Obama Obfuscations Are Going to be Front and Center From Now On

The astounding and intelligence-insulting flip-flop that Barack Obama was just forced into doing on the Reverend Wright is nothing compared to the daily obfuscations that he commits during his campaign. Jim Geraghty has an interesting post reminding us of that over at NRO's Campaign Spot:

I'm sure after the rough three days or so that Obama has had, he's eager to get back to the issues. Very well, Senator.

Obama, on the D.C. gun ban, back on April 25:

Chicago Sun-Times interviewer: But you don't want to take a stand on the D.C. gun-ban law?

Barack Obama: I don't like taking a stand on pending cases.

Obama, yesterday:

He referenced his decision to file an amicus brief when Indiana's voter ID law was first challenged, saying he did it because he believed that 'it places an unfair burden on Indiana residents who are poor, elderly, disabled, or members of minority groups.'

So... Senator Obama doesn't like taking a stand on pending cases... except the ones where he files an amicus brief, taking a stand on a pending case.

Priceless. After the Wright fiasco - when Obama was shown as either being ignorant of Reverend Wright's views, or lying, or both - people are going to be going through what he says with a fine-toothed comb. Hey, it's his own fault. The media was prepared to give him a free ride all the way to the Presidency, but he blew it. All he had to do was tell the truth, and let the chips fall where they may.