Obama’s “Super PAC Reversal”
- The Obama administration has insisted, from the beginning, that it dislikes the way that Super PACs pump unlimited and unaccountable money into elections.
- The Obama administration states that since Super PACs are now an unavoidable thing it will encourage donations to its own Super PAC.
How is this a reverse of position? He said he didn’t like Super PACs. He still says he doesn’t like Super PACs. He never said he would not accept help from Super PACs—and now he’ll accept Super PAC help.
If your opponent brings a gun to a knife-fight, you bring a gun too. That doesn’t mean you think gunfights are a good idea—it just means you’re not stupid.
