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Steyn: \u2018Moral narcissism\u2019 has finally caught up with \u201908 \u2018independent\u2019 Obama voters<\/a><\/h1>\n
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Published: 6:53 AM 07\/29\/2011 | Updated: 8:49 AM 07\/29\/2011<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\"\"On Thursday the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press\u00a0released a poll<\/a>\u00a0showing that President Barack Obama has suffered diminished support from independent voters.<\/p>\n

On Hugh Hewitt\u00a0nationally syndicated radio show Thursday,\u00a0National\u00a0Review<\/span><\/a>\u00a0columnist Mark Steyn observed these numbers and suggested that independent voters are realizing the consequences of their votes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a lot of sympathy for the independents because I think in 2008, they thought they could afford their kind of moral narcissism,\u201d Steyn said. \u201cThey voted for Obama to feel good about themselves. They ignored a lot of evidence as to what kind of guy he is and the world which he had been marinated his entire adult life. And they realize like a lot of people that they actually couldn\u2019t afford the consequences of that vote. And I think the reality of that is still staring them in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steyn added, however, that it\u2019s time to look beyond that reality and on to the not-so-distant future as the\u00a0debt<\/span><\/a>\u00a0ceiling debate continues in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2011\/07\/29\/steyn-moral-narcissism-has-finally-caught-up-with-2008-independent-obama-voters\/#ixzz1TVbpjHrq<\/a><\/p>\n

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