re: #593 Killgore Trout

I think that a factor. Republican candidates are going to have to run by opposing everything Obama does and jumping in too early means they’re going to have to flip flop more to stay opposite of Obama. Look at the trouble Newt has been having with Libya.

Therein lies the difference. Obama wasn’t against everything Bush did in his presidency - and even acknowledged the few things Bush did right. He ran against the policies he felt needed to be changed, while McCain ran against “that one” - meaning anything Obama stood for, including hope.