Political Poop '09

Barack Obama is covering one of eight issues of Ebony’s August 2008 issue. The magazine is recognizing the coolest brothas of all time. Joining Barack on one of the eight special edition covers are Jay-Z, Billy Dee Williams, Prince, Samuel L. Jackson, Mohammed Ali, Denzel Washington, and Marvin Gaye. Check out the other covers below: In Other Poop… John McCain’s campaign is questioning Barack’s stance on Iraq. They have said that his remarks on the topic "have left a significant question as to exactly what he intends. He has held almost every conceivable position in the course of his relatively brief career in the Senate," said Randy Scheunemann, McCain's foreign policy adviser.
It’s being suggested that Barack’s views on withdrawal from Iraq may now mirror McCain’s. "The position of [McCain's] campaign is that words do matter, and Sen. Obama's words have left a significant question as to exactly what he intends. If he is now joining Sen. McCain's position and saying that the need to maintain peace and stability in Iraq is a prerequisite before responsible withdrawal, which is Sen. McCain's position, we welcome his conversion to that position," Scheunemann (McCain’s foreign policy adviser) said Sunday in a conference call with reporters.
Obama said on Saturday, “I was a little puzzled by the frenzy that I set off by what I thought was a pretty innocuous statement, which is that I am absolutely committed to ending the war."
The statement he is speaking of the one where, when asked about his stance on Iraq he said that he would “continue to refine” his policies as warranted.Source
Not sure exactly what Obama meant by the statement. Maybe it didn’t mean anything. Maybe he’s either not sure of his stance or not sure how to express it so he’s turned to vagueness as a scapegoat. In any event, it appears that he’s exhibiting some of those nasty politician tendencies that put such a bad taste in my mouth.