奥巴马,我们是否该给他第二次机会?
<p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="gallery">gallery</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>, <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="painter">painter</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="supporter">supporter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="donating">donating</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. "<span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="banker">banker</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="accountable">accountable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>."</p><p>上周我在曼哈顿的一个艺术画展上，出席者不可避免地混杂着艺术家、记者和富有的艺术收藏家。我遇到了一个画家朋友，她是坚定的民主党支持者，但她告诉我今年她不会捐钱给奥巴马的竞选班子。 “他一直令人大大的失望，”她说。 “没有一个华尔街银行家被追究金融危机的责任，他延长了布什对富人的减税政策，我只是对他没有热情，我甚至不知道我会不会投票。”</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="clutching">clutching</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="spectrum">spectrum</span>. "<span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="socialist">socialist</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="bald">bald</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="hedge">hedge</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>. "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="hates">hates</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="us">us</span>." <span word="His">His</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p>在房间的另一边聚集着一群艺术收藏家，其中大部分在金融行业工作，他们拿着装有廉价白葡萄酒的塑料杯，抱怨奥巴马的政治辐射的另一端。 “他是一个社会主义者，”一个人说，他是一个运行着庞大的对冲基金的矮个秃头男人。 “他讨厌像我们这样的人。”他的朋友们都点头赞同。</p>
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