Friday, June 06, 2008

Undivided Cynicism


So Jerusalem would be "undivided," with part of it being the capital of
Israel and part being the capital of "Palestine." Sure, that makes perfect
sense. Nothing "divided" about that.

Obama isn't an idiot, so I may have to dissent from Scott's generous
suggestion that Obama "may not be an unusually cynical politician."

PAUL adds: I think Obama got into trouble here in part because of his cynical
desire to tell the AIPAC audience what it wanted to hear, but also in part
because he didn't really understand the issue.

Many Republicans are happy that Obama is the nominee because they see him as
a relatively weak candidate. They are probably correct in their assessment of
his candidacy. But they nonetheless should be dismayed that someone who is
simulataneously this unprincipled and this clueless finds himself within orating
distance of the presidency.

JOHN agrees: It's true; I wonder whether any major party has ever nominated a
candidate as ignorant of the major issues of the day as Obama.

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