Just thought, since some of us like to repost every right wing smear
against good ol' "Uncle O", this might be fun to read.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/obama_i_strongly_stand_by_my_p...
Now that Barack Obama has just wrapped up his big Iraq speech, it's
worth noting how big a gamble he's taken at key moments during this
race -- by insisting on elevating the discussion to a higher plane
than the ordinary tit-for-tat of campaigns.
When Obama was under fire for Reverend Wright, Obama gave a speech in
which he asked his audience to think bigger, to rise above the narrow,
gaffe-driven debate about Wright and have a real and meaningful
discussion about the larger social and historical forces at play.
Now Obama has again done something very similar on Iraq.
John McCain wants the debate between the two men about Iraq to be
framed around three narrow assertions: One, he was right about the
surge, which has succeeded. Two, that success proves that we can "win"
with "honor," rather than "surrender." And three, Obama has "flip-
flopped" because he can't guarantee that withdrawal from Iraq won't
take 30 seconds longer than his proposed 16 months.
