It seems to be a distraction, something that the moonbats can point to when asked for some positions that Obama is not siding with the far left over.
Except he did, before he reversed his stance.
Yeah, it’s a clever trick—seemingly sit on the fence before letting the wind blow you to one side or the other. Then you can talk out both sides of your mouth with plausible deniability. John Kerry tried it and failed miserably (”I voted for it before I voted against it”). Obama’s much better, and although it’s still transparent as hell, he fools the majority.