OBAMA AND THE COURTS….I see that Drudge is blaring a headline about how Barack Obama believes it’s a tragedy that the Supreme Court hasn’t confiscated all your money and given it to poor people. Turning on the TV, I see that Fox New is all over it too. So is John McCain. Clearly, the guy’s a total socialist.
Except, you know, he’s not. The whole thing is based on a distinctly academic radio panel Obama was part of seven years ago, and over at the Volokh Conspiracy even conservatives Orin Kerr and David Bernstein aren’t buying this nonsense. After all, Obama specifically says in the interview that it’s a mistake for liberals to rely too heavily on the courts, rather than on public opinion and the legislative process. And supporting a progressive income tax or equal funding for school districts is hardly a sign of incipient socialism.
I dunno. Maybe this stuff would have worked four years ago. But now? After eight years of stagnant middle class wages and an epic collapse of the world financial system? Not so much. Is this really the best McCain can do?
UPDATE: Meanwhile, in other “Obama is a secret radical” news, ABC’s Brian Ross is busily trying to dragoon washed-up terrorist and noted Obama pal Bill Ayers into an interview as he tries to catch a cab. Enlightening stuff.
