Context Independent Historical Comparisons
The latest and most bizarre criticism of Obama:
http://www.tnr.com/blog/theplank?pid=79996
Apparently, political positions remain consistent over time and we can neatly divorce all positions from their historical context and assume that a democrat today is no different from 1950s dixiecrat or 1860s secessionist.

February 12th, 2007 12:45
I saw this as well. Bill Kristol is out of his mind. I saw the video of this and he has a smug “oh look how clever and subversive I am” smile on his face. He knows what he’s saying isn’t true, but he delights in making things up just to push whatever it is that motivates the neocons.
February 12th, 2007 20:16
yeah, i really hate when republicans play that party of lincoln bullshit.