Flip-Flopper, Waffler, Two-Face

Barack Obama is a very good public speaker. He is engaging. He is articulate. But he's not Bill Clinton. Bill could weave his way in and out of a lie so smoothly that even the most perceptive Republicans were baffled.

Obama does not have that same gift. Hence, he is beginning to be labeled as a flip-flopper. However, the fact that he is flip-flopping is not the issue as much as why he appears to be flip-flopping.

This is a sign of inexperience, incompetence, or both. He has no solid foundation upon which to build his policies. Therefore, when the foundation of sand shifts, so do his policies. Here are a few examples:

• Promised to immediately withdraw troops from Iraq. Last Thursday he said he might "refine" his plans after meeting with military commanders in Iraq.
• Supports expanding government eavesdropping and immunity for telecommunications companies. Opposed it last year.
• Supports and opposes gun control.
• Said he would accept public financing for the election before he refused it.
• Disagreed with Supreme Court's overriding of the death penalty for child rapists even though he is against the death penalty.
• Supports and opposes decriminalization of marijuana.
• Supports and opposes health care benefits for illegal immigrants.
• Supports and opposes late-term abortions.

This is something to seriously consider when going to the voting booth this November. Today we oppose Al-Qaeda and tomorrow we might sit down to dinner with them. Remember, we should "negotiate" with our enemies, right?