By Monday, reporters covering Obama making his first visit as a presidential candidate in New Hampshire, asked Obama, campaigning in a Nashua home, if military families deserved an apology. "Well as I said, it is not at all what I intended to say, and I would absolutely apologize if any of them felt that in some ways it had diminished the enormous courage and sacrifice that they'd shown.The man who aspires to be president, according to Lynn Sweet "assailed the 'trivialization of politics' where 'it is all about who makes a gaffe." Please. A simple sorry would be best. Got the guts for that?
UPDATE: NY Post via RCP on Obama insulting one of America's oldest allies. And the Rothenberg Report on Obama's tendency to vote "present" in Illinois, rather than take a stand. Here's one example:
In 1999, Obama voted "present" on SB 759, a bill that required mandatory adult prosecution for firing a gun on or near school grounds. The bill passed the state Senate 52-1. Also in 1999, Obama voted "present" on HB 854 that protected the privacy of sex-abuse victims by allowing petitions to have the trial records sealed. He was the only member to not support the bill.There are more.
UPDATE: Just so you recall, here are a few issues Obama did take a stand on.Tribune:
He voted against requiring medical care for aborted fetuses who survive. He supported allowing retired police officers to carry concealed weapons, but opposed allowing people to use banned handguns to defend against intruders in their homes.
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