<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6cc0e4aa-ee6f-428e-8394-50b18e1b04a2/E84C6883-E64B-482D-9DBB-50BC4391448D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html" href="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html" style="font-size: 11px;">aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html"><DIV>Lindsey Graham puts out a statement stepping on the GOP message:</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html"><DIV>This is a wise choice by President-elect Obama.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html"><DIV>"Rahm knows Capitol Hill and has great political skills. He can be a tough partisan but also understands the need to work together. He is well-suited for the position of White House Chief of Staff.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html"><P class="citation"><CITE cite="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1108/Reacting_to_Rahm.html"><A href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1108/Reacting_to_Rahm.html">Ben Smith's Blog: Reacting to Rahm - Politico.com</A></CITE>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html">This got me thinking about the election and what it means.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html">Extremists beware.  Vitriol is no longer in vogue.  Inability and unwillingness to compromise are passe.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html">The politics of the extremes rely upon and thrive only upon the apathy of the middle. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html">Those who believe in moderation and compromise must be apathetic for the extreme right or left to rule and even to be powerful in their own party.  This was the meaning of Obama’s victory and the failure of McCain’s strategy</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://aplagueonbothyourhouses.typepad.com/a_plague_on_both_your_hou/2008/11/ben-smiths-blog-reacting-to-rahm---politicocom.html">Obama gained a majority and a landslide electoral college by capturing and revitalizing the middle.  </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/E84C6883-E64B-482D-9DBB-50BC4391448D/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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