Change You Better Believe
by sarabeth at 8:07 am on June 26th, 2008 in 2008 Presidential, Barack Obama, St. John McCainSoon you may not even be able to tell them apart:
In Nov. 2007, the Chicago Tribune reported that Sen. Barack Obama “believes the D.C. handgun law is constitutional.” Obama spokesman Bill Burton said today “that statement was obviously an inartful attempt to explain the Senator’s consistent position.” For his part, John McCain supported efforts in 2000 to close the gun show loophole. But in his quest for the presidency, McCain signed onto a brief challenging D.C.’s gun ban.
Funny how Obama’s starting to change before our very eyes. And it’s change you better believe.
*** Update, 8:20 AM ***
That “consistent position”, by the way, that Burton referred to, consisted of artfully taking no position:
The Chicago Tribune clip from Nov. 20, 2007, is an inaccurate representation of Obama’s views, according to Burton, because the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has refrained from developing a position on whether the D.C. gun law runs afoul of the Second Amendment.
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