dipped into his pool of donors for administrative posts more than a veteran politician might have.

By that measure, voting for a political outsider is the surest means to allow entrenched interests to gain the largest sway.

[skydaypat]

Its not a defense of Obama its a lame attempt to lay claim that the media doesn't love love themselves some Obama.