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Obama's Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Positions | 126 comments (126 topical)
thanks (5.00 / 3) (#17)
by Jeralyn on Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 01:46:31 AM EST
I see your point, that his more recent stance is a matter of convenience.

That's what it seems like to me from reading the news articles about what he's saying now and what's he's said/done in the past.

Since I haven't read any news reports critiquing Hillary's inconsistency on the issue, it wasn't a topic in this post.

I write frequently that my greatest problem with Obama is trying to figure out where he really stands. I read countless articles and then do Lexis searches going back to the early 90's, and I really can't tell because he morphs from absolute positions to modified ones which carve out exceptions or clarify to a degree where the original statement no longer holds.

My bottom line, as I also say (probably ad nauseum) is "the devil you know is better than the devil you don't and I'm not buying a pig in a poke."  As to McCain, of course he's better and if he's the nominee I'll vote for him, cross my fingers and hope for the best. But as to who the nominee should be, I'll take the candidate whose views I have followed since the 1990's and whose positions on issues, while they may not match mine in many respects, are consistent, well thought out and borne of experience.

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the "he" is Obama (none / 0) (#40)
by Jeralyn on Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 02:53:00 AM EST
of course Obama is better than McCain and I will vote for Obama if he's the nominee. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

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I agree (none / 0) (#108)
by bjorn on Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 10:07:03 AM EST
and will also vote for Obama if he wins.

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Obama's Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Positions | 126 comments (126 topical)

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