Maybe we can start having Nativity scenes at our public buildings and parks next. Many of BO’s supporters say he is not a flip-flopper but he does “shift” his position from time to time. Is this a shift, a pander or a flip-flop?
Story from NPR but you can find tons of links to the story on your own.
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…you’d have to show where his current position is inconsistent with some past statement of his, wouldn’t you? I don’t think you’ll be able to find any such thing – until you do, it’s none of the above.
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p>As to the program itself, he appears to be trying to make it better than Bush’s program, which amounted to little more than spreading “walking around money” among various GOP approved faith-based initiatives. Many of them involved abstinence-only sex education programs, which have been shown to be ineffective – under Obama’s plan, these organizations would not get funding, as the programs must demonstrate good results or lose their funds. That’s an addition to the current program that I can get behind.
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p>Why did Obama come out in favor of faith-based initiatives? He’s probably trying to peal away a layer of support from McCain, who currently has a 69% – 21% lead among evangelicals. If he manages to pull away another 10% or 15%, he blunts that demographic for McCain. Good politics, if you ask me!