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Obama’s Moderation is Not a Surprise

The unsurprising moderation of Barack Obama has caught many people by surprise. At this point, he seems intent on restoring a version of the old Clinton presidency — Hillary Clinton running foreign policy, Robert Rubin’s ensemble running the economy, Bill Richardson at Commerce and nary a certified “cut ‘n’ runner” on Iraq anywhere in sight …

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The unsurprising moderation of Barack Obama has caught many people by surprise. At this point, he seems intent on restoring a version of the old Clinton presidency — Hillary Clinton running foreign policy, Robert Rubin’s ensemble running the economy, Bill Richardson at Commerce and nary a certified “cut ‘n’ runner” on Iraq anywhere in sight …

Read the rest of Richard Cohen’s Viewpoint.