Seemingly Fair/Balanced

While I'm not sure what to make of it, folks, it sure as hell seemed as if Fred Barnes, Charles Krauthammer, and Morton Kondracke were bending over backwards, trying to be nice/complimentary to Obama (this, in response to his press conference last week - 11/7/08). Please, feel free to insert some "Twilight Zone" music here..................................................Seriously, though, I suppose it could have been sincere and all, trying to give the new president-elect the benefit of the doubt - whatever. But, still, I couldn't help but wonder, could this entire thing be a charade (oh my God, the Cliffster's wearing off on me - get ME to a shrink!!), a fabricated base-line of fair play or something. They want us to think that they're fair, that they're actually giving this Obama fellow a break. And, THEN, once they've established this base-line, BOOM, they're all over the guy, pressing him/his flesh to the grind-stone, holding him "accountable", etc...............................................Oh well, whatever it was, it was actually kind of nice to see - them saying that a Democrat was doing well for himself, wasn't a threat to Western Civilization, etc..