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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Weasel Watch
Posted by: Carol Platt Liebau at 5:23 PM
Commenting on today's Supreme Court decision, Barack confirmed that he agrees with the Court that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual's right to bear arms

Problem is, this position means he's adding yet another flip flop to an already substantial list.

His position on guns was characterized last year as believing that the DC gun ban struck down today was, indeed, constitutional -- a statement that his campaign today is describing as "inartful."  Problem is, if that's the case, why did he answer a debate question premised on his belief that the ban was constitutional, as Politico's Ben Smith notes?

Weasel watch time.

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Cubsfan writes: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 5:44 PM
Kimberly
Why don't you blog on Daily Kos? You would fit right in there.
JimP writes: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 6:27 PM
FLIP FLOPS
Obama looks lame, as usual, with his 'explanation' of his flip flop on this issue. Unfortunately, Kimberly has a point. McCain has his own flip flop problem and he is no more believable, to me at least, than Obama on the policies he has flipped on.

Why Kimberly, hard core Stalinist to the last, posts her agitprop comments at TH is a curiosity. She doesn't change any minds, only occassionaly manages to annoy someone and 99% of the time she is a source of derisive amusement for TH readers. But hey, it is her 'individual' right to speak her mind, even if she speaks as part of a 'collective' political philosophy and makes herself look silly in the process.
Dread writes: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 6:40 PM
What I don't understand...
Again, is why he wouldn't just say, "I disagree, but I have tremendous respect for the Supreme Court and would abide by the ruling."

Done. He comes off looking fair, honest, and respectful for the law and Constitution.

Or even, "I was convinced of the validity of the argument after reviewing the decision and the amicus briefs."

Still looks a little wobbly, but also can be interpreted as someone who is not bound by dogma, but is willing to change in the face of facts or a good argument. (Not a bad trait for a leader.)

This way, is just... really... lame.
Foamer writes: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 6:49 PM
Not flip-flop - Spinner!
Forget calling Obama flip-flop, with his velocity and amount of change he should be referred to as "Spinner" instead. If Gary Trudeau hasn't gotten around to making up an "icon" for him in Doonesbury, he could use the spinner from the game of Twister for BHO.
ScarletPimpernel writes: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 7:46 PM
Exactly, Dread
I respect the people like Ted Kennedy who are proud Dem/libs than the weaselly Dem/libs who try to hide their Dem/libbedness to get elected - McCain, for example.
Pasadena Phil writes: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 9:41 PM
You know it's going to happen
One of these two guys is going to have an "I am a jelly donut" moment.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/jfk_berliner. htm

Jerry in Chicago writes: Friday, June, 27, 2008 10:45 AM
Doucherinsky
Hugh, your buddy Erwin once again demonstrates your poor judgement in elevating his profile from anonymous Ivory Tower leftist to nearly-anonymous Ivory Tower leftist.

Under the cover of the four apparently retarded SCOTUS judges who do not believe what they read in the constitution, nitwits like Erwin and Squeaks Daley in Chicago can whine about "conservative activist judges" on the Supreme Court, and the nerve they have of actually reading the constitution, and finding not just a First Amendment, but ... a Second Amendment!

Every time Erwin opens his whiny mouth, the left edge of the political world gets stupider.
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