Obama on signing statements, then vs. now (voters, Colorado, news)

[uggabugga]

another major flipflop.

In May 2008, then-Sen. Obama denounced the notion of presidential signing statements – wherein a president says he will choose not to abide by a provision in a bill he has just signed – at an event in Grand Junction, Colorado.

This pledge to voters is not as nuanced as the 2007 statement he gave to the Boston Globe about the matter, and certainly would seem to convey a different take on signing statements than his actions yesterday would indicate. Watch for yourself:

Obama on Signing Statements, 2008 - Political Punch

[Mircea]

It's just one more campaign promise that he has reneged on. So far he has signed 16 such statements. He really snookered everyone with his "Hopey Changey" campaign.

[sanrene]

There really is no valid argument or excuse for the hypocrisy. The man and his minions are just a bunch of liars.