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From the page: " And I still think�"I think right now�"I would almost use the word "cult" to describe what�s going on in the White House. Everything is political. He�s isolated. Very good people say they�ve never seen a president this isolated, in terms of being unable to get to him with different opinions, etc. "

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Progressives, meanwhile, noted that while Obama was slashing money for community-service grants and energy assistance for the poor, he was calling for a lot less give from the other side of the income distribution. Not only had the president signed an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy during the lame-duck session, his budget brought a yet-to-be-enacted bank tax down from an initial proposal of $90 billion over 10 years to about $30 billion.

From the page: Obama will certainly go down as the first black American president, and this is how he will probably be remembered in the history books. But in terms of the actual significance of his leadership and what he substantively has done during his tenure, feckless -- which means "unable or unwilling to do anything," or "lacking the organization necessary to succeed" -- is the only apt word.

Actually, the word is "bought"

From the page: " The president is supposed to be a friendly and folksy character, and waving as if he gives a shit helps to foster such an image."

From the page: "The disgusting commentator on the Egyptian assault got some consequences"

From the page: "He truly seems to be out of it as Obama pours it on about his noble calling

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and then falls asleep"

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Yesterday morning, after Mubarak�s last act of hubris, I predicted he�d go the way of Ceausescu. It happened just hours after that.

Some of the best and worst covers:

NY Post makes Mubarak a mummy"

From the page: "and some know just what makes life worth living
Photos: Regis and Kelly …. and Michelle … and her yellow shoes. (The Obama Presidency Day 751)"