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There is much to dislike about President Obama's approach to the financial crisis. But opposition, it seems, will have to come from somewhere other than conservatism. The party out of power is also a party out of touch.

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Thomas Frank
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 21
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Kansas City
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