Apparently, Obama’s “policy switches” are giving all the lefties apoplexy. He’s moving to the centre, repositioning himself for the general election. He’s flip-flopping. He’s contradicting his previous positions every time he opens his mouth.
Except that the FISA legislation providing retrospective immunity to telecommunications companies for unlawfully helping the Bush administration spy on Americans is not an issue of left-right ideology. And his statements on Iraq policy do not indicate the he has moved terribly far from where he had already positioned himself, despite the overblown media hysteria and the Republican posturing. And on FISA, he at least had the decency to treat his constituency like grown-ups and provide an explanation of his thinking, acknowledging the disagreements that can exist within a political movement.
Compare that with this (expanding) list of John McCain’s self-contradictions, in which exactly what he says appears to depend entirely on the composition of the audience standing before him or the aim of the particular statement he is delivering. The contrast is a stark one, and it should not be obscured by irresponsible media repetition of a narrative about moving to the centre and alienating the base.
Obama is the biggest flip-flopper and lier I have ever seen in politics!
http://goodtimepolitics.com/2008/07/05/obama-puzzled/
Well-argued, and brilliantly spelled, good sir/madam. I assume you have some evidence to support your claim? Because linking to another story about one of the things I already addressed doesn’t cut it.
Obama was against the Iraq war from the outset. He is in favour of withdrawing American troops from Iraq. In recent days, he indicated that he may consider adjusting his timetable, but did not in any way suggest a shift in his fundamental position that the United States needs to remove its troops from Iraq.
McCain has a long list of documented statements that directly and unequivocally contradict his earlier statements.
I can accept that Barack Obama is not suited to the Presidency based on your own political ideology or attitudes. But if you want to assert that he is a flip-flopper and liar, you’re going to need to back that up.
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