Comments on: Quote Of The Day http://donklephant.com/2008/06/20/quote-of-the-day-39/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:57:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: mw http://donklephant.com/2008/06/20/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-410183 mw Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:38:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6068#comment-410183 I guess what Jim means by this "new" kind of politics that we are getting from Obama: - Paying lip service to a principle like Public campaign financing, but completely ignoring the principle if for any reason it becomes politically inconvenient. - Claim to hold one position on NAFTA when it politically advantageous in the primaries, but completely reverse that stance a few weeks later when it is no longer politically advantageous in the general election. The only question I have for Jim: How he can you tell the difference between this "new' politics and the "old" politics? I guess what Jim means by this “new” kind of politics that we are getting from Obama:

- Paying lip service to a principle like Public campaign financing, but completely ignoring the principle if for any reason it becomes politically inconvenient.

- Claim to hold one position on NAFTA when it politically advantageous in the primaries, but completely reverse that stance a few weeks later when it is no longer politically advantageous in the general election.

The only question I have for Jim: How he can you tell the difference between this “new’ politics and the “old” politics?

]]> By: Jim S http://donklephant.com/2008/06/20/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-410178 Jim S Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:17:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6068#comment-410178 But Obama didn't claim he renounced politics. He wants to move away from a certain kind of politics. Does this mean that Brooks thinks that there is only one kind of politics? Is politics only the kind that have been practiced for the last few decades? Can nothing new be created in the new communications environment we now live in? But Obama didn’t claim he renounced politics. He wants to move away from a certain kind of politics. Does this mean that Brooks thinks that there is only one kind of politics? Is politics only the kind that have been practiced for the last few decades? Can nothing new be created in the new communications environment we now live in?

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