Any Room Under the Obama Bus?

Is there any more room under the Obama Bus? Scoot over, Professor Goolsbee, scoot over Grandma, Rev. Wright will need some space by the driveshaft. WaPo:

"Whatever relationship I had with Reverend Wright has changed as a consequence of this," Obama said.

His treatment of people is between he and his clergyman -- oh wait, that's not gong to work.

But I think that one part of this has not been scrutinized. Senator Obama is proud of his consistent opposition to Iraq. He lifted himself up with its prescience when things looked bad and he is still enjoying the ride among antiwar voters. But was this principled opposition to war? How much was tempered by the anti-American sermons he heard for 20 years?

Was Iraq not worth the blood and treasure or were American values not worth spreading?

UPDATE: Instapundit has a superb roundup. Best news: the clarifications were good enough for Andrew Sullivan.

And today, we found that he can fight back, and take a stand, without calculation and in what is clearly a great amount of personal difficulty and political pain. It's what anyone should want in a president. It makes me want to see him succeed more than ever. It's why this country needs to see him succeed more than ever.

I feel better already.

Dem2008 Primary Posted by jk at April 29, 2008 3:43 PM