Open Left

There are a lot of qualifiers in this statement

"Ideally," "I think", "some type of."  These sort of hedges are normal in everyday speech but on the issue that seems to be considered the most important of the day, they are unacceptable.  If he is a supporter, than he should say so.  If he won't say so, I have difficulty imagining a reason other than that he is not certain that he is a supporter.

The way I see it, vague commitments are useless - 'I will close GMTO' (but use alternatives to serve the same function', 'I oppose DADT' (but I won't lift a finger to secure legislation or stop its implementation despite full legal authority to do so.)

Who are the best keepers of the people's liberties? The people themselves. The sacred trust can be no where so safe as in the hands most interested in preserving it.
James Madison

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by: David Kaib @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 11:56:27 AM CDT