Conservative Columnists Energized By Obama

NEW YORK Ask Charles Krauthammer what he thinks of covering a liberal Democrat like Barack Obama after eight years of George W. Bush, and the conservative columnist will tell you there is a definite upside. "It is a lot easier to be in opposition, it is easier to criticize," he says. While he agreed with the former president's policies and wishes John McCain had won, Krauthammer admits a certain eagerness in having someone in the White House with whom he will more than likely disagree.

"It is actually more challenging when the side you are ideologically attuned with is in power," says Krauthammer, a Pulitzer Prize-winner who is syndicated by The Washington Post Writers Group. "I take an ideological approach to politics that is different than most Democrats."

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