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Politics : John McCain for President -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (1459)	6/22/2008 10:42:41 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6579

Obama's career was spent helping a crooked slumlord exploit the poor and the taxpayers of IL.

To: American Spirit who wrote (1459)	6/23/2008 2:49:10 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 6579

On Social Security, too, Obama's made "changes" in defining the class enemy. He raised his definition of "the rich" subject to his proposed 12.4% hike in taxes from anyone making $97,500 a year to those making $250,000. Still pretty poor for rich, but likely to lull more voters into thinking his tax hikes won't touch them. What to make of all these changes? There are three possibilities, none of which makes the candidate look good. The sympathetic may dismiss them as Obama coming to his senses and aligning with the mainstream. His new positions are improvements, after all. But they also raise questions about judgment, maturity and consistency. It's also worth remembering that the shifts came under political pressures to which Obama may be less inclined to submit once elected. Jimmy Carter used to ignore the public like that, too. Then again, Obama could be an opportunist who'll say anything to carry a swing state, appease anti-war radicals, win over a special-interest group or propitiate wealthy donors. In which case, the political road ahead may get very cynical indeed. It could also be possible that this is a candidate who'll deceive to get elected only to surprise us later. Unseen forces may be at work. For example, Richard Fernandez, blogger with Pajamas Media, noted that Obama's shifting positions on Iraq track the rise and fall of the business prospects in that country of his Chicago patron, Tony Rezko. Meanwhile, given Obama's radical political roots, his mainstream talk may be a cover for a more leftist agenda that's otherwise unsalable to voters. Whatever the case, we'll grant that this is "change." Just don't call it change anyone can believe in.