Posted by
vonryansexpress on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:45:27 AM
Pulled from the sides, base line positions cannot hold and stretch into some looking glass elongation of wacky taffy.
Sweet or Sour, political candy pulled from the extremes does not reconcile at the center but instead runs thinner and thinner till it breaks for real.
Bill Bradley in 2000 sought to portray himself as an outsider after three Senate terms and had shameless role reversals on education and agricultural subsidies. After the three terms, the record was hard to efface and the reversals were apparent campaign conversions to all.
Wendall Wilkie's 1940 run against FDR, set out a candidate with no relevant experience for the presidency, (i. e. Sen. Obama) and during the campaign Wilkie changed from lamenting America's lack of industrial preparation for the coming conflict to accusing FDR of seeking war.
Interestingly, at the end of the campaign, Wilkie became one of America's strongest voices for the armament of America and Lend-Lease. Not the likely role Mr. Obama will play upon his return to the Senate.
Sen. Obama begins to resemble Angelo in Measure for Measure. Seems virtuous enough but may be prepared to cast and re-cast the dye in his own favor.