re: #342 Charles

This is absolute, complete, unmitigated crap. I have not stopped criticizing Obama one bit, when I believe he’s wrong about something.

I refuse to be a hypocrite, though, and just reflexively hate everything he does whether or not it’s justified. Your attempt to tie this to my opposition to creationism is just ridiculous.

Sorry you feel that way. But the way you’ve defended the Obama administration in the (a) Ibn-bow kerfluffle [first saying it was no big deal; then that W did the same or worse, then apparently accepting the White House denial that it even happened and saying it was all ridiculous]; (b) the pizza gaffe [quoting an aol left-winger with approval]; (c) the pirate rescue thing [applauding the Obama administration in the face of what would appear to be strong evidence of Obama vacillation] and (d) now the DHS report [which I would posit is the real “pure, unmitigated crap”] seems to bear up my point.

Through each of these last topics .. .which have dominated LGF these past weeks …. you’ve become less and less agnostic (in the political sense) and more and more articulating the same line that is coming from the White House or pro-Obama types. Again, I’m not one of the ones suggesting it’s a cynical ploy because there has been a lot of passion in it. If anything, though, if there is an anti-Obama reflex then you’re matching it in your posts with a reflec to defend Obama against all comers during a time I think Obama has been committing gaffes one right after the other. Like the guy who said he didnt feel comfortable being loyal to Obama (which I think is legit .. loyalty lies with the Constitution and the nation, not it’s political head) and invited him to move to Sadr City or your post 336 which is tautological.

Thus, I think it represents a pivot left.

As far as my thought it is linked to your opposition to creationism, it certainly looks that way a least to me. In its current state of disarray, big time GOP’ers right now like ID (e.g. Jindal) or are willing to turn a blind eye (e.g., Perry). You’ve been vehement about creationsim/ID and taking a lot of heat for it from the hard social issue side right. Thus, is it beyond the pale to suggest that the ill will and invective thrown your way by those types has soured you on the right, to the extent you link attacks on Obama gaffes as coming from the sort who are against you on creationism? Or is Obama the best defense against the threat you perceive from creeping ID/creationist thought in the public schools and public debates?

Otherwise, I’m having trouble figuring it out because the positions you’ve taken (like calling out Ed Morrisey as a hyperventilator) are inexplicable to me … it’s beyond just pointing out hypocrisy and a pox on both houses when it looks like you’ve jumped in the Obama trench and are machine-gunning his opponents as they pop their heads up beyond the wire.

Thanks for letting me discuss this.