Bob Herbert: This Is Not The Obama I Knew

The left is becoming disenchanted with the phony flip-flopping Barack Obama.

Obama's supporters are increasingly worried as he keeps changing his positions and some are beginning to throw him under the bus.

From Hot Air:

Only an idiot would think or hope that a politician going through the crucible of a presidential campaign could hold fast to every position, steer clear of the stumbling blocks of nuance and never make a mistake. But Barack Obama went out of his way to create the impression that he was a new kind of political leader — more honest, less cynical and less relentlessly calculating than most.

You would be able to listen to him without worrying about what the meaning of “is” is.

But Senator Obama is not just tacking gently toward the center. He’s lurching right when it suits him, and he’s zigging with the kind of reckless abandon that’s guaranteed to cause disillusion, if not whiplash.

There has been a reluctance among blacks to openly criticize Senator Obama, the first black candidate with a real shot at the presidency. But behind the scenes, there is discontent among African-Americans, as well, over Mr. Obama’s move away from progressive issues, including his support of the Supreme Court’s decision affirming the constitutional right of individuals to bear arms.

Somehow, I doubt gun control is high on the priority list of black voters.

RELIAPUNDIT ADDS: RIGHT PASTO, BUT UT'S HIGH ON THE LIST FOR LEFTIES! LEFTIES WHO ARE GETTING HIGHLY SKEPTICAL OF OBAMA.

ON ONE LEVEL, THIS ELECTION WILL BE ABOUT WHICH CANDIDATE PISSES OFF THEIR BASE THE LEAST. THE ONE WHO DOES... WINS.