Pander alert and the Politics of Timidity™ from Obama

In addition to indicating his support for a unified Jerusalem and one presumably in Israeli hands, Barack Obama also showed just how much he favors The Politics of Chamge™ in the Middle East when he rebuked former President Jimmy Carter for meeting with Hamas.

I think I’m beginning to get more tired of Obama by the day as the Democratic campaign wears on. Hillary Clinton as GOP-lite is a known, and not unexpected, commodity. After all, we had the better part of eight years of her husband’s DLC-ish “triangulation,” with her willing, experienced cooperation, and that’s just counting the presidential years. After all, you shine a light on his Arkansas time, and he wasn’t a real progressive in Little Rock, either.

But, Obama came in, presenting himself as a fresh face capable of The Politics of Chamge™, and now he’s not.

“We must not negotiate with a terrorist group intent on Israel’s destruction,” Obama said. “We should only sit down with Hamas if they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel’s right to exist, and abide by past agreements.”

As for the Middle East, what’s the difference between Hamas and Iran, especially given Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Sen. Obama? Not much, is the answer, and you know it, even as you have talked about negotiating with Iran without preconditions. Has Iran renounced terrorism? No.

And, that’s not all. Hamas has said it supports recognition of Israel, provided that’s Israel of its 1967 borders. And you, Sen. Obama, want an enlarged Israel, and are now on record for that. Hence, you’re an obstructionist. As well as a panderer.

The Obamiacs who believe in his Messianic nature, rather than the fact that he is Just. Another. Politician. Have obviously drunk too much Chicago Kool-Aid.