Freshman Senator Barack Obama to Tim Russert, January 2006:
I will serve out my full six-year term. You know, Tim, if you get asked enough, sooner or later you get weary and you start looking for new ways of saying things, but my thinking has not changed.
Freshman Senator Barrack Obama, October 2006:
MR. RUSSERT: But it’s fair to say you’re thinking about running for president in 2008?SEN. OBAMA: It’s fair, yes.
MR. RUSSERT: And so when you said to me in January, “I will not,” that statement is no longer operative.
SEN. OBAMA: The — I would say that I am still at the point where I have not made a decision to, to pursue higher office, but it is true that I have thought about it over the last several months.
This is the great young hope of the Democratic Party? Another say-anything, lie-at-will hack politician?
Pathetic.
At least that other most pathetic of Democratic politicians, Hillary Clinton, has been upfront about the fact that she is a carpetbagger and totally unconcerned with New York State in any context other than as a stepping stone back to the White House.
More from Obama:
MR. RUSSERT: You’ve been a United States senator less than two years, you don’t have any executive experience. Are you ready to be president?SEN. OBAMA: Well, I’m not sure anybody is ready to be president before they’re president.
How convenient. Of course, this gobbledygook is exactly what you’d expect to hear from a politician who is clearly not qualified, yet, to run for president. Go figure.
Being a Republican politician or a Democrat politician is never as relevant as being a politician, period. That is where the disgust, and the distrust, should always begin. The particular party of a particular officeholder or candidate is merely garnish.
3 responses so far ↓
Link Matt // Oct 24, 2006 at 2:19 am
It's pretty irrelevant anyway. The only Democrats who will ever again be elected to the White House are Democrats who can either reliably deliver a few current battleground states, or put a few currently-Republican states into play. And short of a nuclear detonation over Chicago sometime in the next couple of years, Illinois isn't either of those and won't be in the foreseeable future.
Besides…time in the Senate is a pretty poor source of "qualification" for executive office.
Link Dave // Oct 24, 2006 at 12:49 pm
"He's a natural-born citizen who is over 35 and he's been a resident for 14 years."
Only four more years until I'm qualified to be President! Eat your heart out Wife of Slick Willie!
Link PJS // Oct 25, 2006 at 10:25 am
You know, I'm glad you posted this…
Since I'm so disillusioned with basically everyone in Washington right now, regardless of party, I watched Meet The Press Sunday to check out this fancy new candidate that's supposed to be our political messiah.
I went into the show somewhat skeptically, humming "We Don't Need Another Hero", but I watched with an open mind.
Then, my eyebrow began to raise in recognition at this alleged breath-of-fresh-air candidate began to duck and weasel around questions just like his more experienced colleagues do every day. He wouldn't take a concrete stand on a single position.
"Next."