“Do you think Barack Obama says what he believes most of the time, or does he say what he thinks people want to hear?” asked the New York Times in a recent poll — and Fifty-One percent of respondents said Mr. “New Politics” Obama says “what he thinks people want to hear.”
Further, Fifty-Seven percent said Obama “has changed his position on important issues in order to get elected” — something that 41% credited with lowering their opinion of Obama.
Perhaps, as Ed Morrisey says, “the “new politics” halo is officially off” of the Chosen One.
The more Obama talks, the worse this should get.
Meet the new boss....
Darin_H Tuesday, July 15th at 9:37PM EDT (link)Iraq is going to be his quagmire. He said the Surge wouldn’t work, it did. He said we lost, we haven’t. Now that we are winning, all of his Iraq prognostications have to be thrown under the bus, thus alienating his core constituency. Couldn’t happen to a better pol.
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Dan McLaughlin Tuesday, July 15th at 10:18PM EDT (link)people wanted to hear whatever Obama would say, regardless of what it was.
“No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong.” - Winston Churchill
gc reco - you nailed it with: "The more
Mike gamecock DeVine Wednesday, July 16th at 3:28PM EDT (link)Obama talks, the worse this should get.”
Jeff, and I usually don’t get syrupy about anyone but moi! haha, but your work has just been awesome lately (and usually for that matter), but hey, keep it going bro!
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“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson