Originally Posted by CosmicRocker

celebrating an inability to express core values, is not something i want to do.
Yes; new situations require new ideas - but this is a weasel approach of his, that is becoming all too common.

You can't be against something, then say, well I'm basically for it, but i still wanna talk..etc.

youwind up saying nothing, your words have no lasting effects, and you are seen as a panderbear.

Obama remains an indicisive figure - perhaps better than Bush's refusal to change,
but I would like to see someone who can clearly state a position, and stick to it.
If you must change that position, it's only because new fact are on the ground.

Like drilling off the Florida coast.
I've been against it, as a resident of Florida.
But after seeing the rigs survive Katrina, and crude prices reaching new records every day,
there are new reasons in the ground to change that position.

I'm not trying to weasel a new one by saying " well we have to talk about it".
The situationsm are new, talking is just a cover.
Amend the position, if it is required, but don't just jawbone it.