One thing Barack Obama does really well.

Backpedal:

Remember Barack Obama's famous attack on John McCain, that McCain wasn't willing to go to the cave where Osama bin Laden was hiding: "John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives." Or during the October 7, 2008 debate: "We will kill bin Laden. We will crush al-Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority."

No more. Now, all we have to do is contain bin Laden to his cave, you know, the one McCain wouldn't go to:

Barack Obama last night suggested that removing Osama bin Laden from the battlefield was no longer essential and that America's security goals could be achieved by merely keeping al-Qaeda "on the run".

"My preference obviously would be to capture or kill him," he said. "But if we have so tightened the noose that he's in a cave somewhere and can't even communicate with his operatives then we will meet our goal of protecting America."

There'll be more of this... lots more... to the chagrin of many on the left who'll remain largely silent...

For awhile.

Comments

[Max]

It's that Michael Jackson moonwalk thing.

[Morgan K Freeberg]

If you love a woman the way Obama loves America, lock her in a room with the guy that raped her.

If she raises a gun, or a knife, or a taser, or a hairbrush or a bare hand to try to defend herself, give her a stiff whack across the face so she knows what's-what.

[tim aka The Godless Heathen]

The dude hasn’t even taken office yet and his backtracked on what, a half dozen major policy issues already? Somebody keeping track, ‘cause I’ve lost count?

At this rate we’ll be invading Iran in the spring.

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Morgan,

It’s just a ‘different’ kind of patriotism/love than we’re accustomed to. You know, where dissent is the highest form of patriotism/endless criticism means ‘I love you’, where NOT wearing a flag pin or raising your hand to your heart is true patriotism/completely ignoring your wife unless loudly verbally abusing her, etc.

I know it’s difficult but let’s try to get on board with the Hope/Change express. Hell, tickets are cheap, ‘cause someone else is paying, whaoooo….!

[Joe Six-Pack]

In general, it is difficult to know what our public figures are really like. Presidents are a little different. We knew what we were getting with most past Presidents. I knew that President-elect Obama would be harder, but I am having a much more difficult time than I had figured in attempting to understand this guy. We really don't know what we are getting. I was worried before. These types of comments do not help.