I always figured that Obama would roll towards the center, but I didn't think he'd roll so dramatically or easily. I'm not sure what to make of the efforts he seems to be making to make policy which is contrary to his rhetoric and stance, other than to suggest it's more political shenanigans that put his integrity into question. In other words, maybe I bought into the idea that Obama had integrity and it turns out that too was an illusion. The following two Changes follow on the heels of dissing Wesley Clark.
1. Obama rolls over on FISA and warrantless wiretaps.
2. Obama takes up the cudgels of faith-based initiatives.
In the first place, I have had a very difficult time, when I was tracking it, putting any credibility into the majority of charges made against GW. I'm astounded to hear it still said that he was eavesdropping to punish political enemies, John C. Dvorak. Basically there was no illegality warranting a.. well, warrant, and the Congress made all the noise they possibly could over AG Gonzales but had NO LEGAL CASE. Basically all the fudging that Bush was doing in prosecution of terror suspects, not political enemies, could simply be overlooked if he had the benefit of the doubt in Congress. Obama must now, in his flip-flop be very nervily calculating that he would have such a benefit. After all, Bush won time after time when it really came down to it. So now that Obama has the nomination, he can use the cover for speaking the truth for once - FISA envelope pushing is actually about fighting the GWOT. All he has to do now is paper over the bullshit partisan lies of his past.
In the second place, well, who cares? Faith-based initiatives are empty promises coming or going. Any church that does something for the tax incentive isn't worth speaking of, much less campaigning on. This is fluff. Nice fluff that was nice for W and might turn out to be nice for Barry. The point is that little Barry is growing up right before our eyes. Now that he's gotten the Democratic nomination he seems ready put childish things aside, like the entirety of his campaign thus far.
What a punk.
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