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Obama, voter-ID laws, and Obama's faux-reform agenda

By Soren Dayton Posted in 2008 | Barack Obama | Electoral Corruption | Ethics | Reform — Comments (3) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

John Fund has a provocative piece on voter fraud in today's WSJ. He contrasts the reformist records of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, no conservative, with that of Barack Obama. We learn more about Obama's background, his record of reform, etc. The tastiest bits:

Barack Obama has approached Chicago politics differently. ... All of this may be smart politics, but it is far removed from Mr. Obama's call for transcending the partisan divide. Then again, Mr. Obama's relationship to reform has always been tenuous. Jay Stewart, the executive director of the Chicago Better Government Association, notes that, while Mr. Obama supported ethics reforms as a state senator, he has "been noticeably silent on the issue of corruption here in his home state, including at this point, mostly Democratic.

So we have the irony of two liberal icons in sharp disagreement over yesterday's Supreme Court decision. Justice Stevens, the real reformer, believes voter ID laws are justified to prevent fraud. Barack Obama, the faux reformer, hauls out discredited rhetoric that they disenfranchise voters.

The story that emerges from this is one that is becoming familiar. It is never Obama's problem. Ethics are not a problem for him and his friends. Only the other, Republicans. Racism is not a problem for his friends. Only for the other, like his grandmother. And when he says something offensive, it is not because he misspeaks. It is because you misinterpreted.

In Obama's worldview, he can help you overcome the bad people so you can become like him. Because it is never your fault, and he is never, ever associated with bad people. Together with him, "Yes, we can."