Passion not reason equals the 'Terri Schiavo' laws! On Sep 11, 12:46 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Spin baby spin... Soft stances = more of the same.... Reformers on > the whole bring strong stands on key issues as it is that passion > which drive them... > > On Sep 11, 12:34 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > LMAO, you have a problem with the fact that Obama has > > stances not made in concrete like Bush? > > > That Obama allows room for compromise and his positions > > are in the middle of the road, NOT as you say on the fence. > > > That is the problem with the GOP, you are either with them > > or against them and if you are against them then you are the enemy. > > Absolute positions that allow for only confrontation. > > > Maybe you haven't noticed, this policy hasn't worked for the last > > 8 years? > > > On Sep 11, 12:21 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > One line attack response do not address the major flip-flops or the > > > major "sitting on the fence positions" by Obama... Specifically on > > > guns... > > > > Pretending Obama to be a strong leader with clear positions is > > > folly... And that is the problem, Obama wants to be seen as a strong > > > leader WITHOUT taking strong position pro or against... This is in > > > part why Obama has refuse up to now to point to his "experience" in > > > education reform from 1995-2000 in the CAC... > > > > Then he worked with Bill Ayers and others to recentralize the power of > > > the school board in Chicago after the decentralization of power in the > > > 70's and 80's (which were "reforms" put in place by the LW of the > > > Democratic party)... The CAC efforts were not very sucessful (some > > > call them failures)... > > > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/06/AR200... > > > > >>> That leaves Obama unrevealed on the D.C. law. In response to my > > > >>> inquiry about his specific position, Obama's campaign e-mailed me a > > > >>> one-paragraph answer: Obama believes that while the "Second Amendment > > > >>> creates an individual right, . . . he also believes that the > > > >>> Constitution permits federal, state and local government to adopt > > > >>> reasonable and common sense gun safety measures." Though the > > > >>> paragraph is titled "Obama on the D.C. Court case," that specific gun > > > >>> ban is never mentioned. I tried again last week, without success, to > > > >>> learn Obama's position before writing this column. > > > > Obama's dance on gun rights is part of his evolution from the radical > > > young Illinois state legislator he once was. He was recorded in a 1996 > > > questionnaire as advocating a ban on the manufacture, sale and > > > possession of handguns (a position he has since disavowed). He was on > > > the board of the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation, which takes an > > > aggressive gun control position, and in 2000 considered becoming its > > > full-time president. In 2006, he voted with an 84 to 16 majority (and > > > against Clinton) to prohibit confiscation of firearms during an > > > emergency, but that is his only pro-gun vote in Springfield or > > > Washington. The National Rifle Association grades his voting record > > > (and Clinton's) an "F." > > > > There is no anti-gun litmus test for Democrats. In 2006, Ted > > > Strickland was elected governor of Ohio and Bob Casey U.S. senator > > > from Pennsylvania with NRA grades of "A." Following their model, Obama > > > talks about the rights of "Americans to protect their families." He > > > has not yet stated whether that right should exist in Washington. > > > > On Sep 11, 11:54 am, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I know you are stupid. > > > > > Obama has stated he is against illegal > > > > handguns or hand guns in the possession > > > > of criminals. Law abiding citizens can keep > > > > their guns. > > > > > WHY do you list these dumb opinion pieces? > > > > > On Sep 11, 11:38 am, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/words_obama_will_re...quoted > > > > > text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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