This week with George S was very interesting. There were some great comments made during the roundtable:

Great Expectations:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6674307
Bush Legacy:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6674440
Historic Inauguration:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6674440

If you're not interested in the full program, at least watch the final where the funnies are shown :o)

The transcripts aren't available yet since it just aired today.


>While I certainly agree his basic instincts are Statist, I am somewhat encouraged by an undercurrent of intelligence and ruthless pragmatism that his most devoted followers will find offensive as time goes on.
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>His dinner a couple nights ago with George Will, David Brooks, Bill Cristol and Krauthammer - aside from co-opting a chunk fo the guest list of my fantasy dinner party - was probably one of the political events of the last decade I would have most like to have bugged. My guess is he did well, opened some very interesting channels that will stand him in good stead, and it won't be the last time he gets perspective from those sources. I think what we may see in the future is seeking consensus where possible among intellectuals while finessing the ideologues.
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>The lefty blogs are, of course, apoplectic (even after the rumor - probably encouraged by Rush - that Rush was there was debunked. He didn't belong there and wasn't)
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>If Obama's smart (and whatever my disagreements with him I don't doubt that for minute) he knows it's his Left flank that is going to be the most trouble. He can ignore ideologues on the right if he has conservative thinkers giving him some room, but it is going to be tough fighting off attacks from the left.
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