Is not going over well in the left side of the blogosphere. Kos has decided not to send him any money:
[T]here is a line between "moving to the center" and stabbing your allies in the back out of fear of being criticized. And, of late, he's been doing a lot of unecessary [sic] stabbing, betraying his claims of being a new kind of politician. Not that I ever bought it, but Obama is now clearly not looking much different than every other Democratic politician who has ever turned his or her back on the base in order to prove centrist bona fides. That's not an indictment, just an observation.Obama is just doing what he has to do to get elected, move to the right. He knows that he has to hide who he really is to get elected because the country won't vote for someone who wants to take away their handguns and won't protect them against attacks.[...]
Ultimately, he's currently saying that he doesn't need people like me to win this thing, and he's right. He doesn't. If they've got polling or whatnot that says that this is his best path to victory, so much the better. I want him to win big. But when the Obama campaign makes those calculations, they have to realize that they're going to necessarily lose some intensity of support. It's not all upside. And for me, that is reflected in a lack of interest in making that contribution.
So don't despair Obamanites, Obama still stands with you on these issues he just has to pretend for awhile that he doesn't. He knows you'll understand. He knows, like Kos, you never really fell for all that "new kind of politician" crap.

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Actually, what you said was...
"McCain has the ability to move left to attract Democrats, he'll be able to work with Congress."
Now, given the post was addressing Obama, I would guess you were saying 'as compared to Obama, who would not'. Which would say McCain is better at that.
Of course, I suppose you could be simply making a totally unrelated comment during the thread and it has no bearing on what Obama can or cannot do, or contrasting McCain with it. Just totally off the cuff. Or noting something that you think Obama does equally well, or even better than McCain.
Was that the gist of it?
"Actually, what you said was...
"McCain has the ability to move left to attract Democrats, he'll be able to work with Congress."
Now, given the post was addressing Obama, I would guess you were saying 'as compared to Obama, who would not'. Which would say McCain is better at that.
Of course, I suppose you could be simply making a totally unrelated comment during the thread and it has no bearing on what Obama can or cannot do, or contrasting McCain with it. Just totally off the cuff. Or noting something that you think Obama does equally well, or even better than McCain.
Was that the gist of it? "
Not even close, babe.
I was actually agreeing with anonymous reincarnate for a change who mentioned McCain. She brought him up, I didn't.
BTW, nowhere does it say "better," does it?
Then, as I posted, your comment had no bearing on the thread, which was about Obama.
You decided to bring up McCain with no connection to the subject, and just happened to make an off-hand comment about McCain being able to do something. Because, apparently, he can do so few things that anything he can do is newsworthy.
Today I realized, McCain can TIE HIS SHOES. He can sponsor Bipartisan bills!
He doesn't do it better, worse, or even as opposed to the other candidate. Just something he is able to do!
Wow, that was a news flash.
"I was actually agreeing with anonymous reincarnate for a change who mentioned McCain. She brought him up, I didn't."
i did no such thing, and "She" is a "He." you really don't pay attention, to you?
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