Barack Obama has positioned himself in the Democratic race as the harbinger of the new politics who will single-handedly clean up Washington and rid government of the influence of lobbyists, etc., etc.In spite of the fact that he’s been exposed several times for having been repeatedly on the take from lobbyists and for pandering to the oil industry, Obama continues to boast of a spotless record. He also conveniently forgets some of the roughshod tactics he’s used for his political advancement.
Christi Parsons at the Swamp (Chicago Tribune) reminds potential voters of an unsavory incident in Obama’s history involving another Illinois state senator that has recently come back to haunt the messiah on the campaign trail in Indiana.
Parsons writes:
“Joining Chelsea Clinton and other women leaders to campaign for Hillary Clinton today is Alice Palmer, the former state senator who picked Obama to be her successor back in the mid-90s. When she tried to reclaim her spot, though, Obama got her booted from the ballot.”
Parsons continues;
“The day of campaigning culminates tonight with a ‘Women for Hillary’ rally in New Albany. The women plan to talk about Clinton's plans for the economy, job creation and the middle class.
“Palmer's story is more familiar in our town {than} it is in Indiana, even in the northwest section of Hoosierland that consumes so much of the Chicago news media. Still, the national press has shown an interest in the early account of Obama playing hardball, and Palmer's presence may remind some of them of the story.”
As demonstrated in Pennsylvania the other day, a majority of Americans don’t need the reminder at this point; we had our eyes opened a while back to the Obama campaign strategy that says one thing and does another.
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