Among Barack Obama’s distinguishing characteristics in the field of presidential hopefuls, four years ago, was his opposition to the Iraq war, which he had denounced at an antiwar rally in Chicago in October 2002, when invasion was still yet a gleam in the neocon eye. As Obama's reelection campaign begins this week, his administration continues the military occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq, while making the down payment on a third in Libya.Most lefties don't seem to recognize the contradiction. But the hypocrisy is evident in the "Obama is Awesome" cartoon. I don't usually link to videos, but this one's a must-see.
This is not what people who supported Obama expected -- and public opinion polls suggest that opposition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq remains as high as it was during Bush’s second term, or higher. But the streets no longer fill with protesters.
(via Instapundit)
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Evidence, as if it were needed here, that liberalism is more essentially about style and social ranking than it is about facts.
Style and social ranking are awesome.
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