He's a conciliator, and he looks fake trying otherwise: David Brooks
                                
                                
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                                    With trust in government at an all-time low and independent voters identifying with Republicans over Democrats by a two-to-one margin, it's "suicide" for President Obama to try being a partisan fighter, writes David Brooks in the  New York Times . Obama was elected to be a conciliator, not a...