by Damozel | At Democrats.com, Bob Fertik finds it 'worrisome' that that Obama needed 'two press conferences today to clarify his position on Iraq.' However: he agrees that everything Obama has said is consistent with his previous position. He makes a good point about Obama's campaign, Republican tactics, and the general laziness of the media:
I hope Obama understands the powerful dynamic that's at work: when he flip-flops on one issue [FISA], Republicans and their Corporate Media allies will try to portray every policy "clarification" as another flip-flop, so they can paint him as another John Kerry.
The Corporate Media doesn't care that John McCain holds the Guiness World Record in flip-flops, including Bush's tax cuts, immigration, torture, and off-shore drilling.
The only solution is for Obama to abandon nuance and stake out clear positions that contrast as sharply as possible with the disastrous - and massively unpopular - policies of both George Bush and John McCain.
This shouldn't be hard to do, but it's not Obama's style - he prefers careful nuance to bold declarations. Unfortunately, 24-hour cable news simply doesn't allow for nuance in a Presidential campaign. (Democrats)
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