Hi, My guess for "Cut out" He was not made to be in the senate? With Lifer should I use only its slang meaning ?
"In observing Obama for the past year and a half, Reid had sensed his frustration and impatience, had heard rumblings that Obama was already angling to head back home and take a shot at the Illinois governorship. Reid had no idea if it was true, but he knew this much: Obama simply wasn’t cut out to be a Senate lifer.
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Obama simply wasn't made for a lifelong career in the Senate.
— JohnParis
Obama simply wasn't made for a lifelong career in the Senate.
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