All Things to All People? Or Nothing to Nobody?

So, the same week Obama is attempting to appeal to religious voters by touting his new-found support for "Faith-Based Initiatives," he is also shoring up support in the gay community by reiterating his opposition to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

Given Obama's blatant pandering and flip-flops, one wonders whether either of the relevant groups will be fooled by these efforts.

New Politics or New Pandering?

So, Barack Obama has just admitted that his anti-NAFTA rhetoric while campaigning for the votes of those bitter-clingers in Ohio and Pennsylvania was "overheated."

Is this an example of the vaunted New Politics? Is blatant pandering less offensive if the candidate admits afterwards that he was, in fact, pandering?

Still, I'm glad that Obama has come around and is not as antitrade as I had once feared. Looks like Goolsbee was right all along.