Why Obama Gets Away with it

Barack Obama is being touted as a new kind of politicians. How true – but for reasons different than most people think. The Hope of Obama is that he would be authentic – genuinely working both sides of the aisle to get practical solutions for the American people. He wanted to move past the Boomer politics of Bill Clinton who used division to power his way through the political landscape.

But what Obama has proven is that he’s a far worse kind of politician than Bill Clinton could ever aspire to be. Clinton was a slick politician, able to triangulate his way through two terms, but he did so openly. No secrets (well, other than the ones Ken Starr uncovered!) . Obama, on the other hand, works the same two-sides-of-his-mouth, what-the-definition-of-is-is politics, except that he does so secretly. He pretends otherwise.

“As president, I will never allow drilling offshore.” “I can see myself supporting an energy policy that includes offshore drilling.” “My position has been clear from the beginning and has not changed.” Anyone who follows Obama closely sees this hypocrisy ABSOLUTELY CLEARLY. Except, of course, those (usually media types) who intentionally choose to be blind to his two-sided hypocrisy, or, even worse, spin it to say, “this is the kind of bold leadership we expect from a president.”

I ask, how can Obama get away with this? How can he get away with openly flip-flopping all around to pander for votes while saying he’s not flip-flopping to get votes? Simple. He plays to the mass of superficial Americans who do not pay the least bit of attention to the words and actions of presidential candidates. They buy simplistic media talking-points and are mesmerized by flashy words and celebrity status over real positions on issues. And rather than being principled on what he believes, Obama plays to the ignorant masses by taking the popular position of the day whether or not it is in line with his “principles.”

So, yes. Obama is a new kind of politician all right. He’s the worst kind. He’s a political wolf dressed in
Armani clothing.