Originally Posted by scout

Really that reason is kind of bullshit. Obama had access to plenty of classified information as a US Senator. He just told everyone what they wanted to hear to get elected. All politicians do this to some extent, just some more than others and during this past presidential election Obama certainly dolled out more than a fair share of bullshit. It's to bad really, if he had stuck to his guns and pushed through half the bullshit he spilled out during the election he would have been a decent president. Instead, he started back pedaling the day after the election on most of his "promises".