Spring Break
Shoot the hostage
Dan Fitzpatrick
Issue date: 7/2/08 Section: Forum
It would be one thing if these flip-flops were a result of Obama's personal convictions evolving as grappled with issues; it's quite another thing to shamelessly lie about previous positions because they're unpopular at the moment.
So when the GOP was using his friend and pastor as leverage, Obama decided to shoot the hostage.
Wright is irreversibly damaged, but still alive; what's important to Obama is that he undercuts his opponents' advantage.
Obama's campaign has become just like the runaway bus in the movie. Now that it's picked up enough speed, there's no slowing it down without risking the whole thing blowing up. Even if it takes shooting the hostages or throwing them under the bus, Obama knows that his best hope for winning the election lies in keeping his campaign's momentum through November.
Those close to Obama are going to have to be careful - it's only a matter of time before another questionable association becomes another speed bump on the road to the White House.
So when the GOP was using his friend and pastor as leverage, Obama decided to shoot the hostage.
Wright is irreversibly damaged, but still alive; what's important to Obama is that he undercuts his opponents' advantage.
Obama's campaign has become just like the runaway bus in the movie. Now that it's picked up enough speed, there's no slowing it down without risking the whole thing blowing up. Even if it takes shooting the hostages or throwing them under the bus, Obama knows that his best hope for winning the election lies in keeping his campaign's momentum through November.
Those close to Obama are going to have to be careful - it's only a matter of time before another questionable association becomes another speed bump on the road to the White House.
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