The question: Are the media going to call Obama on the reversal? Will there be hand-wringing pieces about the corrupting role of money in politics? Or will the story just be covered as the two sides trading charges?Democrats should be careful on what they wish for.
You will not be shocked to hear that while most conservative bloggers are ripping Obama for hypocrisy, most liberal bloggers are defending the move. Had President Bush done this in 2004, there would have been at least five postings up on the Huffington Post accusing him of trying to buy the election.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Obama's Broken Campaign Pledge: The Fallout
Howard Kurtz of The Washington Post reports: