Jill Stanek: "Barack Obama has painted himself into a corner by his vote against the Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act.... But Barack Obama couldn't bring himself to say, "At birth." He wouldn't confer human rights to newborns."
If you went back only a few months things looked very dire for Republicans and the conservative movement. Fred Thompson was out. The Iraq War and Bush-Cheney had very high negatives, were very unpopular. It looked like this was an easy year for the Democrats. Obama has changed all of that. He has turned out to be an appalling candidate.
Obama may be the best thing for the conservative movement in a long time. His campaign has provided hilarious gaffes and fodder for Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. He should be on Rush's payroll. You have to go back to Joycelyn Elders for gaffes like this.
Obama's abortion gaffe in the Saddleback Civil Forum may be a turning point in this election. He said this on national television and that clip should be replayed over and over again. Obama has become his own one-man OPERATION CHAOS He is quickly becoming the Jimmy Carter, George McGovern, and Michael Dukakis of 2008 which must be driving liberals nuts.
They went so bananas over McCain's superior performance in the Civil Forum they got obsessed on this idea he must have broken "the Cone of Silence" and cheated. It's like they're in a wacky episode of Get Smart. Obama lost the debate and they want to blame McCain.
And now Bill and Hillary will be back for two nights at the convention. With even Michelle giving a speech, providing an opportunity for more gaffes. They'll wish they had kept her muzzled in "the Cone of Silence." Someone needs to illustrate a gaffe chart for this campaign. Like the ones Frank Luntz uses for focus group approval and disapproval of candidates' answers in debates. How many points did Obama drop in the polls for the Berlin speech, the "bitter" comment about "clinging to guns and religion," and the Civil Forum?