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"If unemployment were at 5%, President Obama would be doing fine. If the Christmas bomber's pants had exploded successfully, he'd be in far worse shape. Obama's progressive base thinks his problems stem from not being ambitious enough. Conservatives argue the opposite ... But one thing is clear: People think Obama took his eye off the ball."
--2/2/10
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