A reader writes:
This is exactly this sort of thoughtfulness and intellectual honesty that makes Obama so appealing. Rather than give a facile political answer, he was open to the possibility that more information could affect his opinion. To me this is not a waffle at all, just a recognition that one’s position should be determined by the available facts.
This came out during Saturday’s debate, during the health care discussion. Clinton tried to claim he had changed positions; he calmly explained that in a hypothetical sense, the single-payer system made sense, but given the practical reality in the US, a different approach was required. This is nuanced and transparent, and I’m in favor.
And that is why a conservative of doubt can support him.
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