Liberal Double Talk

Not that liberals hold an exclusive on double talk, but it’s more fun to point it out when they speak. The most recent example comes from Senator Joe Biden. You almost get the feeling that between interviews, one of his staffers told him to go easy on the Constitution work going on in Iraq.

In an interview yesterday on the Today Show, Biden calls missing the Iraqi Constitutional deadline “. . . a major, major bump.”

NBC' s Katie Couric: "The Fact That The Iraqis Could Not Come Up With A Constitution By Yesterday's Deadline, Do You See This As A Bump In The Road Or A Serious Setback?

Sen. Biden: "I Think It's A Bump In The Road In A Serious Process. ... It's A Major, Major Bump."

-NBC's Today Show
August 16, 2005

Shortly thereafter, Biden referred to the delays as “Good News” . . .

Sen. Biden: "But There Is Some Good News Going On. ... I Think That The Movement Toward This Constitution, I View The Delay As Evidence That We May Very Well Get A Constitution That Is Reasonable For The Iraqi People. So It's Not All Bad News."

-Fox News' Fox And Friends
August 16, 2005