Obama jumped the Shark

I know, I know – it’s time to pinpoint the moment of the stunt already – but doe now, i’ll just bask in the evidence

National

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RR Poll
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Leaners
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McCain (R)
43%
46%
227
57%

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Obama (D)
43%
46%
293
54%

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Castrato-gate shrieks

John Kass at Chicago Tribune makes the point that the cries of pain over Jackson remarks were really betryal pain in righteous disguise

Obama used them to crush the Clintons, but now the left is finally realizing it’s been betrayed, on issue after issue, with Obama changing his positions in order to defeat a tired and [...]