Why Obama Can't be Coherant on Policy?

Just a quick observation. Obama is not clear on policy unless he's reading the teleprompter. In fact, he's down right conflicted! His stance on almost all major issues has waffled and wobbled to the point that his base is upset with him.

I would like to posit a reason.

Obama is so new to the national political scene that he has never really thought through any of the major issues. He's not a deep thinker as was Reagan who it was found that he had already written his major policy papers while still a relative unknown - prior to becoming President.

There are only two possibilities.

1. He is a consummate liar who fools even himself. The situation dictates a position, he yields to it. He can't remember that he had an opposite position before (sometimes only days before.) This gains him immediate favor but may be his undoing in the election debates.
   
2. He has never even contemplated national or international politics before. It's all a mystery. How can you be expected to have a firm position on something you are working through on the fly? It's instant position without a drop of historical basis or understanding.
   

The issues we speak of are hugely important and need someone who has intimate knowledge of national and international dynamics and what a simple statement can cause. (remember Bill Clinton and saying that when he was President, he would welcome Cuban refugees unrestricted? That was a disaster once he was elected and he had to retract the welcome mat.) Words have meaning and significance. The significance of those words are different based on the group listening.

Maturity? Not a chance. Let's go with the proven John McCain and save ourselves and this great nation a real heartache and embarrassment that would rival the Jimmy Carter days.

Lee