by D. Cupples | In March, Barack Obama foreign policy adviser Samantha Power indicated to the BBC that Obama wasn’t committed to his campaign statements about ending the Iraq war within 16 months after he (if elected) takes office. Many wondered about…

This is a frequent flyer theme in Obama’s campaign.

His book ‘Audacity of Hope’ says in the prologue:
“Undoubtedly, some of these views [both progressive views and views critical of the Democratic Party] will get me in trouble. I am new enough on the national political scene that I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their own views. As such, I am bound to disappoint some, if not all of them. Which perhaps indicates a second, more intimate theme to this book–namely, how I, or anybody in public office, can avoid the pitfalls of fame, the hunger to please, the fear of loss, and thereby retain that kernel of truth, that singular voice within each of us that reminds us of our deepest commitments.”

In spite of this platitude, his campaign seems to generally take the approach of leveraging the blank screen effect by pandering to everyone, and thereby having a strong stance on nothing. Maybe his audacity is the choice to pander to every particular singular voice within everyone.

It reminds me of the line that licensed contractors sometimes use about the local handyman; ‘jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none’.

Strauss contended that only great thinkers are able to face the deepest problems. And it as great thinkers their judgement concerning the best path to the future for us dummies is obviously superior to all others. And so, if “the great thinker” has to lie to get the people to follow him, well that is just what he needs to do.

Leo Strauss (September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973), Professor at the University of Chicago, where he taught several generations of students and published fifteen books.

Last Monday, I posted on the incredible drop in media coverage of the Iraq War. This past weekend, the Public Editor of the Sacramento Bee also noted the drop of stories on the war and actually provided a story count (including both front page and interior pages) on the war coverage at his newspaper.

http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com/2008/03/back-in-news.html

The irony, of course, is that Sen. McCain had just returned from his trip to Iraq when the fighting broke out. Given the reported drubbing the Iraqi army took and the defections by that army, Sen. McCain’s comments appear totally out of touch with reality.

ot……a little Rezko info you all might like…a little pot brewing.

http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2008/04/rezko-its-getting-closer-to-obama.html

enjoy.

It’s always been my impression Obama became a politician simply to enjoy the fruits of the combine.

Disgusting.

The PR shills surrounding Obama simply cannot rationalize the crimes this man is party to, IMO, particularly given his connections to Rezko, Auchi, and Wright.

At a certain point it is no longer about money, the game, such as it is, but national security.

Do they think they walk?

They’re all Stuart Levine.

One day you wake up, and there’s no going back.

But the media’s not biased or anything.