DISTORTION IS IN THE OBAMA-AXELROD TOOLBOX
AS is back and Dishing about Hillary (who else?), as job one, so there is still an open door to having a look at Obama's weaknesses.
The latest? Obama wants to win, just as much as any politician. At one time he was saying something about those willing to say anything to win an election, now he's within millimeters of deliberate distortion himself, with these fliers that are going about in Ohio about NAFTA, apparently (unfortunately, I haven't seen the fliers, so ...).
More, just as a matter of accuracy:
Did Hillary Clinton Really Support NAFTA? Aides, Biographers Say No
He appears to be backpedaling on his Cuba position. One can see a hint that the vaunted politics of conviction is shifting toward ... calculation? Clearly, George Will is worried enough about Florida, that he's pushing Florida's governor to be a choice for VP.
WHAT ABOUT PERU
Clinton's posture on NAFTA has, so far, been more nuanced than Barack's. She's taking on the sovereignty issues directly in these trade agreements. Meanwhile, as I recall, it was Edwards who was pointing out that Obama has just part of the story on Peru, a deal that he voted for in the Senate (I'm not sure if Hillary did, but she may well have). There is more than enforcement, environment, and labor standards at issue ... I wouldn't mention it, except BO appears convinced that Peru was a good deal (not a flawed compromise, but a good deal).
IN THE LAST ANALYSIS - Obama CAN be stopped
Just keep in mind, while reading AS (and many others who have panned Clinton's team), that the more it looks like a Clinton failure, the less it looks like an Obama victory. I think there is some non-trivial measure of truth to that, because Obama could be stopped ...
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Obama - Just Another Politician?
