Media Ignore Obama’s Flip-Flopping

Contrary to popular impression, President Barack Obama has been remarkably consistent: He has consistently presented major initiatives that have failed and has just as consistently backtracked on changes he has promised.

Obama’s healthcare bill has turned out to be a disaster, raising costs and driving doctors out of medicine. His stimulus was a failure, doing little to spur the economy and adding close to $1 trillion to the national debt.

His outreach to Iran has produced only more belligerence and a continuation of its nuclear program. His foray into Libya is unfocused and has resulted in a stalemate.

On the other hand, to his credit, Obama has backtracked on promises that were unwise. Instead of opposing an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is essential to protecting the country, Obama has supported extending it.

Instead of trying terrorists as criminals in civilian courts, the administration will try them before a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay. Instead of closing the prison camp there, Obama is keeping it open.

Obama said he would start pulling out troops from Afghanistan in July. Now the Pentagon is saying that date is not set in stone. While he said previously he would roll back the Bush tax cuts for those making over $250,000, Obama ultimately supported retaining those cuts.

Obama’s flip-flopping began with his first campaign. Back then, he said he favored public financing of campaigns and would take it himself. He reneged on that and is hoping to raise more than $1 billion from private contributors for the new campaign.

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If I'm not mistaken he also voted in 2006 against raising the debt ceiling.

It seems to me that flip flopping is a pretty consistent thing for Democrats. Let's see: John Kerry " I voted for the war before I voted against it"

Archer: Off Topic, when it is someone else!

Conservatives should stop worrying about what country Obama was born in. Given some of the stuff coming out of the White House, we need to figure out what planet he was born on! But we're making progress. At least most the media has stopped insisting he was born in a manger.

Actually Science Chick documented that pretty well; they are starting to see the light. I almost fell out of my chair one day when MSN called him out.