In a post bizarre even by his standards, Dave Budge wants somebody to call Obama a liar, then, in comments, says he isn’t calling Obama a liar. Then he says that Obama is a liar. Then he says that the example he cited in his post wasn’t a lie. Therapy could help!
The question really is not whether the Obama ad is a lie, it’s whether it’s a fair shot: I say: fair shot, although I don’t much care for the demagoguery either.
Here’s why it’s fair: Obviously, Romney is trying to be as ideologically supple here as possible. He says he would sign a federal bill outlawing all abortions if the national consensus favored such a bill. He doesn’t say how he would determine what constituted a consensus. In his full remarks, he seems to imply that passage of such a bill by Congress would indicate consensus. If the election goes his way, it’s a fair bet that Congress would pass such a bill. The House probably would pass it right now.
Would Romney sign that bill? Oh, yeah. Fair game? Oh, yeah.
The real danger, of course, is that Mitt Romney and other conservatives will view a Romney victory in national elections would constitute a mandate to institute such a ban.
I have been wondering, what rock has Dave Rye been hiding under lately?
If you have ever been a public person, being a private and relatively low-keyed one is a very pleasant change. I have learned to grumble to myself and let it go at that most of the time. Then again, when David Crisp doesn’t post on this blog for a couple weeks, I find myself missing him even though I disagree more often than not. The post below brought me briefly out from under the comfort of the rock. Thanks for wondering!