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The wolf puts the sheep’s clothing back on for the election
Flopping Aces ^ | 12-13-11 | DrJohn

Posted on 12/13/2011 6:15:41 AM PST by Starman417

Barack Obama's contempt for America knows no limits:

WASHINGTON (AP) — On issues from air pollution to contraception, President Barack Obama has broken sharply with liberal activists and come down on the side of business interests and social conservatives as he moves more to the political middle for his re-election campaign.

Without a Democratic challenger who might tug him to the left, Obama is free to try to neutralize Republican efforts to tar him as a liberal ideologue by taking steps toward the political center.

I have long said that democrats have zero long term memory and Obama's success depends largely upon that.

At the same time, he is finding opportunities to boost his standing with his most committed backers. For example, he has appealed to environmentalists by delaying an oil pipeline that would run from Canada to Texas, and to gay rights activists by bolstering gay rights overseas and helping end a ban on gays in the military.

The sometimes seemingly contradictory moves come as Obama maneuvers toward next year's election. Critical to his success in 2012 is retaining support from independent voters who could be won over by his GOP opponents, given the country's high rate of unemployment and economic distress.

Delaying the pipeline also delays the jobs that would accompany it.

And how stupid does Obama think Americans are? This stupid:

The White House denies that politics is at play.

And you would have to be stupid on a galactic scale to buy into that.

(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: environment; obama; oil

1 posted on 12/13/2011 6:15:47 AM PST by Starman417
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To: Starman417

“”efforts to tar him “”

I think that would qualify for “hate speech.”

I want to know why he thinks a reelection campaign is worth one billion dollars!! Hate the rich but take their money?? Except there’s no way he hates the rich - the man lies about putting his shoes on in the morning.


2 posted on 12/13/2011 6:35:55 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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