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Obama's Selective Silence

Barack Obama's transition team has hidden behind the "there's only one president at a time" line when it comes to making a statement on the situation in Gaza, but has no problem pushing for an economic stimulus package. "I think it is more difficult for him to engage very much on foreign policy" before the inauguration, Democratic strategist, Steve McMahon, argued on CBS. "It's very important for our country to speak with only one voice. He's respecting that tradition." Then how about he speak with one voice and say that the Bush administration is correct to blame Hamas rocket fire for the situation and that he supports Israel's right to defend itself?

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Philip Klein is The American Spectator's Washington correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/Philipaklein

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