News Nuggets 66

A photo that captures some unusual aspects of both Hillary and Obama.

Obama Preserves Political Capital from the Wall Street Journal

"Mindful of the disastrous presidential transition between the administrations of Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt -- during which an already bad economy worsened -- both the Obama and Bush camps have strained to be cooperative.  But tension is growing."

The Republican Comeback of 2010 from Salon

"Three luminaries of political analysis agreed to share their insights with Salon. Chris Hayes is the Washington editor of the Nation ... Chuck Todd is the national political director for NBC News. ... and Amy Walter the editor in chief of the Hotline"

Small Isn't Beautiful (William Kristol) from the New York Times

Mr. Kristol's FIRST appearance on this website!  He actually had something vaguely insightful to say!

"I can’t help but admire some of my fellow conservatives’ loyalty to the small-government cause. It reminds me of the nobility of Tennyson’s Light Brigade, as it charges into battle: “Theirs but to do and die.” Maybe it would be better, though, first to reason why."

Naming Hillary: 'May be One of Obama's Great Achievements'" from the Financial Times Deutschland [from Germany in English]

"If Gates supervised the withdrawal from Iraq after having organized Bush's deployment of additional troops and Hillary negotiates with the mullahs in Tehran, who could accuse Obama of lacking the needed toughness?"

Meet Obama from The Root

"The News: Barack Obama reminds Americans that it's okay for presidents to be smart, thoughtful and authoritative. "

The Obama Phenomenon: A Forum from the Organization of American Historians Newsletter

Some of these articles are interesting and there's quite a range of opinion put forward.