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The question is, will the people who voted for him hold him accountable for what he promised? Or I guess the better question is do the majority of people who voted for him even know/care what he promised?
Obama Backs Off Windfall Tax Pledge
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of course, come jan 20th 2009, everything will be perfectI think he is just building anticipation in everyone for when he actually takes office! lol
Don't worry. Voters don't hold politicians accountable anyway. There's always of course the select few, but never even close to being enough to make any kind of difference. That's why the pols know they can get away with it. It's not limited to any specific party or ideology. Not many conservatives held Bush accountable for everything he failed to come through on, which was MOST of his 2000 platform.
of course, come jan 20th 2009, everything will be perfect
haha .......... right
I'm digging my bunker now!
Barack Obama was elected president a month ago and does not take office for another 6½ weeks. But his most fervent supporters already have reason to be disappointed in him. Witness the headline of a "news analysis" in today's New York Times: "Campaign Promises on Ending the War in Iraq Now Muted by Reality."
"As he moves closer to the White House," the Times reveals, "President-elect Obama is making clearer than ever that tens of thousands of American troops will be left behind in Iraq, even if he can make good on his campaign promise to pull all combat forces out within 16 months." That itself is a big "if," as the Times acknowledges:
That status-of-forces agreement remains subject to change, by mutual agreement, and Army planners acknowledge privately that they are examining projections that could see the number of Americans hovering between 30,000 and 50,000--and some say as high as 70,000--for a substantial time even beyond 2011.
We may be in Iraq for a hundred years! The Times notes that "there always was a tension, if not a bit of a contradiction, in the two parts of Mr. Obama's campaign platform to 'end the war' by withdrawing all combat troops by May 2010":
To be sure, Mr. Obama was careful to say that the drawdowns he was promising included only combat troops. But supporters who keyed on the language of ending the war might be forgiven if they thought that would mean bringing home all of the troops.
Hmm, here is what the Times editorial page said about the subject when it endorsed Obama back in October:
The unnecessary and staggeringly costly war in Iraq must be ended as quickly and responsibly as possible.
While Iraq's leaders insist on a swift drawdown of American troops and a deadline for the end of the occupation, Mr. McCain is still talking about some ill-defined "victory." As a result, he has offered no real plan for extracting American troops and limiting any further damage to Iraq and its neighbors.
Mr. Obama was an early and thoughtful opponent of the war in Iraq, and he has presented a military and diplomatic plan for withdrawing American forces. Mr. Obama also has correctly warned that until the Pentagon starts pulling troops out of Iraq, there will not be enough troops to defeat the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
It is awfully generous of the Times to forgive Obama's supporters for believing what they read in the Times.
It must be said that not everyone is surprised to find Obama's campaign promises "muted by reality." Those of us who were paying attention to reality before Nov. 4 never took Obama's pledge to flee Iraq seriously. Although it is especially repugnant to seek political gain by promising to lose a war, it is also common for presidential candidates to make unrealistic promises, especially on foreign policy, and disregard them once elected. (Remember how George W. Bush was going to stop "nation building" and Bill Clinton was going to get tough on the Red Chinese?)
Obama thus is carrying on a long tradition of making empty and irresponsible promises. While he may deliver victory in Iraq, his war against cynicism has already been lost.
John Ziegler proved that Obama voters were completely clueless about anything in the election except "hope", "change" and Sarah Palin's children and wardrobe. They wouldn't know if he flip flopped on a policy if he smacked them in the face with it...
and even if they knew, they would nt care!also it will be interesting to see how you guys respond when NOTHING CHANGESIt will be President Barack Hussein Obama after 20Jan09. A 58 Dem Senate. A 255 Dem House. Going to be interesting to see how you all react to some real changes.
Oh believe me I'm not worried,, I saw what the obamalama crowd gave him a pass on during the election, there is no question whatsoever they will explain away and excuse every misdeed he does! No problemo!
It will be President Barack Hussein Obama after 20Jan09. A 58 Dem Senate. A 255 Dem House. Going to be interesting to see how you all react to some real changes.
