I thought we weren’t supposed to start sentences with a proposition? Perhaps Obama was stoned that day in school when they covered transitional phrases.
“But” is a hallmark of a charlatan
He would say something like the previous administration had a ad hoc prisoner of war methodology that infringed the rights of prisoners BUT we also have an ad hoc plan to detain terror suspects
We support competition and choice in health care BUT we will put it out of business in the name of choice.
“I thought we weren’t supposed to start sentences with a proposition?”
Ah...er....I believe that should be preposition, instead of proposition.........unless, that is, you are speaking to a woman of the night.....in that case, a PROPOSITION might be the right approach.
For sure you are not supposed to end a sentence with a proposition.( ie..think of)