Now the whole idea of flip-flopping doesn't necessarily bother me as much as some people. Having been generally liberal as a teen and college student I necessarily flip-flopped on a whole host of issues in becoming a conservative. If John McCain cares to flip-flop on his destructive stance against drilling in ANWR then I'll cheer that awakening wholeheartedly.
The issue of Barack Obama breaking his pledge to take public financing however, is a different story. This is something he pledged on principle (that money corrupts politicians), a principle that is as important as any other in his message of bringing "change" to Washington.
By doing this Barack Obama showed the true believers what conservatives have seen all along: that he is simply another in a long line of dishonest politicians who will say whatever it takes to advance themselves and that he has no core principles.
This McCain ad hits Obama on this point and I'm pleasantly surprised. Perhaps they fired the guy who conceived his first "I'm John McCain and I hate war" ad and actually have some talented people ready to make this interesting. We can only hope.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
New McCain Ad
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It should be mentioned that McCain re-evaluated his stance on drilling for oil over the course of 10 years. In those years, more facts were discovered about drilling in the disputed areas and the need for America to secure a home grown supply of oil became more apparent. In Obama's case, the only thing that changed in the months since his original 'pledge', was he figured out that he could spend more money if he didn't accept public money. One sounds a little more self serving.
Point well taken.
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