NEWSSTAND NUGGET!
Check out the latest issue of Essence Magazine. It has over 56 pages of commentary from notable African Americans on the election. The cover photos of Barack and Michelle are also stunning.
"The first comprehensive poll on why voters voted the way they did in November has just been released by the communications firm Target Point Consulting. I received a full briefing from the pollster Alex Lundry on what these 1,000 voters think of Republicans. The short answer is: not much."
Coming Soon: The 21st Century (E.J.Dionne) from the Washington Post
"The outcome of this year's election means that 2009 will, finally, mark the beginning of the 21st century."
Add Up the Damage (Bob Herbert) from the New York Times
"When Mr. Bush officially takes his leave in three weeks (in reality, he checked out long ago), most Americans will be content to sigh good riddance. I disagree. I don’t think he should be allowed to slip quietly out of town."
No Deal: Learning from FDR's Mistakes (Alan Brinkley) from the New Republic
"At no time did economic activity reach levels comparable to those of a decade earlier; and, while there were periods when the economy seemed to be recovering, none of them lasted very long. And so this bold, active, and creative moment in our history proved to be a failure at its central task. Understanding what went wrong could help us avoid making the same mistakes today."
Chip Saltzman's 'Magic Negro' Mistake (Tim Rutten) from the Los Angeles Times
"Given the current state of affairs, the Republican Party's next national chairman probably will need a sense of humor. A little judgment wouldn't hurt either."
Farewell to All That: An Oral History of the Bush White House from Vanity Fair
"The threat of 9/11 ignored. The threat of Iraq hyped and manipulated. Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib. Hurricane Katrina. The shredding of civil liberties. The rise of Iran. Global warming. Economic disaster. How did one two-term presidency go so wrong? A sweeping draft of history—distilled from scores of interviews—offers fresh insight into the roles of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and other key players."
Helping to Write History from the Washington Post
"When Obama moves to the White House next month, Favreau will join his staff as the youngest person ever to be selected as chief speechwriter. He helps shape almost every word Obama says, yet the two men have formed a concert so harmonized that Favreau's own voice disappears."
Obama's Five Rules of Scandal Response from Politico
"Tuesday's report from the transition, detailing contacts between members of Obama's inner circle and embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and concluding that "nothing at all inappropriate" was discussed, won't be the final word on the subject—but it did provide some telling insight into the way the White House's new occupant will operate."
Race Emerges as Issue for GOP from the Christian Science Monitor
"State GOP leaders will gather in Washington next week to begin the process of charting a new strategy for the Republican Party. The issue of race will be central to the discussion, even if it’s not a specific item on the agenda. That’s because, fairly or not, Republicans are being identified as the party of Southern white conservatives in an increasingly multicultural society."
Hawaii Giddy to Have Obama Home on the Island from the Associated Press
"Hawaii is overflowing with pride that a son of the islands who shares their culture and traditions is going to the White House. Now that Obama is back in the islands for the winter holidays, the state is giddy."
Bush and Barack, Bedfellows: Why the Current President is Rooting for the Next One (John Heilemann) from New York Magazine
"Although the president and his supporters shared a dim view of Obama as a prospective commander-in-chief, the supposedly woolly-minded, lily-livered Democrat may wind up doing more to salvage Bush’s legacy than the grizzled Republican nominee ever would, or could, have done."
Win, win, win, win, win ... (Thomas Friedman) from the New York Times
"How many times do we have to see this play before we admit that it always ends the same way?"
What to Do About Torturers? from the New York Review of Books
"As Alexis de Tocqueville showed long ago, sometimes it takes the eyes of an outsider to show us ourselves."
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