Oklahoma Needs Help, Not Ideology

Real Clear Politics  "Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican who lives in the very neighborhood that was overwhelmed, was talking about a call he received from President Obama. Hearing Cole, I realized how strange it is these days for politicians to speak in human terms about someone in the other political party -- especially if that someone is named Barack Obama. "He was very kind," Cole said.
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"Imagine: a solid conservative Republican declaring that Obama did something "kind, thoughtful and gracious." This takes courage in the GOP these days. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie learned as much last fall. He was ostracized by large parts of the right (and pronounced unwelcome at March's Conservative Political Action Conference) because he praised Obama's response to Hurricane Sandy.
"I hope Cole escapes this fate."