Conservative Donnybrook

I was introduced to thie video by a co-worker.  It demonstrates how one state senator’s faith in Obama is baseless and utterly unfounded.

H/T KS

In the wake of Obama’s decision to break a pledge by eschewing public financing, David Brooks demolishes the popular image of Obama-as-starry-eyed-idealist, and argues that, in fact, he is a politician–in fact, a particularly cynical and even ruthless one.

And then on Thursday, Fast Eddie Obama had his finest hour. Barack Obama has worked on political reform more than any other issue. … In February 2007, he challenged Republicans to limit their spending and vowed to do so along with them if he were the nominee. In February 2008, he said he would aggressively pursue spending limits. …

But Thursday, at the first breath of political inconvenience, Fast Eddie Obama threw public financing under the truck. In so doing, he probably dealt a death-blow to the cause of campaign-finance reform. And the only thing that changed between Thursday and when he lauded the system is that Obama’s got more money now.

Brooks could have bolstered his argument by adding that Obama’s image as a post-racial healer is just as fraudulent as the idea that he’s a high-minded idealist. On this subject see an eye-opening TNR piece by Cinque Henderson from back in May: Continue Reading »