"Obama told ABC's George Stephenopoulus that Senator Obama was a bad example to follow. "
And you thought you elected him president!
"Obama’s past views used to challenge new ones; Now endorses polices opposed while in Senate" by David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post / June 27, 2011
WASHINGTON — Obama seems to have gotten himself into unusually hot water this year. In three different battles, his own words have become weapons for both Democrats and Republicans....
On Libya, the president’s past words appear to have forced him into legal contortions, [arguing that] the law simply does not apply....
Bush leave the playbook lying around?
Related:
"Obama’s team relied on a legal analysis crafted during the administration of President George W. Bush to argue that the faux signature passed constitutional muster."
He did!
Already, Senator Obama's opinion that presidents should not enter conflicts without congressional approval has been written into a Senate measure. That was the idea of Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, who wanted to pass a "sense of the Senate" resolution that Obama had been right in 2007.
Also see: What is a Patriot?
It failed, earning just 10 votes, all from Republicans.
The absolute dejection that sets in when you realize the "antiwar" party of Democrats is nothing of the sort.
In March, NBC's Brian Williams asked Obama to explain the apparent contradiction between his previous and current Libya views. The president said he had to launch the Libya campaign quickly and that he consulted with congressional leaders before starting the operation....
Good reason, huh?
In April, Obama told ABC's George Stephenopoulus that his vote against raising the debt ceiling had been a mistake. He appealed to the current Congress to vote yes, saying that Senator Obama was a bad example to follow.
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What's next, institutionalizing torture and expanded spying?
