Obama: Two-Faced Rhetoric We Can Believe In

Today's New York Times op-ed by David Brooks accurately describes Obama as a politician with a split personality. On the one hand, Obama waxes eloquent about new politics and the fierce urgency of now. On the other, Obama has no problem disingenuously attacking McCain on the "100 years in Iraq" comment and refusing to accept public campaign funding after promising that he would.

While Obama's record in public service is not long enough for him to be painted as a John Kerry-style flip-flopper, I do think that we're now seeing the beginning of a new anti-Obama narrative. Specifically, Obama is a traditional pol hiding behind a facade of inspirational "hope-n-change" rhetoric. Coming from McCain, who is nothing if not honest, I think that this could be effective.